diff --git a/src/zm.cpp b/src/zm.cpp
index d56e8c289..30bea140a 100644
--- a/src/zm.cpp
+++ b/src/zm.cpp
@@ -1525,7 +1525,7 @@ Monitor::Monitor( int p_id, char *p_name, int p_function, int p_device, int p_ch
 		}
 	}
 
-	record_zone_stats = true;
+	record_event_stats = ZM_RECORD_EVENT_STATS;
 }
 
 Monitor::~Monitor()
@@ -1804,7 +1804,7 @@ bool Monitor::Analyse()
 					if ( zones[i]->Alarmed() )
 					{
 						alarm_image.Overlay( zones[i]->AlarmImage() );
-						if ( record_zone_stats )
+						if ( record_event_stats )
 						{
 							zones[i]->RecordStats( event );
 						}
diff --git a/src/zm.h b/src/zm.h
index f66087bea..6aa383f6d 100644
--- a/src/zm.h
+++ b/src/zm.h
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ protected:
 
 	SharedImages *shared_images;
 
-	bool record_zone_stats;
+	bool record_event_stats;
 	
 public:
 	Monitor( int p_id, char *p_name, int p_function, int p_device, int p_channel, int p_format, int p_width, int p_height, int p_colours, bool p_capture, char *p_label_format, const Coord &p_label_coord, int p_warmup_count, int p_pre_event_count, int p_post_event_count, int p_alarm_frame_count, int p_image_buffer_count, int p_fps_report_interval, int p_ref_blend_perc, int p_n_zones=0, Zone *p_zones[]=0 );
diff --git a/src/zmcfg.h.z b/src/zmcfg.h.z
index e20cd5602..7a9d1c826 100644
--- a/src/zmcfg.h.z
+++ b/src/zmcfg.h.z
@@ -30,3 +30,5 @@
 #define ZM_EVENT_DIR			"events"	// Event directory relative to web directory
 
 #define ZM_FORCED_ALARM_SCORE	255			// Score to give X10 forced alarms
+
+#define ZM_RECORD_EVENT_STATS	true		// Whether to record event statistical information, change to false if too slow