diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c8f3794a3..4f7a9f44c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 - Logger: default log level changed from `warn` to `info`.
 - Config mix task `migrate_to_db` truncates `config` table before migrating the config file.
 - Default to `prepare: :unnamed` in the database configuration.
+- Instance stats are now loaded on startup instead of being empty until next hourly job.
 <details>
   <summary>API Changes</summary>
 
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/stats.ex b/lib/pleroma/stats.ex
index 33f50dda8..4446562ac 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/stats.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/stats.ex
@@ -10,19 +10,10 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Stats do
 
   use GenServer
 
-  @init_state %{
-    peers: [],
-    stats: %{
-      domain_count: 0,
-      status_count: 0,
-      user_count: 0
-    }
-  }
-
   def start_link(_) do
     GenServer.start_link(
       __MODULE__,
-      @init_state,
+      nil,
       name: __MODULE__
     )
   end
@@ -53,8 +44,8 @@ def get_peers do
     peers
   end
 
-  def init(args) do
-    {:ok, args}
+  def init(_args) do
+    {:ok, get_stat_data()}
   end
 
   def handle_call(:force_update, _from, _state) do