diff --git a/src/daemon.c b/src/daemon.c
index 07906d3..f683bfc 100644
--- a/src/daemon.c
+++ b/src/daemon.c
@@ -135,10 +135,9 @@ f2b_cmsg_process(const f2b_cmsg_t *msg, char *res, size_t ressize) {
   } else if (msg->type == CMD_JAIL_IP_RELEASE) {
     f2b_jail_cmd_ip_xxx(res, ressize, jail, -1, args[1]);
   } else if (msg->type == CMD_JAIL_FILTER_STATS) {
-    f2b_filter_stats(jail->filter, res, ressize);
+    f2b_filter_cmd_stats(res, ressize, jail->filter);
   } else if (msg->type == CMD_JAIL_FILTER_RELOAD) {
-    if (f2b_filter_reload(jail->filter) == false)
-      strlcpy(res, f2b_filter_error(jail->filter), ressize);
+    f2b_filter_cmd_reload(res, ressize, jail->filter);
   } else {
     strlcpy(res, "error: unsupported command type", ressize);
   }
diff --git a/src/filter-test.c b/src/filter-test.c
index d5362d6..6bc94e5 100644
--- a/src/filter-test.c
+++ b/src/filter-test.c
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
   }
   fclose(file);
   fprintf(stderr, "stats: %% lines read: %zu, matched: %zu\n", read, matched);
-  f2b_filter_stats(filter, stats, sizeof(stats));
+  f2b_filter_cmd_stats(stats, sizeof(stats), filter);
   fputs(stats, stderr);
 
   return EXIT_SUCCESS;
diff --git a/src/filter.c b/src/filter.c
index ebccde2..c2204b1 100644
--- a/src/filter.c
+++ b/src/filter.c
@@ -175,14 +175,6 @@ f2b_filter_match(f2b_filter_t *filter, const char *line, char *buf, size_t buf_s
   return filter->match(filter->cfg, line, buf, buf_size);
 }
 
-bool
-f2b_filter_reload(f2b_filter_t *filter) {
-  assert(filter != NULL);
-
-  filter->flush(filter->cfg);
-  return f2b_filter_load_file(filter, filter->file);
-}
-
 const char *
 f2b_filter_error(f2b_filter_t *filter) {
   assert(filter != NULL);
@@ -190,20 +182,33 @@ f2b_filter_error(f2b_filter_t *filter) {
 }
 
 void
-f2b_filter_stats(f2b_filter_t *filter, char *res, size_t ressize) {
-  assert(filter != NULL);
-  assert(res    != NULL);
+f2b_filter_cmd_stats(char *buf, size_t bufsize, f2b_filter_t *filter) {
   bool reset = true;
   char *pattern;
-  int matches;
-  char buf[256];
+  char tmp[256];
   const char *fmt =
     "- pattern: %s\n"
     "  matches: %d\n";
-  res[0] = '\0';
+  int matches;
+
+  assert(filter != NULL);
+  assert(buf    != NULL);
+
+  buf[0] = '\0';
   while (filter->stats(filter->cfg, &matches, &pattern, reset)) {
-    snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), fmt, pattern, matches);
-    strlcat(res, buf, ressize);
+    snprintf(tmp, sizeof(tmp), fmt, pattern, matches);
+    strlcat(buf, tmp, bufsize);
     reset = false;
   }
 }
+
+void
+f2b_filter_cmd_reload(char *buf, size_t bufsize, f2b_filter_t *filter) {
+  assert(buf    != NULL);
+  assert(filter != NULL);
+
+  filter->flush(filter->cfg);
+  if (f2b_filter_load_file(filter, filter->file))
+    return;
+  strlcpy(buf, f2b_filter_error(filter), bufsize);
+}
diff --git a/src/filter.h b/src/filter.h
index 38f51ed..6795023 100644
--- a/src/filter.h
+++ b/src/filter.h
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ typedef struct f2b_filter_t {
 
 f2b_filter_t * f2b_filter_create  (f2b_config_section_t *config, const char *id);
 const char *   f2b_filter_error   (f2b_filter_t *f);
-bool           f2b_filter_reload  (f2b_filter_t *f);
 bool           f2b_filter_append  (f2b_filter_t *f, const char *pattern);
 bool           f2b_filter_match   (f2b_filter_t *f, const char *line, char *buf, size_t buf_size);
-void           f2b_filter_stats   (f2b_filter_t *f, char *res, size_t ressize);
 void           f2b_filter_destroy (f2b_filter_t *f);
 
+void f2b_filter_cmd_reload(char *buf, size_t bufsize, f2b_filter_t *f);
+void f2b_filter_cmd_stats (char *buf, size_t bufsize, f2b_filter_t *f);
 #endif /* F2B_FILTER_H_ */