diff --git a/panda/src/display/graphicsStateGuardian.cxx b/panda/src/display/graphicsStateGuardian.cxx
index 139fc5d686..5118288f33 100644
--- a/panda/src/display/graphicsStateGuardian.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/display/graphicsStateGuardian.cxx
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ PStatCollector GraphicsStateGuardian::_total_texusage_pcollector("Texture usage"
 PStatCollector GraphicsStateGuardian::_active_texusage_pcollector("Texture usage:Active");
 PStatCollector GraphicsStateGuardian::_total_geom_pcollector("Prepared Geoms");
 PStatCollector GraphicsStateGuardian::_active_geom_pcollector("Prepared Geoms:Active");
-PStatCollector GraphicsStateGuardian::_total_buffers_pcollector("Vertex Buffers");
-PStatCollector GraphicsStateGuardian::_active_buffers_pcollector("Vertex Buffers:Active");
+PStatCollector GraphicsStateGuardian::_total_buffers_pcollector("Vertex buffers");
+PStatCollector GraphicsStateGuardian::_active_buffers_pcollector("Vertex buffers:Active");
 PStatCollector GraphicsStateGuardian::_total_geom_node_pcollector("Prepared GeomNodes");
 PStatCollector GraphicsStateGuardian::_active_geom_node_pcollector("Prepared GeomNodes:Active");
 PStatCollector GraphicsStateGuardian::_total_texmem_pcollector("Texture memory");
@@ -1443,6 +1443,7 @@ init_frame_pstats() {
   if (PStatClient::is_connected()) {
     _current_textures.clear();
     _current_geoms.clear();
+    _current_datas.clear();
     _active_texusage_pcollector.clear_level();
     _active_geom_pcollector.clear_level();
     _active_geom_node_pcollector.clear_level();
@@ -1506,11 +1507,13 @@ add_to_geom_record(GeomContext *gc) {
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 void GraphicsStateGuardian::
 add_to_data_record(DataContext *dc) {
-  if (PStatClient::is_connected()) {
-    if (dc != (DataContext *)NULL && _current_datas.insert(dc).second) {
-      int delta = dc->get_data()->get_num_bytes() - dc->get_num_bytes();
-      _total_buffers_pcollector.add_level(delta);
-      _active_buffers_pcollector.add_level(dc->get_data()->get_num_bytes());
+  if (dc != (DataContext *)NULL) {
+    int delta = dc->get_data()->get_num_bytes() - dc->get_num_bytes();
+    _total_buffers_pcollector.add_level(delta);
+    if (PStatClient::is_connected()) {
+      if (_current_datas.insert(dc).second) {
+        _active_buffers_pcollector.add_level(dc->get_data()->get_num_bytes());
+      }
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/panda/src/glstuff/glGraphicsStateGuardian_src.cxx b/panda/src/glstuff/glGraphicsStateGuardian_src.cxx
index 3ba84388a6..55801194b8 100644
--- a/panda/src/glstuff/glGraphicsStateGuardian_src.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/glstuff/glGraphicsStateGuardian_src.cxx
@@ -2357,12 +2357,14 @@ prepare_data(qpGeomVertexArrayData *data) {
     CLP(DataContext) *gdc = new CLP(DataContext)(data);
     _glGenBuffers(1, &gdc->_index);
 
-    add_to_data_record(gdc);
+    /*
     _glBindBuffer(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, gdc->_index);
     _glBufferData(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, gdc->get_data()->get_num_bytes(),
                   gdc->get_data()->get_data(), 
                   get_usage(gdc->get_data()->get_usage_hint()));
+    add_to_data_record(gdc);
     gdc->mark_loaded();
+    */
     
     report_my_gl_errors();
     return gdc;
@@ -2383,9 +2385,9 @@ apply_data(DataContext *dc) {
 
   CLP(DataContext) *gdc = DCAST(CLP(DataContext), dc);
 
-  add_to_data_record(gdc);
   _glBindBuffer(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, gdc->_index);
   
+  add_to_data_record(gdc);
   if (gdc->was_modified()) {
     if (GLCAT.is_debug()) {
       GLCAT.debug()
diff --git a/panda/src/gobj/preparedGraphicsObjects.cxx b/panda/src/gobj/preparedGraphicsObjects.cxx
index 3a7f9fa720..689da0e6f2 100644
--- a/panda/src/gobj/preparedGraphicsObjects.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/gobj/preparedGraphicsObjects.cxx
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #include "mutexHolder.h"
 
