diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Cache.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Cache.pm
index 7e32aad0b..892f46c62 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Cache.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Cache.pm
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ sub set {
 
 =head2 setByHTTP ( url [, ttl ] )
 
-Retrieves a document via HTTP and stores it in the cache.
+Retrieves a document via HTTP and stores it in the cache and returns the content as a string.
 
 =over
 
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ sub setByHTTP {
         my $request = new HTTP::Request (GET => $_[1], $header);
         my $response = $userAgent->request($request);
 	$_[0]->set($response->content,$_[2]);
+	return $response->content;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Operation/Statistics.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Operation/Statistics.pm
index 06c484e17..3f4c3e846 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Operation/Statistics.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Operation/Statistics.pm
@@ -158,8 +158,7 @@ sub www_viewStatistics {
 	my $cache = WebGUI::Cache->new($url,"URL");
 	my $version = $cache->get;
 	if (not defined $version) {
-		$cache->setByHTTP($url,43200);
-		$version = $cache->get;
+		$version = $cache->setByHTTP($url,43200);
 	}
 	chomp $version;
         $output .= helpIcon(12);