diff --git a/src/helpers/metrics.ts b/src/helpers/metrics.ts
index 500a62d9..b3bbe00f 100644
--- a/src/helpers/metrics.ts
+++ b/src/helpers/metrics.ts
@@ -58,9 +58,13 @@ export default function initMetrics(app: Express) {
           if (query && operationName) {
             const definition = parse(query).definitions.find(
               // @ts-ignore
-              def => def.name.value === operationName
+              def => def.name?.value === operationName
             );
 
+            if (!definition) {
+              return;
+            }
+
             // @ts-ignore
             const types = definition.selectionSet.selections.map(sel => sel.name.value);
 
diff --git a/src/helpers/moderation.ts b/src/helpers/moderation.ts
index cd7e9141..315d8ec6 100644
--- a/src/helpers/moderation.ts
+++ b/src/helpers/moderation.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ async function loadModerationData() {
   flaggedLinks = res?.flaggedLinks;
 }
 
-async function run() {
+export default async function run() {
   try {
     await loadModerationData();
     consecutiveFailsCount = 0;
@@ -28,5 +28,3 @@ async function run() {
   await snapshot.utils.sleep(5e3);
   run();
 }
-
-run();
diff --git a/src/helpers/spaces.ts b/src/helpers/spaces.ts
index 40fd3c2e..5e9beb0d 100644
--- a/src/helpers/spaces.ts
+++ b/src/helpers/spaces.ts
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ export async function getSpace(id: string) {
   };
 }
 
-async function run() {
+export default async function run() {
   try {
     await loadSpaces();
     await loadSpacesMetrics();
@@ -187,5 +187,3 @@ async function run() {
   await snapshot.utils.sleep(360e3);
   run();
 }
-
-run();
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 6e5d5cda..a8aff851 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ import rateLimit from './helpers/rateLimit';
 import log from './helpers/log';
 import initMetrics from './helpers/metrics';
 import { checkKeycard } from './helpers/keycard';
-import './helpers/moderation';
+import refreshModerationData from './helpers/moderation';
+import refreshSpacesCache from './helpers/spaces';
 import './helpers/strategies';
 
 const app = express();
@@ -16,6 +17,8 @@ const PORT = process.env.PORT || 3000;
 
 initLogger(app);
 initMetrics(app);
+refreshModerationData();
+refreshSpacesCache();
 
 app.disable('x-powered-by');
 app.use(express.json({ limit: '20mb' }));