diff --git a/client/client.go b/client/client.go
index ba616f2b8..596a319dc 100644
--- a/client/client.go
+++ b/client/client.go
@@ -177,6 +177,8 @@ func NewClient(cfg *config.Config, consulSyncer *consul.Syncer, logger *log.Logg
 		tlsWrap = tw
 	}
 
+	statsCollector := stats.NewHostStatsCollector(logger)
+
 	// Create the client
 	c := &Client{
 		config:              cfg,
@@ -184,7 +186,7 @@ func NewClient(cfg *config.Config, consulSyncer *consul.Syncer, logger *log.Logg
 		start:               time.Now(),
 		connPool:            nomad.NewPool(cfg.LogOutput, clientRPCCache, clientMaxStreams, tlsWrap),
 		logger:              logger,
-		hostStatsCollector:  stats.NewHostStatsCollector(logger),
+		hostStatsCollector:  statsCollector,
 		allocs:              make(map[string]*AllocRunner),
 		blockedAllocations:  make(map[string]*structs.Allocation),
 		allocUpdates:        make(chan *structs.Allocation, 64),
@@ -193,7 +195,7 @@ func NewClient(cfg *config.Config, consulSyncer *consul.Syncer, logger *log.Logg
 		servers:             newServerList(),
 		triggerDiscoveryCh:  make(chan struct{}),
 		serversDiscoveredCh: make(chan struct{}),
-		garbageCollector:    NewAllocGarbageCollector(logger),
+		garbageCollector:    NewAllocGarbageCollector(logger, statsCollector),
 	}
 
 	// Initialize the client
diff --git a/client/gc.go b/client/gc.go
index eb66ab170..9d4a2c8e2 100644
--- a/client/gc.go
+++ b/client/gc.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/client/stats"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/nomad/structs"
 )
 
@@ -102,17 +103,19 @@ func (i *IndexedGCAllocPQ) Length() int {
 
 // AllocGarbageCollector garbage collects terminated allocations on a node
 type AllocGarbageCollector struct {
-	allocRunners *IndexedGCAllocPQ
-	allocsLock   sync.Mutex
-	logger       *log.Logger
+	allocRunners   *IndexedGCAllocPQ
+	allocsLock     sync.Mutex
+	statsCollector *stats.HostStatsCollector
+	logger         *log.Logger
 }
 
 // NewAllocGarbageCollector returns a garbage collector for terminated
 // allocations on a node.
-func NewAllocGarbageCollector(logger *log.Logger) *AllocGarbageCollector {
+func NewAllocGarbageCollector(logger *log.Logger, statsCollector *stats.HostStatsCollector) *AllocGarbageCollector {
 	return &AllocGarbageCollector{
-		allocRunners: NewIndexedGCAllocPQ(),
-		logger:       logger,
+		allocRunners:   NewIndexedGCAllocPQ(),
+		statsCollector: statsCollector,
+		logger:         logger,
 	}
 }