diff --git a/demo/main.c b/demo/main.c
index 2ef491a..165320b 100644
--- a/demo/main.c
+++ b/demo/main.c
@@ -61,7 +61,14 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 		if(strcmp(in, "/exit") == 0 || strcmp(in, "/quit") == 0)
 			run = 0;
 		else if(strcmp(in, "/stats") == 0)
-			printf("%s", NeoComm_get_node_stats());
+		{
+			struct stats statistics = NeoComm_get_node_stats();
+			printf("Good: %u\nDubious: %u\nCached: %u\nIncoming: %u\n",
+					statistics.good,
+					statistics.dubious,
+					statistics.cached,
+					statistics.incoming);
+		}
 		else if(strcmp(in, "/num_nodes") == 0)
 			printf("%u", NeoComm_count_connected_nodes());
 		else if(strcmp(in, "/help") == 0)
diff --git a/include/neocomm.h b/include/neocomm.h
index 26053ef..4af3dde 100644
--- a/include/neocomm.h
+++ b/include/neocomm.h
@@ -49,6 +49,16 @@ struct message {
 	struct user from; ///< Info on the peer who sent the message.
 };
 
+/**
+ * @brief Structure with information on the status of the node's connection.
+ */
+struct stats {
+	unsigned int good,
+				 dubious,
+				 cached,
+				 incoming;
+};
+
 /**
  * @brief Status of a sent message.
  */
@@ -110,7 +120,7 @@ int NeoComm_export_nodes(const char *node_file);
  *
  * @return A text description of the local node's status.
  */
-const char *NeoComm_get_node_stats();
+struct stats NeoComm_get_node_stats();
 
 /**
  * @brief Get the number of nodes connected.
diff --git a/src/node.cpp b/src/node.cpp
index e94d807..9862127 100644
--- a/src/node.cpp
+++ b/src/node.cpp
@@ -117,20 +117,14 @@ unsigned int NeoComm_count_connected_nodes() {
 	return node.getNodesStats(AF_UNSPEC).getKnownNodes();
 }
 
-const char *NeoComm_get_node_stats() {
-	unsigned int good, dubious, cached, incoming, total;
-	total = node.getNodesStats(
+struct stats NeoComm_get_node_stats() {
+	struct stats statistics;
+	node.getNodesStats(
 			AF_UNSPEC,
-			&good,
-			&dubious,
-			&cached,
-			&incoming);
-	std::string stats;
-	stats += "Good: " + good + std::string("\n");
-	stats += "Dubious: " + dubious + std::string("\n");
-	stats += "Cached: " + cached + std::string("\n");
-	stats += "Incoming: " + incoming + std::string("\n");
-	stats += "Total: " + total + std::string("\n");
+			&statistics.good,
+			&statistics.dubious,
+			&statistics.cached,
+			&statistics.incoming);
 
-	return stats.c_str();
+	return statistics;
 }