diff --git a/app/models/petition.rb b/app/models/petition.rb
index 82de660e7..211fac78a 100644
--- a/app/models/petition.rb
+++ b/app/models/petition.rb
@@ -510,6 +510,8 @@ def scheduled_debate_state
 
   def statistics
     super || create_statistics!
+  rescue ActiveRecord::RecordNotUnique => e
+    reload_statistics
   end
 
   def reset_signature_count!(time = Time.current)
diff --git a/spec/models/petition_spec.rb b/spec/models/petition_spec.rb
index a6c172c01..deb8b931e 100644
--- a/spec/models/petition_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/petition_spec.rb
@@ -4071,4 +4071,27 @@
       end
     end
   end
+
+  describe "#statistics" do
+    let(:petition) { FactoryBot.create(:open_petition) }
+
+    it "creates a new statistics record if one doesn't exist" do
+      expect {
+        expect(petition.statistics).to be_an_instance_of(Petition::Statistics)
+      }.to change(Petition::Statistics, :count).by(1)
+    end
+
+    it "doesn't raise an ActiveRecord::RecordNotUnique error" do
+      expect {
+        p1 = described_class.find(petition.id)
+        p2 = described_class.find(petition.id)
+
+        expect(p1.association(:statistics).reader).to be_nil
+        expect(p1.association(:statistics)).to be_loaded
+
+        expect(p2.statistics).to be_an_instance_of(Petition::Statistics)
+        expect(p1.statistics).to eq(p2.statistics)
+      }.not_to raise_error
+    end
+  end
 end