diff --git a/src/routes/system.js b/src/routes/system.js
index be0839b11..d6553784d 100644
--- a/src/routes/system.js
+++ b/src/routes/system.js
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ exports = module.exports = {
     getSystemGraphs,
     getBlockDevices,
     getCpus,
-    getDmi
 };
 
 const assert = require('assert'),
@@ -152,10 +151,3 @@ async function getCpus(req, res, next) {
 
     next(new HttpSuccess(200, { cpus }));
 }
-
-async function getDmi(req, res, next) {
-    const [error, dmi] = await safe(system.getDmi());
-    if (error) return next(BoxError.toHttpError(error));
-
-    next(new HttpSuccess(200, { dmi }));
-}
diff --git a/src/routes/test/system-test.js b/src/routes/test/system-test.js
index d8885b654..b7d8e2e48 100644
--- a/src/routes/test/system-test.js
+++ b/src/routes/test/system-test.js
@@ -33,16 +33,18 @@ describe('System', function () {
         });
     });
 
-    describe('dmi', function () {
+    describe('info', function () {
         it('succeeds', async function () {
-            const response = await superagent.get(`${serverUrl}/api/v1/system/dmi`)
+            const response = await superagent.get(`${serverUrl}/api/v1/system/info`)
                 .query({ access_token: owner.token });
 
             expect(response.statusCode).to.equal(200);
-            expect(response.body.dmi).to.be.ok();
+            expect(response.body.info).to.be.ok();
 
-            expect(response.body.dmi.sysVendor).to.be.a('string');
-            expect(response.body.dmi.productName).to.be.a('string');
+            expect(response.body.info.sysVendor).to.be.a('string');
+            expect(response.body.info.productName).to.be.a('string');
+            expect(response.body.info.uptimeSecs).to.be.a('number');
+            expect(response.body.info.rebootRequired).to.be.a('boolean');
         });
     });
 
diff --git a/src/server.js b/src/server.js
index ae0dc7c8b..6fe892a1e 100644
--- a/src/server.js
+++ b/src/server.js
@@ -115,7 +115,6 @@ async function initializeExpressSync() {
     router.get ('/api/v1/system/graphs',                         token, authorizeAdmin, routes.system.getSystemGraphs);
     router.get ('/api/v1/system/disks',                          token, authorizeAdmin, routes.system.getDisks);
     router.get ('/api/v1/system/cpus',                           token, authorizeAdmin, routes.system.getCpus);
-    router.get ('/api/v1/system/dmi',                            token, authorizeAdmin, routes.system.getDmi);
     router.get ('/api/v1/system/disk_usage',                     token, authorizeAdmin, routes.system.getDiskUsage);
     router.post('/api/v1/system/disk_usage',                     token, authorizeAdmin, routes.system.updateDiskUsage);
     router.get ('/api/v1/system/block_devices',                  token, authorizeAdmin, routes.system.getBlockDevices);
diff --git a/src/system.js b/src/system.js
index 7acb7554d..f5bd04601 100644
--- a/src/system.js
+++ b/src/system.js
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ exports = module.exports = {
     runSystemChecks,
     getProvider,
     getCpus,
-    getDmi
 };
 
 const apps = require('./apps.js'),
@@ -282,10 +281,16 @@ async function reboot() {
 async function getInfo() {
     // https://serverfault.com/questions/92932/how-does-ubuntu-keep-track-of-the-system-restart-required-flag-in-motd
     const rebootRequired = fs.existsSync('/var/run/reboot-required');
-    const uptime = safe.child_process.execSync('uptime -s', { encoding: 'utf8' });
+    const uptime = safe.fs.readFileSync('/proc/uptime', 'utf8');
+    const uptimeSecs = parseInt(uptime.split(' ')[0], 10);
+
+    const sysVendor = safe.fs.readFileSync('/sys/devices/virtual/dmi/id/sys_vendor', 'utf8');
+    const productName = safe.fs.readFileSync('/sys/devices/virtual/dmi/id/product_name', 'utf8');
 
     return {
-        uptime,
+        sysVendor,
+        productName,
+        uptimeSecs,
         rebootRequired
     };
 }
@@ -376,13 +381,3 @@ function getProvider() {
 async function getCpus() {
     return os.cpus();
 }
-
-async function getDmi() {
-    const sysVendor = safe.fs.readFileSync('/sys/devices/virtual/dmi/id/sys_vendor', 'utf8');
-    const productName = safe.fs.readFileSync('/sys/devices/virtual/dmi/id/product_name', 'utf8');
-
-    return {
-        sysVendor,
-        productName
-    };
-}
diff --git a/src/test/system-test.js b/src/test/system-test.js
index b50655446..b2034424a 100644
--- a/src/test/system-test.js
+++ b/src/test/system-test.js
@@ -53,11 +53,13 @@ describe('System', function () {
         expect(cpus[0].model).to.be.a('string');
     });
 
-    it('can get DMI', async function () {
-        const dmi = await system.getDmi();
+    it('can get info', async function () {
+        const info = await system.getInfo();
 
-        expect(dmi.sysVendor).to.be.a('string');
-        expect(dmi.productName).to.be.a('string');
+        expect(info.sysVendor).to.be.a('string');
+        expect(info.productName).to.be.a('string');
+        expect(info.uptimeSecs).to.be.a('number');
+        expect(info.rebootRequired).to.be.a('boolean');
     });
 
     it('can get diskUsage', async function () {