diff --git a/packages/stats/core/src/domain/geo.ts b/packages/stats/core/src/domain/geo.ts
index b75e08a34b..4b18446999 100644
--- a/packages/stats/core/src/domain/geo.ts
+++ b/packages/stats/core/src/domain/geo.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import {
   chunks,
   collapseRows,
   inserted,
-  isMissingUniqueUsersColumn,
   omitUniqueUsers,
   rankRowsWithMarketShare,
   statPeriodKey,
@@ -16,6 +15,7 @@ import {
   synthesizeAllTierRows,
   toStatBaseRow,
   UPSERT_CHUNK_SIZE,
+  withUniqueUsersFallback,
   type StatBaseAggregate,
 } from "./stat"
 
@@ -138,14 +138,7 @@ export class GeoStatRepo extends Context.Service<GeoStatRepo, GeoStatRepo.Servic
           chunks(rows, UPSERT_CHUNK_SIZE),
           (chunk) =>
             Effect.tryPromise({
-              try: async () => {
-                try {
-                  return await upsertGeoChunk(chunk, true)
-                } catch (cause) {
-                  if (!isMissingUniqueUsersColumn(cause)) throw cause
-                  return upsertGeoChunk(chunk, false)
-                }
-              },
+              try: () => withUniqueUsersFallback((includeUniqueUsers) => upsertGeoChunk(chunk, includeUniqueUsers)),
               catch: (cause) => DatabaseError.make({ cause }),
             }),
           { discard: true },
diff --git a/packages/stats/core/src/domain/model.ts b/packages/stats/core/src/domain/model.ts
index ebaf93e1c8..2ad266eab8 100644
--- a/packages/stats/core/src/domain/model.ts
+++ b/packages/stats/core/src/domain/model.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import {
   chunks,
   collapseRows,
   inserted,
-  isMissingUniqueUsersColumn,
   omitUniqueUsers,
   rankBy,
   statPeriodKey,
@@ -16,6 +15,7 @@ import {
   synthesizeAllTierRows,
   toStatBaseRow,
   UPSERT_CHUNK_SIZE,
+  withUniqueUsersFallback,
   type StatBaseAggregate,
 } from "./stat"
 
@@ -59,31 +59,31 @@ export class ModelStatRepo extends Context.Service<ModelStatRepo, ModelStatRepo.
 
       const listDaily = Effect.fn("ModelStatRepo.listDaily")(function* () {
         return yield* Effect.tryPromise({
-          try: async () => {
-            try {
-              return await db
-                .select({
-                  periodKey: modelStat.period_key,
-                  updatedAt: modelStat.updated_at,
-                  tier: modelStat.tier,
-                  provider: modelStat.provider,
-                  model: modelStat.model,
-                  sessions: modelStat.sessions,
-                  uniqueUsers: modelStat.unique_users,
-                  inputTokens: modelStat.input_tokens,
-                  outputTokens: modelStat.output_tokens,
-                  reasoningTokens: modelStat.reasoning_tokens,
-                  cacheReadTokens: modelStat.cache_read_tokens,
-                  totalTokens: modelStat.total_tokens,
-                  inputCostMicrocents: modelStat.input_cost_microcents,
-                  outputCostMicrocents: modelStat.output_cost_microcents,
-                  totalCostMicrocents: modelStat.total_cost_microcents,
-                })
-                .from(modelStat)
-                .where(modelDailyScope())
-                .orderBy(asc(modelStat.period_key))
-            } catch (cause) {
-              if (!isMissingUniqueUsersColumn(cause)) throw cause
+          try: () =>
+            withUniqueUsersFallback(async (includeUniqueUsers) => {
+              if (includeUniqueUsers)
+                return await db
+                  .select({
+                    periodKey: modelStat.period_key,
+                    updatedAt: modelStat.updated_at,
+                    tier: modelStat.tier,
+                    provider: modelStat.provider,
+                    model: modelStat.model,
+                    sessions: modelStat.sessions,
+                    uniqueUsers: modelStat.unique_users,
+                    inputTokens: modelStat.input_tokens,
+                    outputTokens: modelStat.output_tokens,
+                    reasoningTokens: modelStat.reasoning_tokens,
+                    cacheReadTokens: modelStat.cache_read_tokens,
+                    totalTokens: modelStat.total_tokens,
+                    inputCostMicrocents: modelStat.input_cost_microcents,
+                    outputCostMicrocents: modelStat.output_cost_microcents,
+                    totalCostMicrocents: modelStat.total_cost_microcents,
+                  })
+                  .from(modelStat)
+                  .where(modelDailyScope())
+                  .orderBy(asc(modelStat.period_key))
+
               return (
                 await db
                   .select({
@@ -106,8 +106,7 @@ export class ModelStatRepo extends Context.Service<ModelStatRepo, ModelStatRepo.
                   .where(modelDailyScope())
                   .orderBy(asc(modelStat.period_key))
               ).map((row) => ({ ...row, uniqueUsers: 0 }))
-            }
-          },
+            }),
           catch: (cause) => DatabaseError.make({ cause }),
         })
       })
@@ -125,14 +124,7 @@ export class ModelStatRepo extends Context.Service<ModelStatRepo, ModelStatRepo.
           chunks(rows, UPSERT_CHUNK_SIZE),
           (chunk) =>
             Effect.tryPromise({
-              try: async () => {
-                try {
-                  return await upsertModelChunk(chunk, true)
-                } catch (cause) {
-                  if (!isMissingUniqueUsersColumn(cause)) throw cause
-                  return upsertModelChunk(chunk, false)
-                }
-              },
+              try: () => withUniqueUsersFallback((includeUniqueUsers) => upsertModelChunk(chunk, includeUniqueUsers)),
               catch: (cause) => DatabaseError.make({ cause }),
             }),
           { discard: true },
diff --git a/packages/stats/core/src/domain/provider.ts b/packages/stats/core/src/domain/provider.ts
index 1b177e8e83..c1292f0dd6 100644
--- a/packages/stats/core/src/domain/provider.ts
+++ b/packages/stats/core/src/domain/provider.ts
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@ import {
   chunks,
   collapseRows,
   inserted,
-  isMissingUniqueUsersColumn,
   omitUniqueUsers,
   rankRowsWithMarketShare,
   statRowScope,
   synthesizeAllTierRows,
   toStatBaseRow,
   UPSERT_CHUNK_SIZE,
+  withUniqueUsersFallback,
   type StatBaseAggregate,
 } from "./stat"
 
