diff --git a/backend/src/fetchers/stats.js b/backend/src/fetchers/stats.js
index 3e12e7dc..e5234064 100644
--- a/backend/src/fetchers/stats.js
+++ b/backend/src/fetchers/stats.js
@@ -148,8 +148,11 @@ const statsFetcher = async ({
     const repoNodes = res.data.data.user.repositories.nodes;
     if (stats) {
       if (fetchedPages === 1) {
-        // make deep copy of stats to avoid altering the cached response object in frontend
-        stats = structuredClone(stats);
+        // make deep copy of relevant stats fields to avoid altering the cached response object in frontend
+        stats = structuredClone({
+          data: stats.data,
+          statusText: stats.statusText,
+        });
       }
       stats.data.data.user.repositories.nodes.push(...repoNodes);
     } else {