diff --git a/services/scheduled_tasks/repo.go b/services/scheduled_tasks/repo.go
index 5003908e..db881e8f 100644
--- a/services/scheduled_tasks/repo.go
+++ b/services/scheduled_tasks/repo.go
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ func run_data_stats_query() map[string]interface{} {
 	return s
 }
 
-func do_stats_insert(table string, value int) {
+func do_stats_insert(table string, value int64) {
 	if stats_db == nil {
 		return
 	}
diff --git a/services/scheduled_tasks/tasks.go b/services/scheduled_tasks/tasks.go
index 912c7b90..d6f2178d 100644
--- a/services/scheduled_tasks/tasks.go
+++ b/services/scheduled_tasks/tasks.go
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ func task_main() {
 	log.Println("running per-minute scheduled tasks")
 
 	update_db_meta()
-	update_stats()
 	update_bot_status()
+	update_stats()
 }
 
 var table_stat_keys = []string{"system", "member", "group", "switch", "message"}
@@ -66,13 +66,13 @@ func get_discord_counts() (int, int) {
 func update_stats() {
 	guild_count, channel_count := get_discord_counts()
 
-	do_stats_insert("guilds", guild_count)
-	do_stats_insert("channels", channel_count)
+	do_stats_insert("guilds", int64(guild_count))
+	do_stats_insert("channels", int64(channel_count))
 
 	data_stats := run_data_stats_query()
 	for _, key := range table_stat_keys {
 		val := data_stats[key+"_count"].(int64)
-		do_stats_insert(plural(key), int(val))
+		do_stats_insert(plural(key), val)
 	}
 }