diff --git a/public/include/classes/statistics.class.php b/public/include/classes/statistics.class.php
index 63d2f711..5b1e94be 100644
--- a/public/include/classes/statistics.class.php
+++ b/public/include/classes/statistics.class.php
@@ -671,8 +671,11 @@ class Statistics extends Base {
         }
       }
       // No cached data, fallback to SQL ONLY if we don't use memcache
-      if ($this->config['memcache']['enabled'])
+      if ($this->config['memcache']['enabled'] && $this->config['memcache']['force']['contrib_shares']) {
+        // Do not use SQL queries and a second layer of caching
+        $this->debug->append('Skipping SQL queries due to config option', 4);
         return false;
+      }
       $stmt = $this->mysqli->prepare("
         SELECT
           a.username AS account,
diff --git a/public/include/config/global.inc.dist.php b/public/include/config/global.inc.dist.php
index fcf092ca..66ea0e51 100644
--- a/public/include/config/global.inc.dist.php
+++ b/public/include/config/global.inc.dist.php
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ $config['memcache']['port'] = 11211;
 $config['memcache']['keyprefix'] = 'mpos_';
 $config['memcache']['expiration'] = 90;
 $config['memcache']['splay'] = 15;
+$config['memcache']['force']['contrib_shares'] = false;
 
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