diff --git a/invenio_rdm_records/records/stats/templates/aggregations/aggr_file_download/os-v1/aggr-file-download-v1.0.0.json b/invenio_rdm_records/records/stats/templates/aggregations/aggr_file_download/os-v1/aggr-file-download-v1.0.0.json
index 4f256bac2..f386029cd 100644
--- a/invenio_rdm_records/records/stats/templates/aggregations/aggr_file_download/os-v1/aggr-file-download-v1.0.0.json
+++ b/invenio_rdm_records/records/stats/templates/aggregations/aggr_file_download/os-v1/aggr-file-download-v1.0.0.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "index_patterns": ["__SEARCH_INDEX_PREFIX__stats-file-download-*"],
   "settings": {
     "index": {
-      "refresh_interval": "1m"
+      "refresh_interval": "5s"
     }
   },
   "mappings": {
diff --git a/invenio_rdm_records/records/stats/templates/aggregations/aggr_file_download/os-v2/aggr-file-download-v1.0.0.json b/invenio_rdm_records/records/stats/templates/aggregations/aggr_file_download/os-v2/aggr-file-download-v1.0.0.json
index 4f256bac2..f386029cd 100644
--- a/invenio_rdm_records/records/stats/templates/aggregations/aggr_file_download/os-v2/aggr-file-download-v1.0.0.json
+++ b/invenio_rdm_records/records/stats/templates/aggregations/aggr_file_download/os-v2/aggr-file-download-v1.0.0.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "index_patterns": ["__SEARCH_INDEX_PREFIX__stats-file-download-*"],
   "settings": {
     "index": {
-      "refresh_interval": "1m"
+      "refresh_interval": "5s"
     }
   },
   "mappings": {
diff --git a/invenio_rdm_records/records/stats/templates/aggregations/aggr_file_download/v7/aggr-file-download-v1.0.0.json b/invenio_rdm_records/records/stats/templates/aggregations/aggr_file_download/v7/aggr-file-download-v1.0.0.json
index 4f256bac2..f386029cd 100644
--- a/invenio_rdm_records/records/stats/templates/aggregations/aggr_file_download/v7/aggr-file-download-v1.0.0.json
+++ b/invenio_rdm_records/records/stats/templates/aggregations/aggr_file_download/v7/aggr-file-download-v1.0.0.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "index_patterns": ["__SEARCH_INDEX_PREFIX__stats-file-download-*"],
   "settings": {
     "index": {
-      "refresh_interval": "1m"
+      "refresh_interval": "5s"
     }
   },
   "mappings": {
diff --git a/invenio_rdm_records/records/stats/templates/aggregations/aggr_record_view/os-v1/aggr-record-view-v1.0.0.json b/invenio_rdm_records/records/stats/templates/aggregations/aggr_record_view/os-v1/aggr-record-view-v1.0.0.json
index 3fdf2775b..a95f812fa 100644
--- a/invenio_rdm_records/records/stats/templates/aggregations/aggr_record_view/os-v1/aggr-record-view-v1.0.0.json
+++ b/invenio_rdm_records/records/stats/templates/aggregations/aggr_record_view/os-v1/aggr-record-view-v1.0.0.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "index_patterns": ["__SEARCH_INDEX_PREFIX__stats-record-view-*"],
   "settings": {
     "index": {
-      "refresh_interval": "1m"
+      "refresh_interval": "5s"
     }
   },
   "mappings": {
diff --git a/invenio_rdm_records/records/stats/templates/aggregations/aggr_record_view/os-v2/aggr-record-view-v1.0.0.json b/invenio_rdm_records/records/stats/templates/aggregations/aggr_record_view/os-v2/aggr-record-view-v1.0.0.json
index 3fdf2775b..a95f812fa 100644
--- a/invenio_rdm_records/records/stats/templates/aggregations/aggr_record_view/os-v2/aggr-record-view-v1.0.0.json
+++ b/invenio_rdm_records/records/stats/templates/aggregations/aggr_record_view/os-v2/aggr-record-view-v1.0.0.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "index_patterns": ["__SEARCH_INDEX_PREFIX__stats-record-view-*"],
   "settings": {
     "index": {
-      "refresh_interval": "1m"
+      "refresh_interval": "5s"
     }
   },
   "mappings": {
diff --git a/invenio_rdm_records/records/stats/templates/aggregations/aggr_record_view/v7/aggr-record-view-v1.0.0.json b/invenio_rdm_records/records/stats/templates/aggregations/aggr_record_view/v7/aggr-record-view-v1.0.0.json
index 3fdf2775b..a95f812fa 100644
--- a/invenio_rdm_records/records/stats/templates/aggregations/aggr_record_view/v7/aggr-record-view-v1.0.0.json
+++ b/invenio_rdm_records/records/stats/templates/aggregations/aggr_record_view/v7/aggr-record-view-v1.0.0.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "index_patterns": ["__SEARCH_INDEX_PREFIX__stats-record-view-*"],
   "settings": {
     "index": {
-      "refresh_interval": "1m"
+      "refresh_interval": "5s"
     }
   },
   "mappings": {
diff --git a/invenio_rdm_records/services/tasks.py b/invenio_rdm_records/services/tasks.py
index 20fa24c81..d1239105b 100644
--- a/invenio_rdm_records/services/tasks.py
+++ b/invenio_rdm_records/services/tasks.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 
 from celery import shared_task
+from celery.schedules import crontab
 from flask import current_app
 from invenio_access.permissions import system_identity
 from invenio_search.engine import dsl
@@ -21,9 +22,11 @@
 from ..proxies import current_rdm_records
 from .errors import EmbargoNotLiftedError
 
+# runs every hour at minute 10 for a consistent offset from process and aggregate
+# event statistics.
 StatsRDMReindexTask = {
     "task": "invenio_rdm_records.services.tasks.reindex_stats",
-    "schedule": timedelta(hours=1),
+    "schedule": crontab(minute=10),
     "args": [
         (
             "stats-record-view",
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 8d7c0d4ea..fbbfe50bb 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ install_requires =
     invenio-i18n>=2.0.0,<3.0.0
     invenio-oaiserver>=2.0.0,<3.0.0
     invenio-oauth2server>=2.0.0,<2.1.0
+    invenio-stats>=4.0.0,<5.0.0
     invenio-vocabularies>=2.0.0,<3.0.0
     nameparser>=1.1.1
     pytz>=2020.4