diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 7d5e3798c7..5ffa6e8694 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ require (
 	github.com/PuerkitoBio/goquery v1.8.1
 	github.com/cockroachdb/apd/v3 v3.2.3
 	github.com/cockroachdb/errors v1.7.5
-	github.com/dolthub/dolt/go v0.40.5-0.20260716184951-2d1106f55b10
+	github.com/dolthub/dolt/go v0.40.5-0.20260717180637-9606cfb035fc
 	github.com/dolthub/eventsapi_schema v0.0.0-20260715220557-d9b4a1c6b4d4
 	github.com/dolthub/flatbuffers/v23 v23.3.3-dh.2
-	github.com/dolthub/go-mysql-server v0.20.1-0.20260716184108-cf407305064f
+	github.com/dolthub/go-mysql-server v0.20.1-0.20260717163909-4add05e419ac
 	github.com/dolthub/pg_query_go/v6 v6.0.0-20251215122834-fb20be4254d1
 	github.com/dolthub/sqllogictest/go v0.0.0-20260624223518-788480b24166
 	github.com/dolthub/vitess v0.0.0-20260624214226-81d034e0fde8
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 329f63ddb0..66582c1dc3 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -246,8 +246,8 @@ github.com/dolthub/aws-sdk-go-ini-parser v0.0.0-20250305001723-2821c37f6c12 h1:I
 github.com/dolthub/aws-sdk-go-ini-parser v0.0.0-20250305001723-2821c37f6c12/go.mod h1:rN7X8BHwkjPcfMQQ2QTAq/xM3leUSGLfb+1Js7Y6TVo=
 github.com/dolthub/dolt-mcp v0.3.4 h1:AyG5cw+fNWXDHXujtQnqUPZrpWtPg6FN6yYtjv1pP44=
 github.com/dolthub/dolt-mcp v0.3.4/go.mod h1:bCZ7KHvDYs+M0e+ySgmGiNvLhcwsN7bbf5YCyillLrk=
-github.com/dolthub/dolt/go v0.40.5-0.20260716184951-2d1106f55b10 h1:35gswsT8nuBc5FKovBuDifGNCcesxvnfESH/UTt8sY8=
-github.com/dolthub/dolt/go v0.40.5-0.20260716184951-2d1106f55b10/go.mod h1:h7eC5ibb1SQXVgolM/+biTrcPFh188zxQJFR8EuNwHA=
+github.com/dolthub/dolt/go v0.40.5-0.20260717180637-9606cfb035fc h1:2dZ6Xc86zOFf6ubkGDwCHsWfPWao7yxWAXfFdkeA8OM=
+github.com/dolthub/dolt/go v0.40.5-0.20260717180637-9606cfb035fc/go.mod h1:CT3SR83WMpcBoEWYc7RSpupK2EiPu1aI7JfeLKPRsf4=
 github.com/dolthub/eventsapi_schema v0.0.0-20260715220557-d9b4a1c6b4d4 h1:0mg9QEFdkkBwJMxvz1tCjHYmfG2iIC6aShj1InDq9/M=
 github.com/dolthub/eventsapi_schema v0.0.0-20260715220557-d9b4a1c6b4d4/go.mod h1:SSLraQS/jGLYFgff3vuZ+JbVUct6vyEeMzjLBqWqoyM=
 github.com/dolthub/flatbuffers/v23 v23.3.3-dh.2 h1:u3PMzfF8RkKd3lB9pZ2bfn0qEG+1Gms9599cr0REMww=
@@ -256,8 +256,8 @@ github.com/dolthub/fslock v0.0.5 h1:QoXhBhgY1oumHE26qyE7tgmXUT8qjJwxsIzo54O/B/k=
 github.com/dolthub/fslock v0.0.5/go.mod h1:sdofYYqE0D79zNZyB4/kmlnsQOVap1C2yByjGKSirEM=
 github.com/dolthub/go-icu-regex v0.0.0-20260610153742-72563bc7ca83 h1:FEMjCGEroDnY/BXyAffVZxUpXhP2GpoUJyyq5KaLn8c=
 github.com/dolthub/go-icu-regex v0.0.0-20260610153742-72563bc7ca83/go.mod h1:F3cnm+vMRK1HaU6+rNqQrOCyR03HHhR1GWG2gnPOqaE=
-github.com/dolthub/go-mysql-server v0.20.1-0.20260716184108-cf407305064f h1:7cAanEtyIsPCB2u6VxcCs/xjBbaucrQEIjx2sZ1/BKs=
-github.com/dolthub/go-mysql-server v0.20.1-0.20260716184108-cf407305064f/go.mod h1:AnD2jKQZCf09sM2JhV/cTEtsoEhPNg6pVWjRCBox4Zw=
+github.com/dolthub/go-mysql-server v0.20.1-0.20260717163909-4add05e419ac h1:Bird54IhXCOIg+OlBnaJ/v7zrdAvHiTuXXhMhp+GSxM=
+github.com/dolthub/go-mysql-server v0.20.1-0.20260717163909-4add05e419ac/go.mod h1:AnD2jKQZCf09sM2JhV/cTEtsoEhPNg6pVWjRCBox4Zw=
 github.com/dolthub/gozstd v0.0.0-20240423170813-23a2903bca63 h1:OAsXLAPL4du6tfbBgK0xXHZkOlos63RdKYS3Sgw/dfI=
 github.com/dolthub/gozstd v0.0.0-20240423170813-23a2903bca63/go.mod h1:lV7lUeuDhH5thVGDCKXbatwKy2KW80L4rMT46n+Y2/Q=
 github.com/dolthub/ishell v0.0.0-20260414231531-5f031e3e9037 h1:oIW9HwuWrhxv+4HZxA+QQSKHLqWFyXZ2FmNjUYwkdiM=
diff --git a/server/server.go b/server/server.go
index 3aa1d9b1bc..3c42622f7f 100644
--- a/server/server.go
+++ b/server/server.go
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ func runServer(ctx context.Context, cfg *servercfg.DoltgresConfig, dEnv *env.Dol
 
 	defer tempfiles.MovableTempFileProvider.Clean()
 
-	sql.SystemVariables.SetGlobal(sql.NewContext(ctx), dsess.DoltStatsEnabled, false)
+	sql.SystemVariables.SetGlobal(sql.NewContext(ctx), dsess.DoltStatsEnabled, true)
 
 	err := dsess.InitPersistedSystemVars(dEnv)
 	if err != nil {