diff --git a/crawler.go b/crawler.go
index d3eab84..6ccb270 100644
--- a/crawler.go
+++ b/crawler.go
@@ -174,12 +174,19 @@ func crawlIP(tw *Twistee) ([]*wire.NetAddress, *CrawlError) {
 		if config.debug {
 			log.Printf("%s - Remote version: %v\n", ip, msg.ProtocolVersion)
 		}
+		// fill the Twistee struct with the remote details
+		tw.version = msg.ProtocolVersion
+		tw.services = msg.Services
+		tw.lastBlock = msg.LastBlock
+		if tw.strVersion != msg.UserAgent {
+			// if the srtVersion is already the same then don't overwrite it.
+			// saves the GC having to cleanup a perfectly good string
+			tw.strVersion = msg.UserAgent
+		}
 	default:
 		return nil, &CrawlError{"Did not receive expected Version message from remote client", errors.New("")}
 	}
 
-	// FIXME - update twistee client version with what they just said
-
 	// send verack command
 	msgverack := wire.NewMsgVerAck()
 
@@ -222,7 +229,7 @@ func crawlIP(tw *Twistee) ([]*wire.NetAddress, *CrawlError) {
 		if msgaddr != nil {
 			switch msg := msgaddr.(type) {
 			case *wire.MsgAddr:
-				// received the addrt message so return the result
+				// received the addr message so return the result
 				if config.debug {
 					log.Printf("%s - received valid addr message\n", ip)
 				}
diff --git a/seeder.go b/seeder.go
index 5434e2f..041d0cc 100644
--- a/seeder.go
+++ b/seeder.go
@@ -47,24 +47,6 @@ type Seeder struct {
 	mtx     sync.RWMutex
 }
 
-// Twistee struct contains details on one twister client
-type Twistee struct {
-	na               *wire.NetAddress
-	lastConnect      time.Time
-	lastTry          time.Time
-	crawlStart       time.Time
-	statusTime       time.Time
-	crawlActive      bool
-	connectFails     uint32
-	clientVersion    int32
-	clientSubVersion string
-	statusStr        string
-	status           uint32 // rg,cg,wg,ng
-	rating           uint32 // if it reaches 100 then we ban them
-	nonstdIP         net.IP
-	dnsType          uint32
-}
-
 // initCrawlers needs to be run before the startCrawlers so it can get
 // a list of current ip addresses from the other seeders and therefore
 // start the crawl process
@@ -102,13 +84,11 @@ func (s *Seeder) startCrawlers() {
 	tcount := len(s.theList)
 	if tcount == 0 {
 		if config.debug {
-			log.Printf("debug - startCrawlers fail: no twistees available\n", tcount)
+			log.Printf("debug - startCrawlers fail: no twistees available\n")
 		}
 		return
 	}
 
-	// select the twistees to crawl up to max goroutines.
-
 	// struct to hold config options for each status
 	var crawlers = []struct {
 		desc       string
@@ -195,12 +175,12 @@ func (s *Seeder) addNa(nNa *wire.NetAddress) bool {
 	}
 
 	nt := Twistee{
-		na:            nNa,
-		lastConnect:   time.Now(),
-		clientVersion: 0, // FIXME - need to get from the crawl somehow
-		status:        statusRG,
-		statusTime:    time.Now(),
-		dnsType:       DNSV4STD,
+		na:          nNa,
+		lastConnect: time.Now(),
+		version:     0,
+		status:      statusRG,
+		statusTime:  time.Now(),
+		dnsType:     DNSV4STD,
 	}
 
 	// select the dns type based on the remote address type and port
diff --git a/twistee.go b/twistee.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7ca2818
--- /dev/null
+++ b/twistee.go
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"net"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/wire"
+)
+
+// Twistee struct contains details on one twister client
+type Twistee struct {
+	na           *wire.NetAddress
+	lastConnect  time.Time
+	lastTry      time.Time
+	crawlStart   time.Time
+	statusTime   time.Time
+	crawlActive  bool
+	connectFails uint32
+	statusStr    string           // string with last error or OK details
+	version      int32            // remote client protocol version
+	strVersion   string           // remote client user agent
+	services     wire.ServiceFlag // remote client supported services
+	lastBlock    int32
+	status       uint32 // rg,cg,wg,ng
+	rating       uint32 // if it reaches 100 then we ban them
+	nonstdIP     net.IP
+	dnsType      uint32
+}