diff --git a/backend/src/api/bitcoin/bitcoin-api-abstract-factory.ts b/backend/src/api/bitcoin/bitcoin-api-abstract-factory.ts
index c44653a3d..bd779a4af 100644
--- a/backend/src/api/bitcoin/bitcoin-api-abstract-factory.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api/bitcoin/bitcoin-api-abstract-factory.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ export interface AbstractBitcoinApi {
   $getBatchedOutspends(txId: string[]): Promise<IEsploraApi.Outspend[][]>;
 
   startHealthChecks(): void;
+  isFailedOver(): boolean;
 }
 export interface BitcoinRpcCredentials {
   host: string;
diff --git a/backend/src/api/bitcoin/bitcoin-api.ts b/backend/src/api/bitcoin/bitcoin-api.ts
index 807baae2e..15f475b39 100644
--- a/backend/src/api/bitcoin/bitcoin-api.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api/bitcoin/bitcoin-api.ts
@@ -356,6 +356,9 @@ class BitcoinApi implements AbstractBitcoinApi {
   }
 
   public startHealthChecks(): void {};
+  public isFailedOver(): boolean {
+    return false;
+  }
 }
 
 export default BitcoinApi;
diff --git a/backend/src/api/bitcoin/esplora-api.ts b/backend/src/api/bitcoin/esplora-api.ts
index d6d4327cb..0f0b19a94 100644
--- a/backend/src/api/bitcoin/esplora-api.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api/bitcoin/esplora-api.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ interface FailoverHost {
 }
 
 class FailoverRouter {
+  isFailedOver: boolean = false;
+  preferredHost: FailoverHost;
   activeHost: FailoverHost;
   fallbackHost: FailoverHost;
   hosts: FailoverHost[];
@@ -46,6 +48,7 @@ class FailoverRouter {
       socket: !!config.ESPLORA.UNIX_SOCKET_PATH,
       preferred: true,
     };
+    this.preferredHost = this.activeHost;
     this.fallbackHost = this.activeHost;
     this.hosts.unshift(this.activeHost);
     this.multihost = this.hosts.length > 1;
@@ -151,6 +154,7 @@ class FailoverRouter {
     this.sortHosts();
     this.activeHost = this.hosts[0];
     logger.warn(`Switching esplora host to ${this.activeHost.host}`);
+    this.isFailedOver = this.activeHost !== this.preferredHost;
   }
 
   private addFailure(host: FailoverHost): FailoverHost {
@@ -302,6 +306,10 @@ class ElectrsApi implements AbstractBitcoinApi {
   public startHealthChecks(): void {
     this.failoverRouter.startHealthChecks();
   }
+
+  public isFailedOver(): boolean {
+    return this.failoverRouter.isFailedOver;
+  }
 }
 
 export default ElectrsApi;
diff --git a/backend/src/api/mempool.ts b/backend/src/api/mempool.ts
index 73260dc9e..7ea96625a 100644
--- a/backend/src/api/mempool.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api/mempool.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ class Mempool {
 
   private accelerations: { [txId: string]: Acceleration } = {};
 
+  private failoverTimes: number[] = [];
+  private statisticsPaused: boolean = false;
+
   private txPerSecondArray: number[] = [];
   private txPerSecond: number = 0;
 
@@ -164,6 +167,10 @@ class Mempool {
     return this.mempoolInfo;
   }
 
+  public getStatisticsIsPaused(): boolean {
+    return this.statisticsPaused;
+  }
+
   public getTxPerSecond(): number {
     return this.txPerSecond;
   }
@@ -242,6 +249,10 @@ class Mempool {
         logger.debug(`fetched ${txs.length} transactions`);
         this.updateTimerProgress(timer, 'fetched new transactions');
 
+        if (bitcoinApi.isFailedOver()) {
+          this.failoverTimes.push(Date.now());
+        }
+
         for (const transaction of txs) {
           this.mempoolCache[transaction.txid] = transaction;
           if (this.inSync) {
@@ -259,6 +270,10 @@ class Mempool {
           }
         }
 
+        if (bitcoinApi.isFailedOver()) {
+          this.failoverTimes.push(Date.now());
+        }
+
         if (txs.length < slice.length) {
           const missing = slice.length - txs.length;
           if (config.MEMPOOL.BACKEND === 'esplora') {
@@ -491,6 +506,10 @@ class Mempool {
 
   private updateTxPerSecond() {
     const nowMinusTimeSpan = new Date().getTime() - (1000 * config.STATISTICS.TX_PER_SECOND_SAMPLE_PERIOD);
+
+    this.failoverTimes = this.failoverTimes.filter((unixTime) => unixTime > nowMinusTimeSpan);
+    this.statisticsPaused = this.failoverTimes.length > 0;
+
     this.txPerSecondArray = this.txPerSecondArray.filter((unixTime) => unixTime > nowMinusTimeSpan);
     this.txPerSecond = this.txPerSecondArray.length / config.STATISTICS.TX_PER_SECOND_SAMPLE_PERIOD || 0;
 
diff --git a/backend/src/api/statistics/statistics.ts b/backend/src/api/statistics/statistics.ts
index 27554f36d..6cdc8dc1f 100644
--- a/backend/src/api/statistics/statistics.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api/statistics/statistics.ts
@@ -29,9 +29,10 @@ class Statistics {
   }
 
   private async runStatistics(): Promise<void> {
-    if (!memPool.isInSync()) {
+    if (!memPool.isInSync() || memPool.getStatisticsIsPaused()) {
       return;
     }
+
     const currentMempool = memPool.getMempool();
     const txPerSecond = memPool.getTxPerSecond();
     const vBytesPerSecond = memPool.getVBytesPerSecond();
diff --git a/backend/src/api/websocket-handler.ts b/backend/src/api/websocket-handler.ts
index 41cb6b99c..5cabdb2b3 100644
--- a/backend/src/api/websocket-handler.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api/websocket-handler.ts
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ class WebsocketHandler {
     const da = difficultyAdjustment.getDifficultyAdjustment();
     this.updateSocketDataFields({
       'mempoolInfo': memPool.getMempoolInfo(),
-      'vBytesPerSecond': memPool.getVBytesPerSecond(),
+      'vBytesPerSecond': memPool.getStatisticsIsPaused() ? null : memPool.getVBytesPerSecond(),
       'blocks': _blocks,
       'conversions': priceUpdater.getLatestPrices(),
       'mempool-blocks': mempoolBlocks.getMempoolBlocks(),