diff --git a/tubearchivist/home/src/index/video.py b/tubearchivist/home/src/index/video.py
index 7a997cf0..d06ce5e9 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/home/src/index/video.py
+++ b/tubearchivist/home/src/index/video.py
@@ -210,20 +210,13 @@ class YoutubeVideo(YouTubeItem, YoutubeSubtitle):
 
     def _add_stats(self):
         """add stats dicst to json_data"""
-        # likes
-        like_count = self.youtube_meta.get("like_count", 0)
-        dislike_count = self.youtube_meta.get("dislike_count", 0)
-        average_rating = self.youtube_meta.get("average_rating", 0)
-        self.json_data.update(
-            {
-                "stats": {
-                    "view_count": self.youtube_meta["view_count"],
-                    "like_count": like_count,
-                    "dislike_count": dislike_count,
-                    "average_rating": average_rating,
-                }
-            }
-        )
+        stats = {
+            "view_count": self.youtube_meta.get("view_count", 0),
+            "like_count": self.youtube_meta.get("like_count", 0),
+            "dislike_count": self.youtube_meta.get("dislike_count", 0),
+            "average_rating": self.youtube_meta.get("average_rating", 0),
+        }
+        self.json_data.update({"stats": stats})
 
     def build_dl_cache_path(self):
         """find video path in dl cache"""