diff --git a/backend/src/api/statistics.ts b/backend/src/api/statistics.ts
index f98917231..dbac2936e 100644
--- a/backend/src/api/statistics.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api/statistics.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ class Statistics {
   protected intervalTimer: NodeJS.Timer | undefined;
   protected newStatisticsEntryCallback: ((stats: OptimizedStatistic) => void) | undefined;
   protected queryTimeout = 120000;
+  protected cache: { [date: string]: OptimizedStatistic[] } = {
+    '24h': [], '1w': [], '1m': [], '3m': [], '6m': [], '1y': [],
+  };
 
   public setNewStatisticsEntryCallback(fn: (stats: OptimizedStatistic) => void) {
     this.newStatisticsEntryCallback = fn;
@@ -29,6 +32,23 @@ class Statistics {
         this.runStatistics();
       }, 1 * 60 * 1000);
     }, difference);
+
+    this.createCache();
+    setInterval(this.createCache.bind(this), 600000);
+  }
+
+  public getCache() {
+    return this.cache;
+  }
+
+  private async createCache() {
+    this.cache['24h'] = await this.$list24H();
+    this.cache['1w'] = await this.$list1W();
+    this.cache['1m'] = await this.$list1M();
+    this.cache['3m'] = await this.$list3M();
+    this.cache['6m'] = await this.$list6M();
+    this.cache['1y'] = await this.$list1Y();
+    logger.debug('Statistics cache created');
   }
 
   private async runStatistics(): Promise<void> {
diff --git a/backend/src/database.ts b/backend/src/database.ts
index 571fab074..f288fcfa3 100644
--- a/backend/src/database.ts
+++ b/backend/src/database.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ export class DB {
     password: config.DATABASE.PASSWORD,
     connectionLimit: 10,
     supportBigNumbers: true,
-    acquireTimeout: 60000,
   });
 }
 
diff --git a/backend/src/routes.ts b/backend/src/routes.ts
index 4630696f2..f451d914d 100644
--- a/backend/src/routes.ts
+++ b/backend/src/routes.ts
@@ -20,26 +20,7 @@ import loadingIndicators from './api/loading-indicators';
 import { Common } from './api/common';
 
 class Routes {
-  private cache: { [date: string]: OptimizedStatistic[] } = {
-    '24h': [], '1w': [], '1m': [], '3m': [], '6m': [], '1y': [],
-  };
-
-  constructor() {
-    if (config.DATABASE.ENABLED && config.STATISTICS.ENABLED) {
-      this.createCache();
-      setInterval(this.createCache.bind(this), 600000);
-    }
-  }
-
-  private async createCache() {
-    this.cache['24h'] = await statistics.$list24H();
-    this.cache['1w'] = await statistics.$list1W();
-    this.cache['1m'] = await statistics.$list1M();
-    this.cache['3m'] = await statistics.$list3M();
-    this.cache['6m'] = await statistics.$list6M();
-    this.cache['1y'] = await statistics.$list1Y();
-    logger.debug('Statistics cache created');
-  }
+  constructor() {}
 
   public async get2HStatistics(req: Request, res: Response) {
     const result = await statistics.$list2H();
@@ -47,27 +28,27 @@ class Routes {
   }
 
   public get24HStatistics(req: Request, res: Response) {
-    res.json(this.cache['24h']);
+    res.json(statistics.getCache()['24h']);
   }
 
   public get1WHStatistics(req: Request, res: Response) {
-    res.json(this.cache['1w']);
+    res.json(statistics.getCache()['1w']);
   }
 
   public get1MStatistics(req: Request, res: Response) {
-    res.json(this.cache['1m']);
+    res.json(statistics.getCache()['1m']);
   }
 
   public get3MStatistics(req: Request, res: Response) {
-    res.json(this.cache['3m']);
+    res.json(statistics.getCache()['3m']);
   }
 
   public get6MStatistics(req: Request, res: Response) {
-    res.json(this.cache['6m']);
+    res.json(statistics.getCache()['6m']);
   }
 
   public get1YStatistics(req: Request, res: Response) {
-    res.json(this.cache['1y']);
+    res.json(statistics.getCache()['1y']);
   }
 
   public getInitData(req: Request, res: Response) {