diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index cc9f098..ad6fed1 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ v.0.5dev (ongoing development)
  + new driver shuttleVFD for USB-based Shuttle VFDs (Thien Vu)
  * enable building lcdproc client on FreeBSD AMD64 platform (M. Dolze)
  * Autoconf fixes for Net/FreeBSD (M. Dolze)
+ * fixes for the lcpdroc client iface screen on *BSD (M.Dolze)
 
 v.0.5.2
  * fix switching on/off the Load screen in lcdproc client using the menu
diff --git a/clients/lcdproc/machine_Darwin.c b/clients/lcdproc/machine_Darwin.c
index 9ca08fb..c41cb24 100644
--- a/clients/lcdproc/machine_Darwin.c
+++ b/clients/lcdproc/machine_Darwin.c
@@ -479,7 +479,6 @@ static int swapmode(int *rettotal, int *retfree)
 /* Get network statistics */
 int machine_get_iface_stats (IfaceInfo *interface)
 {
-	static int      first_time = 1;	/* is it first time we call this function? */
 	int             rows;
 	int             name[6] = {CTL_NET, PF_LINK, NETLINK_GENERIC, IFMIB_SYSTEM, IFMIB_IFCOUNT};
 	size_t          len;
@@ -487,7 +486,6 @@ int machine_get_iface_stats (IfaceInfo *interface)
 	
 	len = sizeof(rows);
 	/* get number of interfaces */
-	//if (sysctlbyname("net.link.generic.system.ifcount", &rows, &len, NULL, 0) == 0) {
 	if (sysctl(name, 5, &rows, &len, 0, 0) == 0) {
 		interface->status = down; /* set status down by default */
 		
@@ -506,31 +504,32 @@ int machine_get_iface_stats (IfaceInfo *interface)
 			}
 			/* check if its interface name matches */
 			if (strcmp(ifmd.ifmd_name, interface->name) == 0) {
-				interface->last_online = time(NULL);	/* save actual time */
-				
-				if ((ifmd.ifmd_flags & IFF_UP) == IFF_UP)
-					interface->status = up;	/* is up */
 
 				interface->rc_byte = ifmd.ifmd_data.ifi_ibytes;
 				interface->tr_byte = ifmd.ifmd_data.ifi_obytes;
 				interface->rc_pkt = ifmd.ifmd_data.ifi_ipackets;
 				interface->tr_pkt = ifmd.ifmd_data.ifi_opackets;
 
-				if (first_time) {
+				if (interface->last_online == 0) {
 					interface->rc_byte_old = interface->rc_byte;
 					interface->tr_byte_old = interface->tr_byte;
 					interface->rc_pkt_old = interface->rc_pkt;
 					interface->tr_pkt_old = interface->tr_pkt;
-					first_time = 0;	/* now it isn't first time */
 				}
-				return 1;
+
+				if ((ifmd.ifmd_flags & IFF_UP) == IFF_UP) {
+					interface->status = up;			/* is up */
+					interface->last_online = time(NULL);	/* save actual time */
+				}
+
+				return (TRUE);
 			}
 		}
 		/* if we are here there is no interface with the given name */
-		return 0;
+		return (TRUE);
 	} else {
 		perror("read sysctl IFMIB_IFCOUNT");
-		return 0;
+		return (FALSE);
 	}
 } /* get_iface_stats() */
 
diff --git a/clients/lcdproc/machine_FreeBSD.c b/clients/lcdproc/machine_FreeBSD.c
index 4ca6771..ce00792 100644
--- a/clients/lcdproc/machine_FreeBSD.c
+++ b/clients/lcdproc/machine_FreeBSD.c
@@ -439,7 +439,6 @@ static int swapmode(int *retavail, int *retfree)
  */
 int machine_get_iface_stats (IfaceInfo *interface)
 {
-	static int      first_time = 1;	/* is it first time we call this function? */
 	int             rows;
 	int             name[6] = {CTL_NET, PF_LINK, NETLINK_GENERIC, IFMIB_IFDATA, 0, IFDATA_GENERAL};
 	size_t          len;
@@ -461,31 +460,32 @@ int machine_get_iface_stats (IfaceInfo *interface)
 			}
 			/* check if its interface name matches */
 			if (strcmp(ifmd.ifmd_name, interface->name) == 0) {
-				interface->last_online = time(NULL);	/* save actual time */
-
-				if ((ifmd.ifmd_flags & IFF_UP) == IFF_UP)
-					interface->status = up;	/* is up */
 