 PStatCollector PreparedGraphicsObjects::_total_texusage_pcollector("Texture usage");
-PStatCollector PreparedGraphicsObjects::_total_buffers_pcollector("Vertex Buffers");
+PStatCollector PreparedGraphicsObjects::_total_buffers_pcollector("Vertex buffers");
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //     Function: PreparedGraphicsObjects::Constructor
@@ -512,7 +512,10 @@ prepare_data_now(qpGeomVertexArrayData *data, GraphicsStateGuardianBase *gsg) {
     bool prepared = _prepared_datas.insert(dc).second;
     nassertr(prepared, dc);
 
-    _total_buffers_pcollector.add_level(dc->get_num_bytes());
+    // The size has already been counted by
+    // GraphicsStateGuardian::add_to_data_record(); we don't need to
+    // count it again here.
+    //_total_buffers_pcollector.add_level(dc->get_num_bytes());
   }
 
   return dc;
diff --git a/panda/src/pstatclient/pStatClient.cxx b/panda/src/pstatclient/pStatClient.cxx
index f1f1d859a5..50062a71a7 100644
--- a/panda/src/pstatclient/pStatClient.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/pstatclient/pStatClient.cxx
@@ -551,10 +551,8 @@ stop(int collector_index, int thread_index, float as_of) {
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 void PStatClient::
 clear_level(int collector_index, int thread_index) {
-  if (_collectors[collector_index].is_active()) {
-    _collectors[collector_index]._per_thread[thread_index]._has_level = false;
-    _collectors[collector_index]._per_thread[thread_index]._level = 0.0;
-  }
+  _collectors[collector_index]._per_thread[thread_index]._has_level = false;
+  _collectors[collector_index]._per_thread[thread_index]._level = 0.0;
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -568,11 +566,13 @@ clear_level(int collector_index, int thread_index) {
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 void PStatClient::
 set_level(int collector_index, int thread_index, float level) {
-  if (client_is_connected() && _collectors[collector_index].is_active()) {
-    level *= get_collector_def(collector_index)->_factor;
-    _collectors[collector_index]._per_thread[thread_index]._has_level = true;
-    _collectors[collector_index]._per_thread[thread_index]._level = level;
-  }
+  // We don't want to condition this on whether the client is already
+  // connected or the collector is already active, since we might
+  // connect the client later, and we will want to have an accurate
+  // value at that time.
+  level *= get_collector_def(collector_index)->_factor;
+  _collectors[collector_index]._per_thread[thread_index]._has_level = true;
+  _collectors[collector_index]._per_thread[thread_index]._level = level;
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -588,11 +588,9 @@ set_level(int collector_index, int thread_index, float level) {
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 void PStatClient::
 add_level(int collector_index, int thread_index, float increment) {
-  if (client_is_connected() && _collectors[collector_index].is_active()) {
-    increment *= get_collector_def(collector_index)->_factor;
-    _collectors[collector_index]._per_thread[thread_index]._has_level = true;
-    _collectors[collector_index]._per_thread[thread_index]._level += increment;
-  }
+  increment *= get_collector_def(collector_index)->_factor;
+  _collectors[collector_index]._per_thread[thread_index]._has_level = true;
+  _collectors[collector_index]._per_thread[thread_index]._level += increment;
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/panda/src/pstatclient/pStatProperties.cxx b/panda/src/pstatclient/pStatProperties.cxx
index 9279b7d180..71df9ef7e8 100644
--- a/panda/src/pstatclient/pStatProperties.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/pstatclient/pStatProperties.cxx
@@ -153,6 +153,8 @@ static LevelCollectorProperties level_properties[] = {
   { 1, "Prepared Geoms:Active",            { 0.5, 1.0, 0.8 } },
   { 1, "Prepared GeomNodes",               { 1.0, 0.0, 0.5 },  "", 500 },
   { 1, "Prepared GeomNodes:Active",        { 0.5, 1.0, 0.8 } },
+  { 1, "Vertex buffers:Active",            { 1.0, 0.0, 0.5 } },
+  { 1, "Vertex buffers",                   { 0.0, 0.0, 1.0 },  "MB", 12, 1048576 },
   { 1, "Vertices",                         { 0.5, 0.2, 0.0 },  "K", 10, 1000 },
   { 1, "Vertices:Other",                   { 0.2, 0.2, 0.2 } },
   { 1, "Vertices:Triangles",               { 0.8, 0.8, 0.8 } },