diff --git a/cmd/geth/config.go b/cmd/geth/config.go
index 53c19bf1c2..f316380cee 100644
--- a/cmd/geth/config.go
+++ b/cmd/geth/config.go
@@ -25,9 +25,6 @@ import (
 	"reflect"
 	"unicode"
 
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p"
-
 	cli "gopkg.in/urfave/cli.v1"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/cmd/utils"
@@ -163,32 +160,7 @@ func makeFullNode(ctx *cli.Context) *node.Node {
 	utils.RegisterEthService(stack, &cfg.Eth)
 
 	if ctx.GlobalBool(utils.DashboardEnabledFlag.Name) {
-		// There is a data race between the network layer and the dashboard, which
-		// can cause some lost peer events, therefore some peers might not appear
-		// on the dashboard.
-		// In order to solve this problem, a peer event subscription is registered
-		// before the network layer starts, and when the dashboard is ready, the
-		// stored events are passed to it.
-		peerEventBridge := make(chan p2p.MeteredPeerEvent, 1000) // The events are stored by and passed through this channel.
-		closePeerEventBridge := make(chan struct{})              // This channel gets a signal from the dashboard when it is ready.
-		go func() {
-			peerCh := make(chan p2p.MeteredPeerEvent, 200)   // Channel for the initial peer events.
-			subPeer := p2p.SubscribeMeteredPeerEvent(peerCh) // Subscribe to the peer events.
-			for {
-				select {
-				case event := <-peerCh:
-					select {
-					case peerEventBridge <- event:
-					default:
-						log.Warn("Too many peer events before the dashboard starts")
-					}
-				case <-closePeerEventBridge:
-					subPeer.Unsubscribe()
-					return
-				}
-			}
-		}()
-		utils.RegisterDashboardService(stack, &cfg.Dashboard, gitCommit, peerEventBridge, closePeerEventBridge)
+		utils.RegisterDashboardService(stack, &cfg.Dashboard, gitCommit)
 	}
 	// Whisper must be explicitly enabled by specifying at least 1 whisper flag or in dev mode
 	shhEnabled := enableWhisper(ctx)
diff --git a/cmd/utils/flags.go b/cmd/utils/flags.go
index f2233777a5..e00f92fa75 100644
--- a/cmd/utils/flags.go
+++ b/cmd/utils/flags.go
@@ -1461,9 +1461,9 @@ func RegisterEthService(stack *node.Node, cfg *eth.Config) {
 }
 
 // RegisterDashboardService adds a dashboard to the stack.
-func RegisterDashboardService(stack *node.Node, cfg *dashboard.Config, commit string, peerEventBridge chan p2p.MeteredPeerEvent, closePeerEventBridge chan struct{}) {
+func RegisterDashboardService(stack *node.Node, cfg *dashboard.Config, commit string) {
 	stack.Register(func(ctx *node.ServiceContext) (node.Service, error) {
-		return dashboard.New(cfg, commit, ctx.ResolvePath("logs"), peerEventBridge, closePeerEventBridge), nil
+		return dashboard.New(cfg, commit, ctx.ResolvePath("logs")), nil
 	})
 }
 
diff --git a/dashboard/dashboard.go b/dashboard/dashboard.go
index 8f0fff6281..3f12ffbd61 100644
--- a/dashboard/dashboard.go
+++ b/dashboard/dashboard.go
@@ -80,7 +80,32 @@ type client struct {
 }
 
 // New creates a new dashboard instance with the given configuration.
-func New(config *Config, commit string, logdir string, peerEventBridge chan p2p.MeteredPeerEvent, closePeerEventBridge chan struct{}) *Dashboard {
+func New(config *Config, commit string, logdir string) *Dashboard {
+	// There is a data race between the network layer and the dashboard, which
+	// can cause some lost peer events, therefore some peers might not appear
+	// on the dashboard.
+	// In order to solve this problem, a peer event subscription is registered
+	// before the network layer starts, and when the dashboard is ready, the
+	// stored events are passed to it.
+	peerEventBridge := make(chan p2p.MeteredPeerEvent, 1000) // The events are stored by and passed through this channel.
+	closePeerEventBridge := make(chan struct{})              // This channel gets a signal from the dashboard when it is ready.
+	go func() {
+		peerCh := make(chan p2p.MeteredPeerEvent, 200)   // Channel for the initial peer events.
+		subPeer := p2p.SubscribeMeteredPeerEvent(peerCh) // Subscribe to the peer events.
+		for {
+			select {
+			case event := <-peerCh:
+				select {
+				case peerEventBridge <- event:
+				default:
+					log.Warn("Too many peer events before the dashboard starts")
+				}
+			case <-closePeerEventBridge:
+				subPeer.Unsubscribe()
+				return
+			}
+		}
+	}()
 	now := time.Now()
 	versionMeta := ""
 	if len(params.VersionMeta) > 0 {