--- wb_admin_control.py.orig	2015-05-10 13:31:21.966410743 +0200
+++ wb_admin_control.py	2015-05-10 13:32:29.989960713 +0200
@@ -612,6 +612,11 @@
         while result and result.nextRow():
             self.server_variables[result.stringByName("Variable_name")] = result.stringByName("Value")
 
+        self.server_global_variables = {}
+        result = self.exec_query("SHOW GLOBAL VARIABLES")
+        while result and result.nextRow():
+            self.server_global_variables[result.stringByName("Variable_name")] = result.stringByName("Value")
+
         self.status_variables_time = time.time()
         self.status_variables = {}
         result = self.exec_query("SHOW GLOBAL STATUS")
@@ -619,8 +624,8 @@
             self.status_variables[result.stringByName("Variable_name")] = result.stringByName("Value")
 
         # check version
-        if self.server_variables:
-            self.raw_version = self.server_variables["version"]
+        if self.server_global_variables:
+            self.raw_version = self.server_global_variables["version"]
             self.target_version = Version.fromstr(self.raw_version)
 
             if self.server_profile.server_version != self.raw_version: # Update profile version with live data from server
--- wb_admin_connections.py.orig	2015-05-10 13:36:42.440569636 +0200
+++ wb_admin_connections.py	2015-05-10 13:37:03.856469721 +0200
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@
         else:
             self.lbl_errors.show(False)
         
-        self.lbl_max_connections.set_text(self.ctrl_be.server_variables['max_connections'])
+        self.lbl_max_connections.set_text(self.ctrl_be.server_global_variables['max_connections'])
 
     def menu_will_show(self, item):
         if item is None: