diff --git a/src/c3nav/mapdata/utils/cache/stats.py b/src/c3nav/mapdata/utils/cache/stats.py
index be2678f3..32ac4c04 100644
--- a/src/c3nav/mapdata/utils/cache/stats.py
+++ b/src/c3nav/mapdata/utils/cache/stats.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ def increment_cache_key(cache_key):
     try:
         cache.incr(cache_key)
     except ValueError:
-        cache.set(cache_key, 0, None)
+        cache.set(cache_key, 1, None)
 
 
 def stats_snapshot(reset=True):