diff --git a/sysutils/bsdstats/Makefile b/sysutils/bsdstats/Makefile
index 438d012343f4..da7321c9cc5e 100644
--- a/sysutils/bsdstats/Makefile
+++ b/sysutils/bsdstats/Makefile
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ DISTFILES=
 MAINTAINER=	scrappy@freebsd.org
 COMMENT=	Monthly script for reporting anonymous statistics about your machine
 
+RUN_DEPENDS=	nc:${PORTSDIR}/net/netcat
+
 NO_BUILD=	yes
 PLIST_FILES=	etc/periodic/monthly/300.statistics
 PLIST_DIRS=	etc/periodic/monthly \
diff --git a/sysutils/bsdstats/files/300.statistics b/sysutils/bsdstats/files/300.statistics
index 57e58581f01c..3f76e6bc9c90 100644
--- a/sysutils/bsdstats/files/300.statistics
+++ b/sysutils/bsdstats/files/300.statistics
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh -
 #
-# $FreeBSD: /tmp/pcvs/ports/sysutils/bsdstats/files/Attic/300.statistics,v 1.35 2006-12-04 01:44:24 scrappy Exp $
+# $FreeBSD: /tmp/pcvs/ports/sysutils/bsdstats/files/Attic/300.statistics,v 1.36 2006-12-05 13:26:32 scrappy Exp $
 #
 
 # If there is a global system configuration file, suck it in.
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ ${proxy_auth}Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
 Content-Length: ${string_length}
 
 token=${TOKEN}&key=${KEY}${query_string}" | \
-		/usr/bin/nc $nc_host $nc_port  | \
+		nc $nc_host $nc_port  | \
 		grep STATUS= | {
           local IFS
           IFS='= 
diff --git a/sysutils/bsdstats/files/300.statistics.in b/sysutils/bsdstats/files/300.statistics.in
index 142c7de26167..2e4b7af3a2a4 100644
--- a/sysutils/bsdstats/files/300.statistics.in
+++ b/sysutils/bsdstats/files/300.statistics.in
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh -
 #
-# $FreeBSD: /tmp/pcvs/ports/sysutils/bsdstats/files/300.statistics.in,v 1.35 2006-12-04 01:44:24 scrappy Exp $
+# $FreeBSD: /tmp/pcvs/ports/sysutils/bsdstats/files/300.statistics.in,v 1.36 2006-12-05 13:26:32 scrappy Exp $
 #
 
 # If there is a global system configuration file, suck it in.
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ ${proxy_auth}Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
 Content-Length: ${string_length}
 
 token=${TOKEN}&key=${KEY}${query_string}" | \
-		/usr/bin/nc $nc_host $nc_port  | \
+		nc $nc_host $nc_port  | \
 		grep STATUS= | {
           local IFS
           IFS='=