diff --git a/fuzzers/FRET/benchmark/.gitignore b/fuzzers/FRET/benchmark/.gitignore
index 8ae16ec83e..0a356bac3c 100644
--- a/fuzzers/FRET/benchmark/.gitignore
+++ b/fuzzers/FRET/benchmark/.gitignore
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-timedump
+*dump
+timedump*
 corpora
 build
 mnt
 .R*
 *.png
-*.pdf
\ No newline at end of file
+*.pdf
diff --git a/fuzzers/FRET/src/clock.rs b/fuzzers/FRET/src/clock.rs
index c9987c67e1..131b66b85b 100644
--- a/fuzzers/FRET/src/clock.rs
+++ b/fuzzers/FRET/src/clock.rs
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ use libafl::{
     observers::{Observer,VariableMapObserver},
     state::{StdState, HasNamedMetadata},
     Error,
-    observers::ObserversTuple, prelude::UsesInput,
+    observers::ObserversTuple, prelude::UsesInput, impl_serdeany,
 };
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
-use std::{cell::UnsafeCell, cmp::max};
+use std::{cell::UnsafeCell, cmp::max, env, fs::OpenOptions, io::Write};
 use libafl::bolts::tuples::Named;
 
 use libafl_qemu::{
@@ -82,9 +82,11 @@ impl Default for MaxIcountMetadata {
     }
 }
 
-//========== Observer
+/// A piece of metadata tracking all icounts
+#[derive(Debug, SerdeAny, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct IcHist(pub Vec<u64>);
 
-pub static mut ICOUNT_HISTORY : Vec<u64> = vec![];
+//========== Observer
 
 /// A simple observer, just overlooking the runtime of the target.
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, Clone)]
@@ -114,7 +116,7 @@ impl QemuClockObserver {
 
 impl<S> Observer<S> for QemuClockObserver
 where
-    S: UsesInput,
+    S: UsesInput + HasMetadata,
 {
     fn pre_exec(&mut self, _state: &mut S, _input: &S::Input) -> Result<(), Error> {
         // Only remember the pre-run ticks if presistent mode ist used
@@ -133,7 +135,32 @@ where
         unsafe { self.end_tick = emu::icount_get_raw() };
         // println!("clock post {}", self.end_tick);
         // println!("Number of Ticks: {} <- {} {}",self.end_tick - self.start_tick, self.end_tick, self.start_tick);
-        unsafe { ICOUNT_HISTORY.push(self.end_tick - self.start_tick) };
+        let metadata =_state.metadata_mut();
+        let hist = metadata.get_mut::<IcHist>();
+        match hist {
+            None => {
+                metadata.insert(IcHist(vec![self.end_tick - self.start_tick]));
+            }
+            Some(v) => {
+                v.0.push(self.end_tick - self.start_tick);
+                if v.0.len() >= 1000 {
+                    if let Ok(td) = env::var("TIME_DUMP") {
+                        let mut file = OpenOptions::new()
+                            .read(true)
+                            .write(true)
+                            .create(true)
+                            .append(true)
+                            .open(td).expect("Could not open timedump");
+                        for i in std::mem::take(&mut v.0).into_iter() {
+                            writeln!(file, "{}", i).expect("Write to dump failed");
+                        }
+                    } else {
+                        // If we don't write out values we don't need to remember them at all
+                        v.0.clear();
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
         Ok(())
     }
 }
@@ -167,7 +194,7 @@ pub struct ClockTimeFeedback {
 
 impl<S> Feedback<S> for ClockTimeFeedback
 where
-    S: UsesInput + HasClientPerfMonitor,
+    S: UsesInput + HasClientPerfMonitor + HasMetadata,
 {
     #[allow(clippy::wrong_self_convention)]
     fn is_interesting<EM, OT>(
diff --git a/fuzzers/FRET/src/fuzzer.rs b/fuzzers/FRET/src/fuzzer.rs
index 45be58c1f2..1e05eca309 100644
--- a/fuzzers/FRET/src/fuzzer.rs
+++ b/fuzzers/FRET/src/fuzzer.rs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ use libafl::{
     observers::{VariableMapObserver},
     schedulers::{IndexesLenTimeMinimizerScheduler, QueueScheduler},
     stages::StdMutationalStage,
-    state::{HasCorpus, StdState},
+    state::{HasCorpus, StdState, HasMetadata},
     Error,
     prelude::{SimpleMonitor, SimpleEventManager, AsMutSlice, RandBytesGenerator, Generator, SimpleRestartingEventManager}, Evaluator,
 };
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ use libafl_qemu::{
     QemuHooks, Regs, QemuInstrumentationFilter, GuestAddr,
 };
 use crate::{
-    clock::{QemuClockObserver, ClockTimeFeedback, QemuClockIncreaseFeedback, ICOUNT_HISTORY},
+    clock::{QemuClockObserver, ClockTimeFeedback, QemuClockIncreaseFeedback, IcHist},
     qemustate::QemuStateRestoreHelper,
     systemstate::{helpers::QemuSystemStateHelper, observers::QemuSystemStateObserver, feedbacks::{DumpSystraceFeedback, NovelSystemStateFeedback}}, worst::{TimeMaximizerCorpusScheduler, ExecTimeIncFeedback, TimeStateMaximizerCorpusScheduler},
 };
@@ -360,10 +360,10 @@ pub fn fuzz() {
                             .read(true)
                             .write(true)
                             .create(true)
-                            .append(false)
+                            .append(true)
                             .open(td).expect("Could not open timedump");
-                        unsafe {
-                            for i in ICOUNT_HISTORY.iter() {
+                        if let Some(ichist) = state.metadata().get::<IcHist>() {
+                            for i in ichist.0.iter() {
                                 writeln!(file, "{}", i).expect("Write to dump failed");
                             }
                         }
@@ -400,24 +400,24 @@ pub fn fuzz() {
     #[cfg(feature = "singlecore")]
     {
         let monitor = SimpleMonitor::new(|s| println!("{}", s));
-        let mgr = SimpleEventManager::new(monitor);
-        run_client(None, mgr, 0);
+        // let mgr = SimpleEventManager::new(monitor);
+        // run_client(None, mgr, 0);
 
-        // let mut shmem_provider = StdShMemProvider::new().unwrap();
-        // let (state, mut mgr) = match SimpleRestartingEventManager::launch(monitor, &mut shmem_provider)
-        // {
-        //     // The restarting state will spawn the same process again as child, then restarted it each time it crashes.
-        //     Ok(res) => res,
-        //     Err(err) => match err {
-        //         Error::ShuttingDown => {
-        //             return;
-        //         }
-        //         _ => {
-        //             panic!("Failed to setup the restarter: {}", err);
-        //         }
-        //     },
-        // };
-        // run_client(state, mgr, 0);
+        let mut shmem_provider = StdShMemProvider::new().unwrap();
+        let (state, mut mgr) = match SimpleRestartingEventManager::launch(monitor, &mut shmem_provider)
+        {
+            // The restarting state will spawn the same process again as child, then restarted it each time it crashes.
+            Ok(res) => res,
+            Err(err) => match err {
+                Error::ShuttingDown => {
+                    return;
+                }
+                _ => {
+                    panic!("Failed to setup the restarter: {}", err);
+                }
+            },
+        };
+        run_client(state, mgr, 0);
     }
     // else -> multicore
     #[cfg(not(feature = "singlecore"))]