1 files changed, 5 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/doStats.go b/doStats.go
index ded473c..35b4c6d 100644
--- a/doStats.go
+++ b/doStats.go
@@ -32,18 +32,18 @@ func doVerify() (string, error) {
 
 func doStats(r *gitpb.Repo) (string, error) {
 	var allerr error
+	pb, err := r.LoadStats()
+	allerr = errors.Join(allerr, err)
+
 	// collect the stats
-	err := collectStats(r)
+	err = collectStats(r, pb)
 	allerr = errors.Join(allerr, err)
 
 	// build()
 	return "verify ran", nil
 }
 
-func collectStats(r *gitpb.Repo) error {
-	if r.Stats == nil {
-		r.Stats = new(gitpb.Stats)
-	}
+func collectStats(r *gitpb.Repo, pb *gitpb.Stats) error {
 	if hasOrigin(r) {
 		log.Info("repo doesn't have origin")
 	}