diff --git a/r2/r2/lib/cache.py b/r2/r2/lib/cache.py
index ae1d2e42c..a193bff86 100644
--- a/r2/r2/lib/cache.py
+++ b/r2/r2/lib/cache.py
@@ -511,6 +511,7 @@ class StaleCacheChain(CacheChain):
         self.realcache = realcache
         self.caches = (localcache, realcache) # for the other
                                               # CacheChain machinery
+        self.stats = None
 
     def get(self, key, default=None, stale = False, **kw):
         if kw.get('allow_local', True) and key in self.caches[0]: