diff --git a/pkg/gatewayserver/gatewayserver.go b/pkg/gatewayserver/gatewayserver.go
index d1db8e15ff..52ab1c4af1 100644
--- a/pkg/gatewayserver/gatewayserver.go
+++ b/pkg/gatewayserver/gatewayserver.go
@@ -1166,7 +1166,7 @@ func (gs *GatewayServer) updateConnStats(ctx context.Context, conn connectionEnt
 		lastUpdate = time.Now()
 
 		stats, paths := conn.Stats()
-		registerGatewayConnectionStats(decoupledCtx, ids, stats)
+		registerGatewayConnectionStats(decoupledCtx, ids, ttnpb.Clone(stats))
 		if gs.statsRegistry == nil {
 			continue
 		}