diff --git a/src/plugins/usage_collection/server/usage_counters/saved_objects.test.ts b/src/plugins/usage_collection/server/usage_counters/saved_objects.test.ts
index ebced92622779..927869b6d0f89 100644
--- a/src/plugins/usage_collection/server/usage_counters/saved_objects.test.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/usage_collection/server/usage_counters/saved_objects.test.ts
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ describe('storeCounter', () => {
         ],
         Object {
           "namespace": "default",
+          "refresh": false,
           "upsertAttributes": Object {
             "counterName": "b",
             "counterType": "c",
diff --git a/src/plugins/usage_collection/server/usage_counters/saved_objects.ts b/src/plugins/usage_collection/server/usage_counters/saved_objects.ts
index 9c4e2832946e6..d5f49016e5296 100644
--- a/src/plugins/usage_collection/server/usage_counters/saved_objects.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/usage_collection/server/usage_counters/saved_objects.ts
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ export const storeCounter = async ({ metric, soRepository }: StoreCounterParams)
         counterType,
         source,
       },
+      refresh: false,
     }
   );
 };
diff --git a/src/plugins/usage_collection/server/usage_counters/usage_counters_service.test.ts b/src/plugins/usage_collection/server/usage_counters/usage_counters_service.test.ts
index 6128b643918a1..1041cfb5ce36f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/usage_collection/server/usage_counters/usage_counters_service.test.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/usage_collection/server/usage_counters/usage_counters_service.test.ts
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ describe('UsageCountersService', () => {
             },
           ],
           Object {
+            "refresh": false,
             "upsertAttributes": Object {
               "counterName": "counterA",
               "counterType": "count",
@@ -175,6 +176,7 @@ describe('UsageCountersService', () => {
             },
           ],
           Object {
+            "refresh": false,
             "upsertAttributes": Object {
               "counterName": "counterB",
               "counterType": "count",