diff --git a/stats.go b/middlewares/stats.go
similarity index 92%
rename from stats.go
rename to middlewares/stats.go
index 00aaddbd3..c166799fc 100644
--- a/stats.go
+++ b/middlewares/stats.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package main
+package middlewares
 
 import (
 	"net/http"
@@ -16,6 +16,13 @@ type StatsRecorder struct {
 	recentErrors    []*statsError
 }
 
+// NewStatsRecorder returns a new StatsRecorder
+func NewStatsRecorder(numRecentErrors int) *StatsRecorder {
+	return &StatsRecorder{
+		numRecentErrors: numRecentErrors,
+	}
+}
+
 // Stats includes all of the stats gathered by the recorder.
 type Stats struct {
 	RecentErrors []*statsError `json:"recent_errors"`
diff --git a/server.go b/server.go
index f771f786f..0141b361d 100644
--- a/server.go
+++ b/server.go
@@ -169,9 +169,7 @@ func (server *Server) startHTTPServers() {
 	for newServerEntryPointName, newServerEntryPoint := range server.serverEntryPoints {
 		serverMiddlewares := []negroni.Handler{server.loggerMiddleware, metrics}
 		if server.globalConfiguration.Web != nil && server.globalConfiguration.Web.Statistics != nil {
-			statsRecorder = &StatsRecorder{
-				numRecentErrors: server.globalConfiguration.Web.Statistics.RecentErrors,
-			}
+			statsRecorder = middlewares.NewStatsRecorder(server.globalConfiguration.Web.Statistics.RecentErrors)
 			serverMiddlewares = append(serverMiddlewares, statsRecorder)
 		}
 		if server.globalConfiguration.EntryPoints[newServerEntryPointName].Auth != nil {
diff --git a/web.go b/web.go
index 432283fb0..b53e72472 100644
--- a/web.go
+++ b/web.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import (
 
 var (
 	metrics       = thoas_stats.New()
-	statsRecorder *StatsRecorder
+	statsRecorder *middlewares.StatsRecorder
 )
 
 // WebProvider is a provider.Provider implementation that provides the UI.
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ func (provider *WebProvider) Provide(configurationChan chan<- types.ConfigMessag
 // they are enabled).
 type healthResponse struct {
 	*thoas_stats.Data
-	*Stats
+	*middlewares.Stats
 }
 
 func (provider *WebProvider) getHealthHandler(response http.ResponseWriter, request *http.Request) {