diff --git a/src/invidious.cr b/src/invidious.cr
index 6a9d4970..ecdd1476 100644
--- a/src/invidious.cr
+++ b/src/invidious.cr
@@ -163,39 +163,8 @@ Invidious::Jobs.register Invidious::Jobs::RefreshChannelsJob.new(PG_DB, logger,
 Invidious::Jobs.register Invidious::Jobs::RefreshFeedsJob.new(PG_DB, logger, config)
 Invidious::Jobs.register Invidious::Jobs::SubscribeToFeedsJob.new(PG_DB, logger, config, HMAC_KEY)
 
-statistics = {
-  "error" => "Statistics are not availabile.",
-}
 if config.statistics_enabled
-  spawn do
-    statistics = {
-      "version"           => "2.0",
-      "software"          => SOFTWARE,
-      "openRegistrations" => config.registration_enabled,
-      "usage"             => {
-        "users" => {
-          "total"          => PG_DB.query_one("SELECT count(*) FROM users", as: Int64),
-          "activeHalfyear" => PG_DB.query_one("SELECT count(*) FROM users WHERE CURRENT_TIMESTAMP - updated < '6 months'", as: Int64),
-          "activeMonth"    => PG_DB.query_one("SELECT count(*) FROM users WHERE CURRENT_TIMESTAMP - updated < '1 month'", as: Int64),
-        },
-      },
-      "metadata" => {
-        "updatedAt"              => Time.utc.to_unix,
-        "lastChannelRefreshedAt" => PG_DB.query_one?("SELECT updated FROM channels ORDER BY updated DESC LIMIT 1", as: Time).try &.to_unix || 0_i64,
-      },
-    }
-
-    loop do
-      sleep 1.minute
-      Fiber.yield
-
-      statistics["usage"].as(Hash)["users"].as(Hash)["total"] = PG_DB.query_one("SELECT count(*) FROM users", as: Int64)
-      statistics["usage"].as(Hash)["users"].as(Hash)["activeHalfyear"] = PG_DB.query_one("SELECT count(*) FROM users WHERE CURRENT_TIMESTAMP - updated < '6 months'", as: Int64)
-      statistics["usage"].as(Hash)["users"].as(Hash)["activeMonth"] = PG_DB.query_one("SELECT count(*) FROM users WHERE CURRENT_TIMESTAMP - updated < '1 month'", as: Int64)
-      statistics["metadata"].as(Hash(String, Int64))["updatedAt"] = Time.utc.to_unix
-      statistics["metadata"].as(Hash(String, Int64))["lastChannelRefreshedAt"] = PG_DB.query_one?("SELECT updated FROM channels ORDER BY updated DESC LIMIT 1", as: Time).try &.to_unix || 0_i64
-    end
-  end
+  Invidious::Jobs.register Invidious::Jobs::StatisticsRefreshJob.new(PG_DB, config, SOFTWARE)
 end
 
 Invidious::Jobs.register Invidious::Jobs::PullPopularVideosJob.new(PG_DB)
@@ -3658,12 +3627,7 @@ get "/api/v1/stats" do |env|
     next error_message
   end
 
-  if statistics["error"]?
-    env.response.status_code = 500
-    next statistics.to_json
-  end
-
-  statistics.to_json
+  Invidious::Jobs::StatisticsRefreshJob::STATISTICS.to_json
 end
 
 # YouTube provides "storyboards", which are sprites containing x * y
diff --git a/src/invidious/jobs/statistics_refresh_job.cr b/src/invidious/jobs/statistics_refresh_job.cr
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..021671be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/invidious/jobs/statistics_refresh_job.cr
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+class Invidious::Jobs::StatisticsRefreshJob < Invidious::Jobs::BaseJob
+  STATISTICS = {
+    "version"  => "2.0",
+    "software" => {
+      "name"    => "invidious",
+      "version" => "",
+      "branch"  => "",
+    },
+    "openRegistrations" => true,
+    "usage"             => {
+      "users" => {
+        "total"          => 0_i64,
+        "activeHalfyear" => 0_i64,
+        "activeMonth"    => 0_i64,
+      },
+    },
+    "metadata" => {
+      "updatedAt"              => Time.utc.to_unix,
+      "lastChannelRefreshedAt" => 0_i64,
+    },
+  }
+
+  private getter db : DB::Database
+  private getter config : Config
+
+  def initialize(@db, @config, @software_config : Hash(String, String))
+  end
+
+  def begin
+    load_initial_stats
+
+    loop do
+      refresh_stats
+      sleep 1.minute
+      Fiber.yield
+    end
+  end
+
+  # should only be called once at the very beginning
+  private def load_initial_stats
+    STATISTICS["software"] = {
+      "name"    => @software_config["name"],
+      "version" => @software_config["version"],
+      "branch"  => @software_config["branch"],
+    }
+    STATISTICS["openRegistration"] = config.registration_enabled
+  end
+
+  private def refresh_stats
+    users = STATISTICS.dig("usage", "users").as(Hash(String, Int64))
+    users["total"] = db.query_one("SELECT count(*) FROM users", as: Int64)
+    users["activeHalfyear"] = db.query_one("SELECT count(*) FROM users WHERE CURRENT_TIMESTAMP - updated < '6 months'", as: Int64)
+    users["activeMonth"] = db.query_one("SELECT count(*) FROM users WHERE CURRENT_TIMESTAMP - updated < '1 month'", as: Int64)
+    STATISTICS["metadata"] = {
+      "updatedAt"              => Time.utc.to_unix,
+      "lastChannelRefreshedAt" => db.query_one?("SELECT updated FROM channels ORDER BY updated DESC LIMIT 1", as: Time).try &.to_unix || 0_i64,
+    }
+  end
+end