diff --git a/src/main/java/me/totalfreedom/totalfreedommod/command/Command_list.java b/src/main/java/me/totalfreedom/totalfreedommod/command/Command_list.java
index 336bae57..996ac302 100644
--- a/src/main/java/me/totalfreedom/totalfreedommod/command/Command_list.java
+++ b/src/main/java/me/totalfreedom/totalfreedommod/command/Command_list.java
@@ -101,8 +101,7 @@ public class Command_list extends FreedomCommand
         }
         else
         {
-            int count = server.getOnlinePlayers().size() - AdminList.vanished.size();
-            onlineStats.append(ChatColor.BLUE).append("There are ").append(ChatColor.RED).append(count < 0 ? 0 : count)
+            onlineStats.append(ChatColor.BLUE).append("There are ").append(ChatColor.RED).append(FUtil.getFakePlayerCount())
                     .append(ChatColor.BLUE)
                     .append(" out of a maximum ")
                     .append(ChatColor.RED)
diff --git a/src/main/java/me/totalfreedom/totalfreedommod/httpd/module/Module_list.java b/src/main/java/me/totalfreedom/totalfreedommod/httpd/module/Module_list.java
index ef40114c..8ee00487 100644
--- a/src/main/java/me/totalfreedom/totalfreedommod/httpd/module/Module_list.java
+++ b/src/main/java/me/totalfreedom/totalfreedommod/httpd/module/Module_list.java
@@ -88,8 +88,6 @@ public class Module_list extends HTTPDModule
                 }
             }
 
-            int count = server.getOnlinePlayers().size() - AdminList.vanished.size();
-
             // for future refernce - any multi-worded ranks are to be delimited by underscores in the json; eg. senior_admins
             responseObject.put("owners", owners);
             responseObject.put("executives", executives);
@@ -99,7 +97,7 @@ public class Module_list extends HTTPDModule
             responseObject.put("master_builders", masterbuilders);
             responseObject.put("operators", operators);
             responseObject.put("imposters", imposters);
-            responseObject.put("online", count < 0 ? 0 : count);
+            responseObject.put("online", FUtil.getFakePlayerCount());
             responseObject.put("max", server.getMaxPlayers());
 
             final NanoHTTPD.Response response = new NanoHTTPD.Response(NanoHTTPD.Response.Status.OK, NanoHTTPD.MIME_JSON, responseObject.toString());
diff --git a/src/main/java/me/totalfreedom/totalfreedommod/util/FUtil.java b/src/main/java/me/totalfreedom/totalfreedommod/util/FUtil.java
index 195384db..5afb206a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/me/totalfreedom/totalfreedommod/util/FUtil.java
+++ b/src/main/java/me/totalfreedom/totalfreedommod/util/FUtil.java
@@ -838,6 +838,19 @@ public class FUtil
         }.runTaskLater(TotalFreedomMod.getPlugin(), delay);
     }
 
+    public static int getFakePlayerCount()
+    {
+        int i = TotalFreedomMod.getPlugin().al.vanished.size();
+        for (String name : TotalFreedomMod.getPlugin().al.vanished)
+        {
+            if (Bukkit.getPlayer(name) == null)
+            {
+                i--;
+            }
+        }
+        return getServer().getOnlinePlayers().size() - i;
+    }
+
     public static class PaginationList<T> extends ArrayList<T>
     {
         private final int epp;