@@ -109,14 +109,8 @@ export class ProviderStatRepo extends Context.Service<ProviderStatRepo, Provider
           chunks(rows, UPSERT_CHUNK_SIZE),
           (chunk) =>
             Effect.tryPromise({
-              try: async () => {
-                try {
-                  return await upsertProviderChunk(chunk, true)
-                } catch (cause) {
-                  if (!isMissingUniqueUsersColumn(cause)) throw cause
-                  return upsertProviderChunk(chunk, false)
-                }
-              },
+              try: () =>
+                withUniqueUsersFallback((includeUniqueUsers) => upsertProviderChunk(chunk, includeUniqueUsers)),
               catch: (cause) => DatabaseError.make({ cause }),
             }),
           { discard: true },
diff --git a/packages/stats/core/src/domain/stat.test.ts b/packages/stats/core/src/domain/stat.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..38ce1c59b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/stats/core/src/domain/stat.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+import { describe, expect, test } from "bun:test"
+import { withUniqueUsersFallback } from "./stat"
+
+describe("withUniqueUsersFallback", () => {
+  test("writes with unique users first", async () => {
+    const calls: boolean[] = []
+
+    const result = await withUniqueUsersFallback(async (includeUniqueUsers) => {
+      calls.push(includeUniqueUsers)
+      return "written"
+    })
+
+    expect(result).toBe("written")
+    expect(calls).toEqual([true])
+  })
+
+  test("retries without unique users only for the missing column error", async () => {
+    const calls: boolean[] = []
+
+    const result = await withUniqueUsersFallback(async (includeUniqueUsers) => {
+      calls.push(includeUniqueUsers)
+      if (includeUniqueUsers) throw new Error("Unknown column 'unique_users' in 'field list'")
+      return "written"
+    })
+
+    expect(result).toBe("written")
+    expect(calls).toEqual([true, false])
+  })
+
+  test("rethrows unrelated errors without retrying", async () => {
+    const calls: boolean[] = []
+    const error = new Error("connection failed")
+
+    const result = withUniqueUsersFallback(async (includeUniqueUsers) => {
+      calls.push(includeUniqueUsers)
+      throw error
+    })
+
+    await expect(result).rejects.toBe(error)
+    expect(calls).toEqual([true])
+  })
+
+  test("rethrows an error from the fallback write", async () => {
+    const calls: boolean[] = []
+    const error = new Error("fallback failed")
+
+    const result = withUniqueUsersFallback(async (includeUniqueUsers) => {
+      calls.push(includeUniqueUsers)
+      if (includeUniqueUsers) throw new Error("Unknown column 'unique_users' in 'field list'")
+      throw error
+    })
+
+    await expect(result).rejects.toBe(error)
+    expect(calls).toEqual([true, false])
+  })
+})
diff --git a/packages/stats/core/src/domain/stat.ts b/packages/stats/core/src/domain/stat.ts
index 553c91b9a5..4473df7e49 100644
--- a/packages/stats/core/src/domain/stat.ts
+++ b/packages/stats/core/src/domain/stat.ts
@@ -151,6 +151,15 @@ export function isMissingUniqueUsersColumn(cause: unknown): boolean {
   return errorText(cause).includes("Unknown column 'unique_users'")
 }
 
+export async function withUniqueUsersFallback<T>(write: (includeUniqueUsers: boolean) => Promise<T>) {
+  try {
+    return await write(true)
+  } catch (cause) {
+    if (!isMissingUniqueUsersColumn(cause)) throw cause
+    return write(false)
+  }
+}
+
 export function omitUniqueUsers<T extends { unique_users?: number }>(rows: T[]) {
   return rows.map((row) => {
     const result = { ...row }