diff --git a/ethstats/ethstats.go b/ethstats/ethstats.go
index 11ec8f96e6..044d91a3f8 100644
--- a/ethstats/ethstats.go
+++ b/ethstats/ethstats.go
@@ -614,6 +614,7 @@ func (s *Service) reportHistory(conn *websocket.Conn, list []uint64) error {
 		}
 		// Ran out of blocks, cut the report short and send
 		history = history[len(history)-i:]
+		break
 	}
 	// Assemble the history report and send it to the server
 	if len(history) > 0 {