diff --git a/server/src/engine/analytics.ts b/server/src/engine/analytics.ts
index c7b70d9..13da7aa 100644
--- a/server/src/engine/analytics.ts
+++ b/server/src/engine/analytics.ts
@@ -4,24 +4,31 @@ function today(): string {
   return new Date().toISOString().slice(0, 10)
 }
 
-const incrementStmt = sqlite.prepare(
-  `INSERT INTO analytics (date, metric, value) VALUES (?, ?, 1)
-   ON CONFLICT(date, metric) DO UPDATE SET value = value + 1`
-)
+let _incrementStmt: ReturnType<typeof sqlite.prepare> | null = null
+let _incrementByStmt: ReturnType<typeof sqlite.prepare> | null = null
 
-const incrementByStmt = sqlite.prepare(
-  `INSERT INTO analytics (date, metric, value) VALUES (?, ?, ?)
-   ON CONFLICT(date, metric) DO UPDATE SET value = value + ?`
-)
+function getIncrementStmt() {
+  return _incrementStmt ??= sqlite.prepare(
+    `INSERT INTO analytics (date, metric, value) VALUES (?, ?, 1)
+     ON CONFLICT(date, metric) DO UPDATE SET value = value + 1`
+  )
+}
+
+function getIncrementByStmt() {
+  return _incrementByStmt ??= sqlite.prepare(
+    `INSERT INTO analytics (date, metric, value) VALUES (?, ?, ?)
+     ON CONFLICT(date, metric) DO UPDATE SET value = value + ?`
+  )
+}
 
 /** Increment a metric counter for today */
 export function trackMetric(metric: string): void {
-  try { incrementStmt.run(today(), metric) } catch { /* best-effort */ }
+  try { getIncrementStmt().run(today(), metric) } catch { /* best-effort */ }
 }
 
 /** Increment a metric by a specific amount */
 export function trackMetricBy(metric: string, amount: number): void {
-  try { incrementByStmt.run(today(), metric, amount, amount) } catch { /* best-effort */ }
+  try { getIncrementByStmt().run(today(), metric, amount, amount) } catch { /* best-effort */ }
 }
 
 /** Record a fight completion with aggregate counters */