diff --git a/resolvers/author.py b/resolvers/author.py
index f094147e..bcede27f 100644
--- a/resolvers/author.py
+++ b/resolvers/author.py
@@ -67,6 +67,12 @@ async def get_author(_, _info, slug='', author_id=None):
             if cache and isinstance(cache, str):
                 logger.debug(f'got cached author {cache_key} -> {cache}')
                 author_dict = json.loads(cache)
+                if not author_dict.get('stat'):
+                    logger.warn('author was cached without stat')
+                    stat_str = await redis.execute('GET', f'author:{author_id}')
+                    stat = json.loads(stat_str).get('stat') if isinstance(stat_str, str) else {}
+                    author_dict['stat'] = stat
+                    logger.info(f'stat updated {stat}')
             else:
                 q = select(Author).where(Author.id == author_id)
                 [author] = await get_authors_with_stat_cached(q)