diff --git a/miner.h b/miner.h
index 8da9e29..1efc579 100644
--- a/miner.h
+++ b/miner.h
@@ -668,10 +668,10 @@ struct pool_infos {
 	int algo;
 	char name[64];
 	// credentials
-	char url[256];
+	char url[512];
 	char short_url[64];
 	char user[64];
-	char pass[128];
+	char pass[384];
 	// config options
 	double max_diff;
 	double max_rate;
diff --git a/pools.cpp b/pools.cpp
index 52d5520..ef7cc4e 100644
--- a/pools.cpp
+++ b/pools.cpp
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ bool pool_switch(int thr_id, int pooln)
 	want_stratum = have_stratum = (p->type & POOL_STRATUM) != 0;
 
 	// yiimp stats reporting
-	opt_stratum_stats = (strstr(p->pass, "stats") != NULL) || (strcmp(p->user, "test") == 0);
+	opt_stratum_stats = (strstr(p->pass, "stats") != NULL) || (strcmp(p->user, "benchmark") == 0);
 
 	pthread_mutex_unlock(&stratum_work_lock);
 
diff --git a/util.cpp b/util.cpp
index 74f7f98..df32394 100644
--- a/util.cpp
+++ b/util.cpp
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ err_out:
 json_t *json_rpc_call_pool(CURL *curl, struct pool_infos *pool, const char *req,
 	bool longpoll_scan, bool longpoll, int *curl_err)
 {
-	char userpass[256];
+	char userpass[512];
 	// todo, malloc and store that in pool array
 	snprintf(userpass, sizeof(userpass), "%s%c%s", pool->user,
 		strlen(pool->pass)?':':'\0', pool->pass);
@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ json_t *json_rpc_call_pool(CURL *curl, struct pool_infos *pool, const char *req,
 /* called only from longpoll thread, we have the lp_url */
 json_t *json_rpc_longpoll(CURL *curl, char *lp_url, struct pool_infos *pool, const char *req, int *curl_err)
 {
-	char userpass[256];
+	char userpass[512];
 	snprintf(userpass, sizeof(userpass), "%s%c%s", pool->user,
 		strlen(pool->pass)?':':'\0', pool->pass);