diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index 116f83f26c..5ef6b0e3ae 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -5196,7 +5196,6 @@ void Application::pauseUntilLoginDetermined() {
     menu->getMenu("Navigate")->setVisible(false);
     menu->getMenu("Settings")->setVisible(false);
     _developerMenuVisible = menu->getMenu("Developer")->isVisible();
-    _showStatsEnabled = menu->isOptionChecked(MenuOption::Stats);
     menu->setIsOptionChecked(MenuOption::Stats, false);
     if (_developerMenuVisible) {
         menu->getMenu("Developer")->setVisible(false);
@@ -5285,7 +5284,6 @@ void Application::resumeAfterLoginDialogActionTaken() {
     menu->getMenu("Navigate")->setVisible(true);
     menu->getMenu("Settings")->setVisible(true);
     menu->getMenu("Developer")->setVisible(_developerMenuVisible);
-    menu->setIsOptionChecked(MenuOption::Stats, _showStatsEnabled);
     _myCamera.setMode(_previousCameraMode);
     cameraModeChanged();
 }
diff --git a/interface/src/Application.h b/interface/src/Application.h
index 15eb3cfe46..a3bbb2b83f 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.h
+++ b/interface/src/Application.h
@@ -688,7 +688,6 @@ private:
 
     int _maxOctreePPS = DEFAULT_MAX_OCTREE_PPS;
     bool _interstitialModeEnabled{ false };
-    bool _showStatsEnabled{ false };
 
     bool _loginDialogPoppedUp = false;
     // if visible before login popped up.
diff --git a/interface/src/Menu.cpp b/interface/src/Menu.cpp
index 6591e5bc98..a3c854d883 100644
--- a/interface/src/Menu.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Menu.cpp
@@ -806,7 +806,7 @@ Menu::Menu() {
     connect(action, &QAction::triggered, qApp, []() { std::thread(crash::newFault).join(); });
 
     // Developer > Show Statistics
-    addCheckableActionToQMenuAndActionHash(developerMenu, MenuOption::Stats);
+    addCheckableActionToQMenuAndActionHash(developerMenu, MenuOption::Stats, 0, true);
 
     // Developer > Show Animation Statistics
     addCheckableActionToQMenuAndActionHash(developerMenu, MenuOption::AnimStats);