diff --git a/sorteerhoed/webserver.py b/sorteerhoed/webserver.py
index 76eebea..74d87e3 100644
--- a/sorteerhoed/webserver.py
+++ b/sorteerhoed/webserver.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ from sorteerhoed.Signal import Signal
 import httpagentparser
 import geoip2.database
 import queue
+import datetime
 
 
 logger = logging.getLogger("sorteerhoed").getChild("webserver")
@@ -172,7 +173,8 @@ class StatusWebSocketHandler(tornado.websocket.WebSocketHandler):
     connections = set()
     queue = queue.Queue()
     
-    def initialize(self):
+    def initialize(self, statusPage):
+        self.statusPage = statusPage
         pass
 
     def check_origin(self, origin):
@@ -184,6 +186,11 @@ class StatusWebSocketHandler(tornado.websocket.WebSocketHandler):
     # the client connected
     def open(self, p = None):
         self.__class__.connections.add(self)
+        for prop, value in enumerate(self.statusPage.__dict__):
+            self.write_message(json.dumps({
+                'property': prop,
+                'value': value.isoformat(timespec='seconds') if type(value) is datetime.datetime else value
+                }))
         
     
     # client disconnected
@@ -203,7 +210,7 @@ class StatusWebSocketHandler(tornado.websocket.WebSocketHandler):
         for connection in cls.connections:
             connection.write_message(json.dumps({
                 'property': prop,
-                'value': value
+                'value': value.isoformat(timespec='seconds') if type(value) is datetime.datetime else value
                 }))
         
 def strokes2D(strokes):
@@ -406,7 +413,7 @@ class Server:
                     'eventQ': self.eventQ,
                     'store': self.store,
                 }),
-                (r"/status/ws", StatusWebSocketHandler),
+                (r"/status/ws", StatusWebSocketHandler, dict(statusPage = self.statusPage)),
                 (r"/draw", DrawPageHandler,
                     dict(
                         store = self.store,