diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index 7a40f63..de97080 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -28,21 +28,21 @@ export default class BetterWordCount extends Plugin {
 
     let statusBarEl = this.addStatusBarItem();
     this.statusBar = new StatusBar(statusBarEl);
+
+    this.dataManager = new DataManager(
+      this.app.vault,
+      this.app.metadataCache,
+      this.settings
+    );
+
     this.barManager = new BarManager(
       this.statusBar,
       this.settings,
       this.app.vault,
-      this.app.metadataCache
+      this.app.metadataCache,
+      this.dataManager
     );
 
-    if (this.settings.collectStats) {
-      this.dataManager = new DataManager(
-        this.app.vault,
-        this.app.metadataCache,
-        this.settings
-      );
-    }
-
     this.registerEvent(
       this.app.workspace.on("active-leaf-change", this.activeLeafChange, this)
     );
diff --git a/src/status/manager.ts b/src/status/manager.ts
index e438580..c3143df 100644
--- a/src/status/manager.ts
+++ b/src/status/manager.ts
@@ -25,13 +25,14 @@ export class BarManager {
     statusBar: StatusBar,
     settings: BetterWordCountSettings,
     vault: Vault,
-    metadataCache: MetadataCache
+    metadataCache: MetadataCache,
+    dataManager: DataManager
   ) {
     this.statusBar = statusBar;
     this.settings = settings;
     this.vault = vault;
     this.dataCollector = new DataCollector(vault, metadataCache, settings);
-    this.dataManager = new DataManager(vault, metadataCache, settings);
+    this.dataManager = dataManager;
     this.deboucer = debounce(
       (text: string) => this.updateStatusBar(text),
       20,