diff --git a/search2.php b/search2.php
index 6ec3162..3107aa8 100644
--- a/search2.php
+++ b/search2.php
@@ -263,7 +263,9 @@ class SearchDispatcher extends KTStandardDispatcher {
 
     function do_refreshLuceneStats()
     {
-    	session_unregister('LuceneStats');
+    	$indexer = Indexer::get();
+    	$indexer->updateIndexStats();
+
     	redirect(KTUtil::kt_url().'/dashboard.php');
     }
 
diff --git a/templates/ktcore/search2/lucene_statistics.smarty b/templates/ktcore/search2/lucene_statistics.smarty
index e6dae9b..ea310ad 100644
--- a/templates/ktcore/search2/lucene_statistics.smarty
+++ b/templates/ktcore/search2/lucene_statistics.smarty
@@ -69,11 +69,11 @@ toggle.style.display = 'none';
 </div>
 
 </td><td>{$stats.queueCoverage}</td></tr>
-
 </table>
-
-<table>
-
+<table width="100%">
+<tr>
+<td align=right><a href="{rootUrl}/search2.php?action=refreshLuceneStats">{i18n}Refresh{/i18n}</a></td>
+</tr>
 {if $stats.noOptimisation}
 <tr><td valign=top>*<td><i>{i18n}To get the best performance out of Document Indexer, the indexes must be optimised periodically. This is managed by a background task. Please see the KnowledgeTree Administrator's Manual for more information.{/i18n}
 {/if}