diff --git a/go/performance/utils/benchmark_runner/dolt_tpcc.go b/go/performance/utils/benchmark_runner/dolt_tpcc.go
index 0b976dbb960..e8b57c9ed95 100644
--- a/go/performance/utils/benchmark_runner/dolt_tpcc.go
+++ b/go/performance/utils/benchmark_runner/dolt_tpcc.go
@@ -71,10 +71,6 @@ func (b *doltTpccBenchmarkerImpl) Benchmark(ctx context.Context) (Results, error
 	}
 	defer os.RemoveAll(testRepo)
 
-	if err := configureStats(ctx, b.serverConfig.GetServerExec(), testRepo); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
 	serverParams, err := b.serverConfig.GetServerArgs()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -118,21 +114,3 @@ func GetTpccTests(config TpccConfig) []Test {
 	}
 	return tests
 }
-
-func configureStats(ctx context.Context, doltPath, dbPath string) error {
-	queries := []string{
-		"set @@PERSIST.dolt_stats_auto_refresh_enabled = 1;",
-		"set @@PERSIST.dolt_stats_auto_refresh_interval = 0",
-		"set @@PERSIST.dolt_stats_auto_refresh_threshold = 1.0;",
-		"select sleep(1)",
-		"set @@PERSIST.dolt_stats_auto_refresh_enabled = 0;",
-	}
-	for _, q := range queries {
-		q := ExecCommand(ctx, doltPath, "sql", "-q", q)
-		q.Dir = dbPath
-		if err := q.Run(); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-	return nil
-}
diff --git a/go/performance/utils/benchmark_runner/tpcc.go b/go/performance/utils/benchmark_runner/tpcc.go
index be265e6b568..4ef585dc044 100644
--- a/go/performance/utils/benchmark_runner/tpcc.go
+++ b/go/performance/utils/benchmark_runner/tpcc.go
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/jmoiron/sqlx"
 )
 
 type tpccTesterImpl struct {
@@ -51,6 +55,78 @@ func (t *tpccTesterImpl) outputToResult(output []byte) (*Result, error) {
 	return OutputToResult(output, t.serverConfig.GetServerType(), t.serverConfig.GetVersion(), t.test.GetName(), t.test.GetId(), t.suiteId, t.config.GetRuntimeOs(), t.config.GetRuntimeGoArch(), t.serverParams, t.test.GetParamsToSlice(), nil, false)
 }
 
+func (t *tpccTesterImpl) collectStats(ctx context.Context) error {
+	if !strings.Contains(t.serverConfig.GetServerExec(), "dolt") {
+		return nil
+	}
+	db, err := sqlx.Open("mysql", fmt.Sprintf("root:@tcp(%s:%d)/sbt", t.serverConfig.GetHost(), t.serverConfig.GetPort()))
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	c, err := db.Connx(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	{
+		// configuration, restart, and check needs to be in the same session
+		tx, err := c.BeginTxx(ctx, nil)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		if _, err := tx.Exec("set @@GLOBAL.dolt_stats_auto_refresh_enabled = 1;"); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if _, err := tx.Exec("set @@GLOBAL.dolt_stats_auto_refresh_interval = 0;"); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if _, err := tx.Exec("set @@PERSIST.dolt_stats_auto_refresh_interval = 0;"); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if _, err := tx.Exec("set @@PERSIST.dolt_stats_auto_refresh_enabled = 1;"); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if _, err := tx.Exec("use sbt;"); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if _, err := tx.Exec("call dolt_stats_restart();"); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		rows := map[string]interface{}{"cnt": 0}
+		tick := time.NewTicker(5 * time.Second)
+		for {
+			if rows["cnt"] != 0 {
+				fmt.Printf("collected %d histogram buckets\n", rows["cnt"])
+				break
+			}
+			select {
+			case <-tick.C:
+				res, err := tx.Queryx("select count(*) as cnt from dolt_statistics;")
+				if err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+				if !res.Next() {
+					return fmt.Errorf("failed to set statistics")
+				}
+				if err := res.MapScan(rows); err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+				if err := res.Close(); err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	if _, err := c.QueryContext(ctx, "call dolt_stats_stop();"); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (t *tpccTesterImpl) prepare(ctx context.Context) error {
 	args := t.test.GetPrepareArgs(t.serverConfig)
 	cmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, t.tpccCommand, args...)
@@ -105,6 +181,10 @@ func (t *tpccTesterImpl) Test(ctx context.Context) (*Result, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	if err := t.collectStats(ctx); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	fmt.Println("Running test", t.test.GetName())
 
 	rs, err := t.run(ctx)