diff --git a/src/info.py b/src/info.py
index bc865f4d1..5b2b88f54 100644
--- a/src/info.py
+++ b/src/info.py
@@ -4,8 +4,14 @@
 import urllib
 import platform
 import gtk
+import common
+
 pygtk = '%i.%i.%i' %(gtk.pygtk_version[0],gtk.pygtk_version[1],gtk.pygtk_version[2])
 
 urllib.urlopen("http://download.deluge-torrent.org/stats.php?processor=" + \
     platform.machine() + "&python=" + platform.python_version() \
     + "&os=" + platform.system() + "&pygtk=" + pygtk)
+
+f = open(common.CONFIG_DIR + '/infosent', 'w')
+f.write("")
+f.close
diff --git a/src/interface.py b/src/interface.py
index f7d9dd41c..d1b65c866 100644
--- a/src/interface.py
+++ b/src/interface.py
@@ -123,9 +123,18 @@ class DelugeGTK:
         def send_info():
             import sys
             py_version = sys.version[:3]
-            #check if we already sent the info
-            file = common.INSTALL_PREFIX + '/lib/python' + py_version + '/site-packages/deluge/info.py'
-            os.spawnlp(os.P_NOWAIT, 'python', 'python', file, common.PROGRAM_VERSION)
+            #check if we've done this within the last week
+            import glob
+            import time
+            if os.path.exists(common.CONFIG_DIR + '/infosent'):
+                a=glob.glob(common.CONFIG_DIR + '/infosent')[0]
+                if  time.time() - os.stat(a)[8] >= 604800:
+                    file = common.INSTALL_PREFIX + '/lib/python' + py_version + '/site-packages/deluge/info.py'
+                    os.spawnlp(os.P_NOWAIT, 'python', 'python', file, common.PROGRAM_VERSION)
+            else:
+              file = common.INSTALL_PREFIX + '/lib/python' + py_version + '/site-packages/deluge/info.py'
+              os.spawnlp(os.P_NOWAIT, 'python', 'python', file, common.PROGRAM_VERSION)
+        
 
         if self.config.get("new_releases"):
             new_release_check()