diff --git a/environment.rb b/environment.rb
index 35a4b743..1c126752 100644
--- a/environment.rb
+++ b/environment.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+RubyVM::YJIT.enable
 ENV['RACK_ENV'] ||= 'development'
 ENV['TZ'] = 'UTC'
 DIR_ROOT = File.expand_path File.dirname(__FILE__)
diff --git a/views/site/stats.erb b/views/site/stats.erb
index 903c762c..e206cfdb 100644
--- a/views/site/stats.erb
+++ b/views/site/stats.erb
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
         <h2>
           Total Visitors
           <small>
-            <% if params[:days].blank? %>
+            <% if params[:days].to_s.blank? %>
               last <%= @default_stat_points %> days
             <% elsif params[:days] == 'sincethebigbang' %>
               all time