diff --git a/src/stratifier.c b/src/stratifier.c
index be512f82..97fb1083 100644
--- a/src/stratifier.c
+++ b/src/stratifier.c
@@ -3936,7 +3936,7 @@ static void update_workerstats(ckpool_t *ckp, sdata_t *sdata)
 	}
 }
 
-static void add_log_entry(log_entry_t *entries, char **fname, char **buf)
+static void add_log_entry(log_entry_t **entries, char **fname, char **buf)
 {
 	log_entry_t *entry = ckalloc(sizeof(log_entry_t));
 
@@ -3944,18 +3944,18 @@ static void add_log_entry(log_entry_t *entries, char **fname, char **buf)
 	*fname = NULL;
 	entry->buf = *buf;
 	*buf = NULL;
-	DL_APPEND(entries, entry);
+	DL_APPEND(*entries, entry);
 }
 
-static void dump_log_entries(log_entry_t *entries)
+static void dump_log_entries(log_entry_t **entries)
 {
 	log_entry_t *entry, *tmpentry;
 	FILE *fp;
 
-	DL_FOREACH_SAFE(entries, entry, tmpentry) {
-		DL_DELETE(entries, entry);
+	DL_FOREACH_SAFE(*entries, entry, tmpentry) {
+		DL_DELETE(*entries, entry);
 		fp = fopen(entry->fname, "we");
-		if (likely(!fp)) {
+		if (likely(fp)) {
 			fprintf(fp, "%s", entry->buf);
 			fclose(fp);
 		} else
@@ -3985,14 +3985,14 @@ static void *statsupdate(void *arg)
 		char suffix360[16], suffix1440[16], suffix10080[16];
 		char_entry_t *char_list = NULL, *char_t, *chartmp_t;
 		stratum_instance_t *client, *tmp;
+		log_entry_t *log_entries = NULL;
 		user_instance_t *user, *tmpuser;
 		int idle_workers = 0;
-		char fname[512] = {};
+		char *fname, *s;
 		tv_t now, diff;
 		ts_t ts_now;
 		json_t *val;
 		FILE *fp;
-		char *s;
 		int i;
 
 		tv_time(&now);
@@ -4058,17 +4058,10 @@ static void *statsupdate(void *arg)
 						"lastupdate", now.tv_sec,
 						"bestshare", worker->best_diff);
 
-				snprintf(fname, 511, "%s/workers/%s", ckp->logdir, worker->workername);
-				fp = fopen(fname, "we");
-				if (unlikely(!fp)) {
-					LOGERR("Failed to fopen %s", fname);
-					continue;
-				}
+				ASPRINTF(&fname, "%s/workers/%s", ckp->logdir, worker->workername);
 				s = json_dumps(val, JSON_NO_UTF8 | JSON_PRESERVE_ORDER | JSON_EOL);
-				fprintf(fp, "%s", s);
-				dealloc(s);
+				add_log_entry(&log_entries, &fname, &s);
 				json_decref(val);
-				fclose(fp);
 			}
 
 			/* Decay times per user */
@@ -4108,25 +4101,22 @@ static void *statsupdate(void *arg)
 					"workers", user->workers,
 					"bestshare", user->best_diff);
 
-			snprintf(fname, 511, "%s/users/%s", ckp->logdir, user->username);
-			fp = fopen(fname, "we");
-			if (unlikely(!fp)) {
-				LOGERR("Failed to fopen %s", fname);
-				continue;
-			}
-			s = json_dumps(val, JSON_NO_UTF8 | JSON_PRESERVE_ORDER);
-			fprintf(fp, "%s\n", s);
+			ASPRINTF(&fname, "%s/users/%s", ckp->logdir, user->username);
+			s = json_dumps(val, JSON_NO_UTF8 | JSON_PRESERVE_ORDER | JSON_EOL);
+			add_log_entry(&log_entries, &fname, &s);
 			if (!idle) {
 				char_t = ckalloc(sizeof(char_entry_t));
+				s = json_dumps(val, JSON_NO_UTF8 | JSON_PRESERVE_ORDER);
 				ASPRINTF(&char_t->buf, "User %s:%s", user->username, s);
 				DL_APPEND(char_list, char_t);
 			}
-			dealloc(s);
 			json_decref(val);
-			fclose(fp);
 		}
 		ck_runlock(&sdata->instance_lock);
 
+		/* Dump log entries out of instance_lock */
+		dump_log_entries(&log_entries);
+
 		DL_FOREACH_SAFE(char_list, char_t, chartmp_t) {
 			LOGNOTICE("%s", char_t->buf);
 			DL_DELETE(char_list, char_t);
@@ -4155,10 +4145,11 @@ static void *statsupdate(void *arg)
 		ghs10080 = stats->dsps10080 * nonces;
 		suffix_string(ghs10080, suffix10080, 16, 0);
 
-		snprintf(fname, 511, "%s/pool/pool.status", ckp->logdir);
+		ASPRINTF(&fname, "%s/pool/pool.status", ckp->logdir);
 		fp = fopen(fname, "we");
 		if (unlikely(!fp))
 			LOGERR("Failed to fopen %s", fname);
+		dealloc(fname);
 
 		JSON_CPACK(val, "{si,si,si,si,si,si}",
 				"runtime", diff.tv_sec,