diff --git a/webapp/components/CountTo.vue b/webapp/components/CountTo.vue
index ee0e3e082..65ad84b56 100644
--- a/webapp/components/CountTo.vue
+++ b/webapp/components/CountTo.vue
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <span>
     <no-ssr placeholder="0" tag="span">
       <count-to
-        :start-val="lastEndVal || startVal"
+        :start-val="startVal"
         :end-val="endVal"
         :duration="duration"
         :autoplay="autoplay"
@@ -25,23 +25,5 @@ export default {
     autoplay: { type: Boolean, default: true },
     separator: { type: String, default: '.' },
   },
-  data() {
-    return {
-      lastEndVal: null,
-      isReady: false,
-    }
-  },
-  watch: {
-    endVal(endVal) {
-      if (this.isReady && this.startVal === 0 && !this.lastEndVal) {
-        this.lastEndVal = this.endVal
-      }
-    },
-  },
-  mounted() {
-    setTimeout(() => {
-      this.isReady = true
-    }, 500)
-  },
 }
 </script>
diff --git a/webapp/pages/admin/index.vue b/webapp/pages/admin/index.vue
index 7790ed849..39dd4800e 100644
--- a/webapp/pages/admin/index.vue
+++ b/webapp/pages/admin/index.vue
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
             <ds-space margin="small">
               <ds-number :count="0" :label="$t('admin.dashboard.users')" size="x-large" uppercase>
                 <no-ssr slot="count">
-                  <hc-count-to :start-val="0" :end-val="statistics.countUsers || 0" />
+                  <hc-count-to :end-val="statistics.countUsers || 0" />
                 </no-ssr>
               </ds-number>
             </ds-space>
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
             <ds-space margin="small">
               <ds-number :count="0" :label="$t('admin.dashboard.posts')" size="x-large" uppercase>
                 <no-ssr slot="count">
-                  <hc-count-to :start-val="0" :end-val="statistics.countPosts || 0" />
+                  <hc-count-to :end-val="statistics.countPosts || 0" />
                 </no-ssr>
               </ds-number>
             </ds-space>
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
                 uppercase
               >
                 <no-ssr slot="count">
-                  <hc-count-to :start-val="0" :end-val="statistics.countComments || 0" />
+                  <hc-count-to :end-val="statistics.countComments || 0" />
                 </no-ssr>
               </ds-number>
             </ds-space>
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
                 uppercase
               >
                 <no-ssr slot="count">
-                  <hc-count-to :start-val="0" :end-val="statistics.countNotifications || 0" />
+                  <hc-count-to :end-val="statistics.countNotifications || 0" />
                 </no-ssr>
               </ds-number>
             </ds-space>
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
                 uppercase
               >
                 <no-ssr slot="count">
-                  <hc-count-to :start-val="0" :end-val="statistics.countOrganizations || 0" />
+                  <hc-count-to :end-val="statistics.countOrganizations || 0" />
                 </no-ssr>
               </ds-number>
             </ds-space>
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
                 uppercase
               >
                 <no-ssr slot="count">
-                  <hc-count-to :start-val="0" :end-val="statistics.countProjects || 0" />
+                  <hc-count-to :end-val="statistics.countProjects || 0" />
                 </no-ssr>
               </ds-number>
             </ds-space>
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
             <ds-space margin="small">
               <ds-number :count="0" :label="$t('admin.dashboard.invites')" size="x-large" uppercase>
                 <no-ssr slot="count">
-                  <hc-count-to :start-val="0" :end-val="statistics.countInvites || 0" />
+                  <hc-count-to :end-val="statistics.countInvites || 0" />
                 </no-ssr>
               </ds-number>
             </ds-space>
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
             <ds-space margin="small">
               <ds-number :count="0" :label="$t('admin.dashboard.follows')" size="x-large" uppercase>
                 <no-ssr slot="count">
-                  <hc-count-to :start-val="0" :end-val="statistics.countFollows || 0" />
+                  <hc-count-to :end-val="statistics.countFollows || 0" />
                 </no-ssr>
               </ds-number>
             </ds-space>
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
             <ds-space margin="small">
               <ds-number :count="0" :label="$t('admin.dashboard.shouts')" size="x-large" uppercase>
                 <no-ssr slot="count">
-                  <hc-count-to :start-val="0" :end-val="statistics.countShouts || 0" />
+                  <hc-count-to :end-val="statistics.countShouts || 0" />
                 </no-ssr>
               </ds-number>
             </ds-space>
@@ -128,9 +128,6 @@ export default {
       return process.client
     },
   },
-  mounted() {
-    this.$apollo.queries.statistics.startPolling(5000)
-  },
   apollo: {
     statistics: {
       query: gql`