diff --git a/Audiobookshelf/Audiobookshelf.php b/Audiobookshelf/Audiobookshelf.php
index 3994212503..3e75701d71 100644
--- a/Audiobookshelf/Audiobookshelf.php
+++ b/Audiobookshelf/Audiobookshelf.php
@@ -6,17 +6,12 @@ class Audiobookshelf extends \App\SupportedApps implements \App\EnhancedApps
 {
     public $config;
 
-    //protected $login_first = true; // Uncomment if api requests need to be authed first
-    //protected $method = 'POST';  // Uncomment if requests to the API should be set by POST
-
-    public function __construct()
-    {
-        //$this->jar = new \GuzzleHttp\Cookie\CookieJar; // Uncomment if cookies need to be set
+    public function __construct() {
     }
 
     public function test()
     {
-        $test = parent::appTest($this->url('status'));
+        $test = parent::appTest($this->url('api/me'), $this->getAttrs());
         echo $test->status;
     }
 
@@ -25,7 +20,15 @@ public function livestats()
         $status = 'inactive';
         $res = parent::execute($this->url('api/me/listening-stats'), $this->getAttrs());
         $details = json_decode($res->getBody());
-        $data = ['totalTime' => $this->secondsToHoursMinutes($details->totalTime)];
+
+        if ($details->totalTime > 0) {
+            $status = 'active';
+            $data = [
+                'totalTime' => $this->secondsToHoursMinutes($details->totalTime),
+                'bookCount' => $this->getBookCount()
+            ];
+        }
+
         return parent::getLiveStats($status, $data);
     }
 
@@ -35,6 +38,22 @@ public function url($endpoint)
         return $api_url;
     }
 
+    private function getBookCount()
+    {
+        $res = parent::execute($this->url('api/libraries'), $this->getAttrs());
+        $libraries = json_decode($res->getBody())->libraries;
+
+        $bookCount = 0;
+        foreach ($libraries as $library) {
+            $lib_id = $library->id;
+            $res = parent::execute($this->url('api/libraries/' . $lib_id . '/items'), $this->getAttrs());
+            $library_details = json_decode($res->getBody());
+            $bookCount += $library_details->total;
+        }
+
+        return $bookCount;
+    }
+
     private function getAttrs()
     {
         return [
@@ -46,12 +65,10 @@ private function getAttrs()
         ];
     }
 
-
     private function secondsToHoursMinutes($seconds)
     {
         $hours = floor($seconds / 3600);
         $minutes = floor(($seconds % 3600) / 60);
-        $return_seconds = floor($seconds % 60);
-        return $hours . 'h ' . $minutes . 'min ' . $return_seconds . 'sec';
+        return $hours . 'h ' . $minutes . 'm';
     }
 }
diff --git a/Audiobookshelf/livestats.blade.php b/Audiobookshelf/livestats.blade.php
index 8b3ede6dd4..bbfaddbfc5 100644
--- a/Audiobookshelf/livestats.blade.php
+++ b/Audiobookshelf/livestats.blade.php
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 <ul class="livestats">
     <li>
-        <span class="title">Total Playtime</span>
+        <span class="title">Playtime</span>
         <strong>{!! $totalTime !!}</strong>
     </li>
+    <li>
+        <span class="title"># Books</span>
+        <strong>{!! $bookCount !!}</strong>
+    </li>
 </ul>