diff --git a/milo/apis/miniAdapter.lua b/milo/apis/miniAdapter.lua
index cb348b45..430ea1ae 100644
--- a/milo/apis/miniAdapter.lua
+++ b/milo/apis/miniAdapter.lua
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ function Adapter:listItems(throttle)
 	local cache = { }
 	throttle = throttle or Util.throttle()
 
-	for k,v in pairs(self.list()) do
+	local list = self.list()
+
+	for k,v in pairs(list) do
 		if v.count > 0 then
 			local key = table.concat({ v.name, v.nbt }, ':')
 
@@ -37,6 +39,10 @@ function Adapter:listItems(throttle)
 	-- useful for when inserting into chests
 	-- ie. insert only if chest does not have item and has free slots
 
+	-- bodge to make statsView not delay
+	-- todo: handle this better properly
+	self.__used = Util.size(list)
+
 	self.cache = cache
 end