diff --git a/uplc/src/plc.rs b/uplc/src/plc.rs
index fab4ace..d6311eb 100644
--- a/uplc/src/plc.rs
+++ b/uplc/src/plc.rs
@@ -83,6 +83,22 @@ pub async fn run_plc_sync(db: DB, stats: Arc<RwLock<Stats>>) -> Result<()> {
     let mut total = 0;
 
     loop {
+        // todo this won't hold up after the backfill as it'll be slower
+        // and we likely won't get full batches.
+        if total % 500_000 == 0 {
+            println!("refreshing stats at {} ops", total);
+
+            tokio::task::spawn_blocking({
+                let db = db.clone();
+                let mut stats = stats.clone().write_owned().await;
+                // todo this does make the api unavailable while it's working
+                // as the rwlock doesn't allow any readers while a writer is open
+                move || async move { stats.refresh(&db) }
+            })
+            .await?
+            .await?;
+        }
+
         println!("seen {} this session with seq {}", total, after);
         let url = format!("https://plc.directory/export?count=1000&after={}", after);