diff --git a/http/announce_test.go b/http/announce_test.go
index 5495965..3c8ea57 100644
--- a/http/announce_test.go
+++ b/http/announce_test.go
@@ -374,8 +374,8 @@ func loadPrivateTestData(tkr *tracker.Tracker) error {
 	torrent := &models.Torrent{
 		ID:       1,
 		Infohash: infoHash,
-		Seeders:  models.NewPeerMap(),
-		Leechers: models.NewPeerMap(),
+		Seeders:  models.NewPeerMap(true),
+		Leechers: models.NewPeerMap(false),
 	}
 
 	return conn.PutTorrent(torrent)
diff --git a/tracker/announce.go b/tracker/announce.go
index 4976b72..80d8fc2 100644
--- a/tracker/announce.go
+++ b/tracker/announce.go
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ func (tkr *Tracker) HandleAnnounce(ann *models.Announce, w Writer) error {
 	if err == models.ErrTorrentDNE && !tkr.cfg.PrivateEnabled {
 		torrent = &models.Torrent{
 			Infohash: ann.Infohash,
-			Seeders:  models.NewPeerMap(),
-			Leechers: models.NewPeerMap(),
+			Seeders:  models.NewPeerMap(true),
+			Leechers: models.NewPeerMap(false),
 		}
 
 		err = conn.PutTorrent(torrent)
diff --git a/tracker/models/peermap.go b/tracker/models/peermap.go
index a6940d3..571318f 100644
--- a/tracker/models/peermap.go
+++ b/tracker/models/peermap.go
@@ -14,14 +14,16 @@ import (
 
 // PeerMap is a thread-safe map from PeerKeys to Peers.
 type PeerMap struct {
-	peers map[PeerKey]Peer
+	seeders bool
+	peers   map[PeerKey]Peer
 	sync.RWMutex
 }
 
 // NewPeerMap initializes the map for a new PeerMap.
-func NewPeerMap() PeerMap {
+func NewPeerMap(seeders bool) PeerMap {
 	return PeerMap{
-		peers: make(map[PeerKey]Peer),
+		peers:   make(map[PeerKey]Peer),
+		seeders: seeders,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -92,15 +94,22 @@ func (pm *PeerMap) UnmarshalJSON(b []byte) error {
 // Purge iterates over all of the peers within a PeerMap and deletes them if
 // they are older than the provided time.
 func (pm *PeerMap) Purge(unixtime int64) {
+
 	pm.Lock()
 	defer pm.Unlock()
 
 	for key, peer := range pm.peers {
 		if peer.LastAnnounce <= unixtime {
 			delete(pm.peers, key)
-			stats.RecordPeerEvent(stats.ReapedSeed, peer.HasIPv6())
+			if pm.seeders {
+				stats.RecordPeerEvent(stats.ReapedSeed, peer.HasIPv6())
+			} else {
+				stats.RecordPeerEvent(stats.ReapedLeech, peer.HasIPv6())
+			}
 		}
 	}
+
+	return
 }
 
 // AppendPeers adds peers to given IPv4 or IPv6 lists.