diff --git a/lib/API.php b/lib/API.php
index 1168829403ef10cc3ce772faf7a80dc489af719b..591ff8207e6115d74e9fe4f0f63512a6906a331b 100644
--- a/lib/API.php
+++ b/lib/API.php
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ class API {
             'header' => "Show federation detils.",
             'supportedFormats' => ['json', 'print_r'],
             'arguments' => [
-                $this->addStdArgument('fed_id', TRUE),
+                $this->addStdArgument('fed_id'),
                 $this->addStdArgument('reg_auth'),
                 $this->addStdArgument('format'),
             ],
@@ -555,6 +555,7 @@ class API {
             $show_email = 1;
         }
         $edugain->load_federation_details('sha1', $show_email);
+        $edugain->load_federation_stats();
         $out = $edugain->FEDS[$this->fed_id];
         return $out;
     }