diff --git a/src/server/ban.cpp b/src/server/ban.cpp
index 34e4160d796..e1175da1506 100644
--- a/src/server/ban.cpp
+++ b/src/server/ban.cpp
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ namespace wesnothd {
 		}
 		ban_help_ += "ban 127.0.0.1 2h20m flooded lobby\n"
 				"kban suokko 5D flooded again\n"
-				"kban suokko Y One year ban for constant flooding\n";
+				"kban suokko Y One year ban for constant flooding";
 	}
 
 	void ban_manager::load_config(const config& cfg)
diff --git a/src/server/metrics.cpp b/src/server/metrics.cpp
index d668e4be34f..6680a68495b 100644
--- a/src/server/metrics.cpp
+++ b/src/server/metrics.cpp
@@ -111,36 +111,15 @@ void metrics::game_terminated(const std::string& reason)
 
 std::ostream& metrics::games(std::ostream& out)
 {
-	if (terminations_.empty()) return out;
+	if (terminations_.empty()) return out << "No game ended so far.";
 
 	size_t n = 0;
-	out << "Games have been terminated in the following ways: \n";
+	out << "Games have been terminated in the following ways:\n";
 	for(std::map<std::string,int>::const_iterator i = terminations_.begin(); i != terminations_.end(); ++i) {
 		out << i->first << ": " << i->second << "\n";
 		++n;
 	}
-	out << "Total number of games = " << n;
-
-	return out;
-}
-
-std::ostream& metrics::samples(std::ostream& out)
-{
-	if (samples_.empty()) return out;
-
-	std::vector<metrics::sample> ordered_samples = samples_;
-	std::sort(ordered_samples.begin(), ordered_samples.end(), compare_samples_by_time());
-
-	out << "Request types:\n";
-
-	size_t n = 0;
-	for(std::vector<metrics::sample>::const_iterator s = ordered_samples.begin(); s != ordered_samples.end(); ++s) {
-		out << "'" << s->name << "' called " << s->nsamples << " times "
-			<< s->parsing_time << "("<< s->max_parsing_time <<") parsing time, "
-			<< s->processing_time << "("<<s->max_processing_time<<") processing time\n";
-		++n;
-	}
-	out << "Total number of games = " << n;
+	out << "Total number of finished games = " << n;
 
 	return out;
 }
@@ -158,8 +137,30 @@ std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& out, metrics& met)
 	    << minutes << " minutes, " << seconds << " seconds\n"
 	    << met.nrequests_ << " requests serviced. " << requests_immediate
 	    << " (" << percent_immediate << "%) "
-	    << " requests were serviced immediately\n"
-	    << "longest burst of requests was " << met.most_consecutive_requests_;
+	    << "requests were serviced immediately.\n"
+	    << "longest burst of requests was: " << met.most_consecutive_requests_;
+
+	if (met.samples_.empty()) return out;
+
+	std::vector<metrics::sample> ordered_samples = met.samples_;
+	std::sort(ordered_samples.begin(), ordered_samples.end(), compare_samples_by_time());
+
+	out << "\nSampled request types:\n";
+
+	size_t n = 0;
+	size_t pa = 0;
+	size_t pr = 0;
+	for(std::vector<metrics::sample>::const_iterator s = ordered_samples.begin(); s != ordered_samples.end(); ++s) {
+		out << "'" << s->name << "' called " << s->nsamples << " times "
+			<< s->parsing_time << "("<< s->max_parsing_time <<") parsing time, "
+			<< s->processing_time << "("<<s->max_processing_time<<") processing time\n";
+		n += s->nsamples;
+		pa += s->parsing_time;
+		pr += s->processing_time;
+	}
+	out << "Total number of request samples = " << n << "\n"
+		<< "Total parsing time = " << pa << "\n"
+		<< "Total processing time = " << pr;
 
 	return out;
 }
diff --git a/src/server/metrics.hpp b/src/server/metrics.hpp
index 5a506db31b6..782ceefa024 100644
--- a/src/server/metrics.hpp
+++ b/src/server/metrics.hpp
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ public:
 	void game_terminated(const std::string& reason);
 
 	std::ostream& games(std::ostream& out);
-	std::ostream& samples(std::ostream& out);
 	friend std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& out, metrics& met);
 
