diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b035c2fbb2..d6599232e5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
     "nodebb-theme-lavender": "3.0.9",
     "nodebb-theme-persona": "4.0.93",
     "nodebb-theme-vanilla": "5.0.54",
-    "nodebb-widget-essentials": "2.0.7",
+    "nodebb-widget-essentials": "2.0.8",
     "nodemailer": "2.0.0",
     "nodemailer-sendmail-transport": "1.0.0",
     "nodemailer-smtp-transport": "^2.4.1",
diff --git a/src/socket.io/admin/rooms.js b/src/socket.io/admin/rooms.js
index 6d8843b8ca..50ba4661de 100644
--- a/src/socket.io/admin/rooms.js
+++ b/src/socket.io/admin/rooms.js
@@ -29,15 +29,16 @@ pubsub.on('sync:stats:end', function(data) {
 	stats[data.id] = data.stats;
 });
 
+pubsub.on('sync:stats:guests', function() {
+	var io = require('../index').server;
+
+	var roomClients = io.sockets.adapter.rooms;
+	var guestCount = roomClients.online_guests ? roomClients.online_guests.length : 0;
+	pubsub.publish('sync:stats:guests:end', guestCount);
+});
+
 SocketRooms.getTotalGuestCount = function(callback) {
 	var count = 0;
-	pubsub.once('sync:stats:guests', function() {
-		var io = require('../index').server;
-
-		var roomClients = io.sockets.adapter.rooms;
-		var guestCount = roomClients.online_guests ? roomClients.online_guests.length : 0;
-		pubsub.publish('sync:stats:guests:end', guestCount);
-	});
 
 	pubsub.on('sync:stats:guests:end', function(guestCount) {
 		count += guestCount;