diff --git a/code/modules/client/client_procs.dm b/code/modules/client/client_procs.dm
index c498395b4c3..3169eaefea1 100644
--- a/code/modules/client/client_procs.dm
+++ b/code/modules/client/client_procs.dm
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(blacklisted_builds, list(
 			return
 
 	var/stl = CONFIG_GET(number/second_topic_limit)
-	if (!holder && stl)
+	if (!holder && stl && href_list["window_id"] != "statbrowser")
 		var/second = round(world.time, 10)
 		if (!topiclimiter)
 			topiclimiter = new(LIMITER_SIZE)