 				interface->rc_byte = ifmd.ifmd_data.ifi_ibytes;
 				interface->tr_byte = ifmd.ifmd_data.ifi_obytes;
 				interface->rc_pkt = ifmd.ifmd_data.ifi_ipackets;
 				interface->tr_pkt = ifmd.ifmd_data.ifi_opackets;
 
-				if (first_time) {
+				if (interface->last_online == 0) {
 					interface->rc_byte_old = interface->rc_byte;
 					interface->tr_byte_old = interface->tr_byte;
 					interface->rc_pkt_old = interface->rc_pkt;
 					interface->tr_pkt_old = interface->tr_pkt;
-					first_time = 0;	/* now it isn't first time */
 				}
-				return 1;
+
+				if ((ifmd.ifmd_flags & IFF_UP) == IFF_UP) {
+					interface->status = up;			/* is up */
+					interface->last_online = time(NULL);	/* save actual time */
+				}
+
+				return (TRUE);
 			}
 		}
 		/* if we are here there is no interface with the given name */
-		return 0;
+		return (TRUE);
 	} else {
 		perror("read sysctlbyname");
-		return 0;
+		return (FALSE);
 	}
 } /* get_iface_stats() */
 
diff --git a/clients/lcdproc/machine_NetBSD.c b/clients/lcdproc/machine_NetBSD.c
index 11abd72..5672fc9 100644
--- a/clients/lcdproc/machine_NetBSD.c
+++ b/clients/lcdproc/machine_NetBSD.c
@@ -380,7 +380,6 @@ int machine_get_uptime(double *up, double *idle)
 /* Get network statistics */
 int machine_get_iface_stats (IfaceInfo *interface)
 {
-	static int     first_time = 1;	/* is it first time we call this function? */
 	struct ifaddrs *ifa, *ifa_ptr;
 	struct if_data *ifd;
 
@@ -397,30 +396,31 @@ int machine_get_iface_stats (IfaceInfo *interface)
 			(ifa_ptr->ifa_addr->sa_family == AF_LINK)) {
 
 			ifd = (struct if_data *)ifa_ptr->ifa_data;
-			interface->last_online = time(NULL);	/* save actual time */
-
-			if ((ifa_ptr->ifa_flags & IFF_UP) == IFF_UP)
-				interface->status = up;	/* is up */
 
 			interface->rc_byte = ifd->ifi_ibytes;
 			interface->tr_byte = ifd->ifi_obytes;
 			interface->rc_pkt = ifd->ifi_ipackets;
 			interface->tr_pkt = ifd->ifi_opackets;
 
-			if (first_time) {
+			if (interface->last_online == 0) {
 				interface->rc_byte_old = interface->rc_byte;
 				interface->tr_byte_old = interface->tr_byte;
 				interface->rc_pkt_old = interface->rc_pkt;
 				interface->tr_pkt_old = interface->tr_pkt;
-				first_time = 0;	/* now it isn't first time */
 			}
-			return 1;
+
+			if ((ifa_ptr->ifa_flags & IFF_UP) == IFF_UP) {
+				interface->status = up;			/* is up */
+				interface->last_online = time(NULL);	/* save actual time */
+			}
+
+			return (TRUE);
 		}
 	}
 	freeifaddrs(ifa);
 
 	/* if we are here there is no interface with the given name */
-	return 0;
+	return (TRUE);
 }
 
 #endif /* __NetBSD__ */