diff --git a/packages/cli/src/events/WorkflowStatistics.ts b/packages/cli/src/events/WorkflowStatistics.ts
index 8089e57398ca1..6a500399c5026 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/events/WorkflowStatistics.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/events/WorkflowStatistics.ts
@@ -135,23 +135,35 @@ export async function nodeFetchedData(
 	node: INode,
 ): Promise<void> {
 	if (!workflowId) return;
-	// Try to insert the data loaded statistic
-	try {
-		await Db.collections.WorkflowStatistics.insert({
+
+	const hasLoadedDataPreviously = await Db.collections.WorkflowStatistics.findOne({
+		select: ['count'],
+		where: {
 			workflowId,
 			name: StatisticsNames.dataLoaded,
-			count: 1,
-			latestEvent: new Date(),
-		});
-	} catch (error) {
-		// if it's a duplicate key error then that's fine, otherwise throw the error
-		if (!(error instanceof QueryFailedError)) {
-			throw error;
-		}
-		// If it is a query failed error, we return
+		},
+	});
+
+	if (hasLoadedDataPreviously) {
 		return;
 	}
 
+	// Try to insert the data loaded statistic
+	try {
+		await Db.collections.WorkflowStatistics.createQueryBuilder('workflowStatistics')
+			.insert()
+			.values({
+				workflowId,
+				name: StatisticsNames.dataLoaded,
+				count: 1,
+				latestEvent: new Date(),
+			})
+			.orIgnore()
+			.execute();
+	} catch (error) {
+		LoggerProxy.warn('Failed saving loaded data statistics');
+	}
+
 	// Compile the metrics since this was a new data loaded event
 	const owner = await getWorkflowOwner(workflowId);
 	let metrics = {
diff --git a/packages/cli/test/unit/Events.test.ts b/packages/cli/test/unit/Events.test.ts
index ce9e3e58bd8f1..cb7f499d67d14 100644
--- a/packages/cli/test/unit/Events.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/test/unit/Events.test.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import type { IRun, WorkflowExecuteMode } from 'n8n-workflow';
 import { LoggerProxy } from 'n8n-workflow';
-import { QueryFailedError } from 'typeorm';
 import { mock } from 'jest-mock-extended';
 
 import config from '@/config';
 import * as Db from '@/Db';
 import { User } from '@db/entities/User';
+import { StatisticsNames } from '@db/entities/WorkflowStatistics';
 import type { WorkflowStatistics } from '@db/entities/WorkflowStatistics';
 import type { WorkflowStatisticsRepository } from '@db/repositories';
 import { nodeFetchedData, workflowExecutionCompleted } from '@/events/WorkflowStatistics';
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import { InternalHooks } from '@/InternalHooks';
 
 import { mockInstance } from '../integration/shared/utils';
 import { UserService } from '@/user/user.service';
+import { WorkflowEntity } from '@/databases/entities/WorkflowEntity';
 
 jest.mock('@/Db', () => {
 	return {
@@ -202,8 +203,14 @@ describe('Events', () => {
 
 		test('should not send metrics for entries that already have the flag set', async () => {
 			// Fetch data for workflow 2 which is set up to not be altered in the mocks
-			workflowStatisticsRepository.insert.mockImplementationOnce(() => {
-				throw new QueryFailedError('invalid insert', [], '');
+			workflowStatisticsRepository.findOne.mockImplementationOnce(async () => {
+				return {
+					count: 1,
+					name: StatisticsNames.dataLoaded,
+					latestEvent: new Date(),
+					workflowId: '2',
+					workflow: new WorkflowEntity(),
+				};
 			});
 			const workflowId = '1';
 			const node = {