 	struct sample {
diff --git a/src/server/server.cpp b/src/server/server.cpp
index d464034a98c..3360497817f 100644
--- a/src/server/server.cpp
+++ b/src/server/server.cpp
@@ -1125,7 +1125,7 @@ void server::process_query(const network::connection sock,
 	const simple_wml::string_span& command(query["type"]);
 	std::ostringstream response;
 	const std::string& help_msg = "Available commands are: help, games, metrics,"
-			" motd, netstats [all], samples, stats, status, wml.";
+			" motd, netstats [all], stats, status, wml.";
 	if (admins_.count(sock) != 0) {
 		LOG_SERVER << "Admin Command:" << "\ttype: " << command
 			<< "\tIP: "<< network::ip_address(sock) 
@@ -1136,8 +1136,16 @@ void server::process_query(const network::connection sock,
 		response << help_msg;
 	} else if (command == "status") {
 		response << process_command(command.to_string() + " " + pl->second.name(), pl->second.name());
-	} else if (command == "status " + pl->second.name() || command == "metrics"
-	|| command == "motd" || command == "wml" || command == "netstats" || command == "netstats all") {
+	} else if (command == "games"
+			|| command == "metrics"
+			|| command == "motd"
+			|| command == "netstats"
+			|| command == "netstats all"
+			|| command == "sample"
+			|| command == "stats"
+			|| command == "status " + pl->second.name()
+			|| command == "wml")
+	{
 		response << process_command(command.to_string(), pl->second.name());
 	} else if (command == admin_passwd_) {
 		LOG_SERVER << "New Admin recognized:" << "\tIP: "
@@ -1175,11 +1183,12 @@ std::string server::process_command(const std::string& query, const std::string&
 	std::string parameters = (i == query.end() ? "" : std::string(i+1,query.end()));
 	utils::strip(parameters);
 	const std::string& help_msg = "Available commands are: ban <mask> [<time>] <reason>,"
-			" bans [deleted], kick <mask>, k(ick)ban <mask> [<time>] <reason>,"
-			" help, games, metrics, netstats, (lobby)msg <message>, motd [<message>],"
-			" samples, stats, status [<mask>], searchlog [<mask>], unban <ipmask>";
-	// Shutdown and restart commands can only be issued via the socket.
-	if (command == "shut_down" && issuer_name == "*socket*") {
+			" bans [deleted], kick <mask>, k[ick]ban <mask> [<time>] <reason>,"
+			" help, games, metrics, netstats [all], [lobby]msg <message>, motd [<message>],"
+			" requestes, stats, status [<mask>], searchlog [<mask>], unban <ipmask>";
+	// Shutdown, restart and sample commands can only be issued via the socket.
+	if (command == "shut_down") {
+		if (issuer_name != "*socket*") return "";
 		if (parameters == "now") {
 			throw network::error("shut down");
 		} else {
@@ -1193,7 +1202,8 @@ std::string server::process_command(const std::string& query, const std::string&
 
 #ifndef _WIN32  // Not sure if this works on windows
 		// TODO: check if this works in windows.
-	} else if (command == "restart" && issuer_name == "*socket*") {
+	} else if (command == "restart") {
+		if (issuer_name != "*socket*") return "";
 		if (restart_command.empty()) {
 			out << "No restart_command configured! Not restarting.";
 		} else {
@@ -1208,10 +1218,12 @@ std::string server::process_command(const std::string& query, const std::string&
 			out << "New server started.";
 		}
 #endif
-	} else if (command == "sample" && issuer_name == "*socket*") {
+	} else if (command == "sample") {
 		if (parameters.empty()) {
 			out << "Current sample frequency: " << request_sample_frequency;
 			return out.str();
+		} else if (issuer_name != "*socket*") {
+			return "";
 		}
 		request_sample_frequency = atoi(parameters.c_str());
 		if (request_sample_frequency <= 0) {
@@ -1220,16 +1232,15 @@ std::string server::process_command(const std::string& query, const std::string&
 			out << "Sampling every " << request_sample_frequency << " requests.";
 		}
 	} else if (command == "help") {
-		out << help_msg;
+		return help_msg;
 	} else if (command == "stats") {
 		out << "Number of games = " << games_.size()
 			<< "\nTotal number of users = " << players_.size()
 			<< "\nNumber of ghost users = " << ghost_players_.size()
 			<< "\nNumber of users in the lobby = " << lobby_.nobservers();
+		return out.str();
 	} else if (command == "metrics") {
 		out << metrics_;
-	} else if (command == "samples") {
-		metrics_.samples(out);
 	} else if (command == "games") {
 		metrics_.games(out);
 	} else if (command == "wml") {
@@ -1254,7 +1265,7 @@ std::string server::process_command(const std::string& query, const std::string&
 			}
 		}
 		LOG_SERVER << "<server> " + parameters + "\n";
-		out << "message '" << parameters << "' relayed to players\n";
+		out << "message '" << parameters << "' relayed to players";
 	} else if (command == "status") {
 		out << "STATUS REPORT";
 		// If a simple username is given we'll check for its IP instead.
@@ -1267,7 +1278,7 @@ std::string server::process_command(const std::string& query, const std::string&
 					break;
 				}
 			}
-			if (!found) return "";
+			if (!found) return out.str();
 		}
 		for (wesnothd::player_map::const_iterator pl = players_.begin(); pl != players_.end(); ++pl) {
 			if (parameters == ""
@@ -1446,7 +1457,7 @@ std::string server::process_command(const std::string& query, const std::string&
 					i != ip_log_.end(); i++) {
 				if (utils::wildcard_string_match(i->second, parameters)) {
 					found_something = true;
-					out << "\n" << i->first << "@" << i->second;
+					out << "\n'" << i->first << "' @ " << i->second;
 				}
 			}
 		} else {
@@ -1458,7 +1469,7 @@ std::string server::process_command(const std::string& query, const std::string&
 				}
 			}
 		}
-		if (!found_something) out << "No results found for '" << parameters << "'.";
+		if (!found_something) out << "\nNo results found for '" << parameters << "'.";
 	} else {
 		out << "Command '" << command << "' is not recognized.\n" << help_msg;
 	}