diff --git a/src/api.py b/src/api.py
index 8b256de3..a4b0aed5 100644
--- a/src/api.py
+++ b/src/api.py
@@ -94,12 +94,11 @@ from helper_sql import (
 from inventory import Inventory
 
 try:
-    import network.stats as network_stats
     from network import BMConnectionPool
 except ImportError:
-    network_stats = None
+    BMConnectionPool = None
 
-from network import StoppableThread
+from network import stats, StoppableThread
 from version import softwareVersion
 
 try:  # TODO: write tests for XML vulnerabilities
@@ -1448,10 +1447,8 @@ class BMRPCDispatcher(object):
         or "connectedAndReceivingIncomingConnections".
         """
 
-        try:
-            connections_num = len(network_stats.connectedHostsList())
-        except AttributeError:
-            raise APIError(21, 'Could not import network_stats.')
+        connections_num = len(stats.connectedHostsList())
+
         if connections_num == 0:
             networkStatus = 'notConnected'
         elif state.clientHasReceivedIncomingConnections:
@@ -1463,7 +1460,7 @@ class BMRPCDispatcher(object):
             'numberOfMessagesProcessed': state.numberOfMessagesProcessed,
             'numberOfBroadcastsProcessed': state.numberOfBroadcastsProcessed,
             'numberOfPubkeysProcessed': state.numberOfPubkeysProcessed,
-            'pendingDownload': network_stats.pendingDownload(),
+            'pendingDownload': stats.pendingDownload(),
             'networkStatus': networkStatus,
             'softwareName': 'PyBitmessage',
             'softwareVersion': softwareVersion
@@ -1475,8 +1472,8 @@ class BMRPCDispatcher(object):
         Returns bitmessage connection information as dict with keys *inbound*,
         *outbound*.
         """
-        if network_stats is None:
-            raise APIError(21, 'Could not import network_stats.')
+        if BMConnectionPool is None:
+            raise APIError(21, 'Could not import BMConnectionPool.')
         inboundConnections = []
         outboundConnections = []
         for i in BMConnectionPool().inboundConnections.values():
diff --git a/src/mock/network.py b/src/mock/network.py
index 1fb56c30..3f33c91b 100644
--- a/src/mock/network.py
+++ b/src/mock/network.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods
 
 """
-    Mock Network
+Mock Network
 """
 
 
@@ -12,11 +12,14 @@ class objectracker(object):
 
 
 class stats(object):
-    """Mock network statics"""
+    """Mock network statistics"""
 
     @staticmethod
     def connectedHostsList():
-        """List of all the mock connected hosts"""
-        return [
-            "conn1", "conn2", "conn3", "conn4"
-        ]
+        """Mock list of all the connected hosts"""
+        return ["conn1", "conn2", "conn3", "conn4"]
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def pendingDownload():
+        """Mock pending download count"""
+        return 0
diff --git a/src/tests/partial.py b/src/tests/partial.py
index fd2d3f77..ce39c9df 100644
--- a/src/tests/partial.py
+++ b/src/tests/partial.py
@@ -15,12 +15,17 @@ class TestPartialRun(unittest.TestCase):
 
     @classmethod
     def setUpClass(cls):
+        # pylint: disable=import-outside-toplevel,unused-import
         cls.dirs = (os.path.abspath(os.curdir), pathmagic.setup())
 
         import bmconfigparser
         import state
 
         from debug import logger  # noqa:F401 pylint: disable=unused-variable
+        if sys.hexversion >= 0x3000000:
+            from mock import network as network_mock
+            import network
+            network.stats = network_mock.stats
 
         state.shutdown = 0
         cls.state = state
diff --git a/src/tests/test_api_thread.py b/src/tests/test_api_thread.py
index 203a035f..5164ce5d 100644
--- a/src/tests/test_api_thread.py
+++ b/src/tests/test_api_thread.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 """TestAPIThread class definition"""
 
+import sys
 import time
 
 from six.moves import queue, xmlrpc_client
@@ -58,3 +59,9 @@ class TestAPIThread(TestPartialRun):
 
         self.assertEqual(cmd, 'updateStatusBar')
         self.assertEqual(data, sample_statusbar_msg)
+
+    def test_client_status(self):
+        status = self.api.clientStatus()
+        if sys.hexversion >= 0x3000000:
+            self.assertEqual(status["networkConnections"], 4)
+            self.assertEqual(status["pendingDownload"], 0)