diff --git a/base/stats.go b/base/stats.go
index a927633ed4..8bb4b6372d 100644
--- a/base/stats.go
+++ b/base/stats.go
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ type CacheStats struct {
 	// The total number of active channels.
 	NumActiveChannels *SgwIntStat `json:"num_active_channels"`
 	// The total number of skipped sequences. This is a cumulative value.
-	NumSkippedSeqs *SgwIntStat `json:"cumulative_num_skipped_seqs"`
+	NumSkippedSeqs *SgwIntStat `json:"num_skipped_seqs"`
 	// The total number of pending sequences. These are out-of-sequence entries waiting to be cached.
 	PendingSeqLen *SgwIntStat `json:"pending_seq_len"`
 	// The total number of revision cache bypass operations performed.
@@ -1307,7 +1307,7 @@ func (d *DbStats) initCacheStats() error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	resUtil.NumSkippedSeqs, err = NewIntStat(SubsystemCacheKey, "cumulative_num_skipped_seqs", StatUnitNoUnits, NumSkippedSeqsDesc, StatAddedVersion3dot0dot0, StatDeprecatedVersionNotDeprecated, StatStabilityCommitted, labelKeys, labelVals, prometheus.CounterValue, 0)
+	resUtil.NumSkippedSeqs, err = NewIntStat(SubsystemCacheKey, "num_skipped_seqs", StatUnitNoUnits, NumSkippedSeqsDesc, StatAddedVersion3dot0dot0, StatDeprecatedVersionNotDeprecated, StatStabilityCommitted, labelKeys, labelVals, prometheus.CounterValue, 0)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/db/change_cache.go b/db/change_cache.go
index 0fe690d83d..312cc400c6 100644
--- a/db/change_cache.go
+++ b/db/change_cache.go
@@ -85,15 +85,17 @@ func (c *changeCache) updateStats(ctx context.Context) {
 	if c.db == nil {
 		return
 	}
+	// grab skipped sequence stats
+	skippedSequenceListStats := c.skippedSeqs.getStats()
+
 	c.db.DbStats.Database().HighSeqFeed.SetIfMax(int64(c.internalStats.highSeqFeed))
 	c.db.DbStats.Cache().PendingSeqLen.Set(int64(c.internalStats.pendingSeqLen))
 	c.db.DbStats.CBLReplicationPull().MaxPending.SetIfMax(int64(c.internalStats.maxPending))
 	c.db.DbStats.Cache().HighSeqStable.Set(int64(c._getMaxStableCached(ctx)))
-	c.db.DbStats.Cache().SkippedSeqLen.Set(c.skippedSeqs.getSliceLength())
-	c.db.DbStats.Cache().SkippedSeqCap.Set(c.skippedSeqs.getSliceCapacity())
-	c.db.DbStats.Cache().NumSkippedSeqs.Set(c.skippedSeqs.getCumulativeNumSkippedSequenceValue())
-	c.db.DbStats.Cache().NumCurrentSeqsSkipped.Set(c.skippedSeqs.getNumCurrentSkippedSequenceValue())
-
+	c.db.DbStats.Cache().NumCurrentSeqsSkipped.Set(skippedSequenceListStats.NumCurrentSkippedSequencesStat)
+	c.db.DbStats.Cache().NumSkippedSeqs.Set(skippedSequenceListStats.NumCumulativeSkippedSequencesStat)
+	c.db.DbStats.Cache().SkippedSeqLen.Set(skippedSequenceListStats.ListLengthStat)
+	c.db.DbStats.Cache().SkippedSeqCap.Set(skippedSequenceListStats.ListCapacityStat)
 }
 
 type LogEntry channels.LogEntry
@@ -304,9 +306,6 @@ func (c *changeCache) CleanSkippedSequenceQueue(ctx context.Context) error {
 	base.InfofCtx(ctx, base.KeyCache, "Starting CleanSkippedSequenceQueue for database %s", base.MD(c.db.Name))
 
 	maxWait := int64(c.options.CacheSkippedSeqMaxWait.Seconds())
-	if maxWait < 1 {
-		maxWait = 1
-	}
 	compactedSequences := c.skippedSeqs.SkippedSequenceCompact(ctx, maxWait)
 	if compactedSequences == 0 {
 		base.InfofCtx(ctx, base.KeyCache, "CleanSkippedSequenceQueue complete.  No sequences to be compacted from skipped sequence list for database %s.", base.MD(c.db.Name))
@@ -780,14 +779,15 @@ func (c *changeCache) _addPendingLogs(ctx context.Context) channels.Set {
 	var changedChannels channels.Set
 
 	for len(c.pendingLogs) > 0 {
-		change := c.pendingLogs[0]
-		isNext := change.Sequence == c.nextSequence
+		oldestPending := c.pendingLogs[0]
+		isNext := oldestPending.Sequence == c.nextSequence
 		if isNext {
 			heap.Pop(&c.pendingLogs)
-			changedChannels = changedChannels.UpdateWithSlice(c._addToCache(ctx, change))
+			changedChannels = changedChannels.UpdateWithSlice(c._addToCache(ctx, oldestPending))
 		} else if len(c.pendingLogs) > c.options.CachePendingSeqMaxNum || time.Since(c.pendingLogs[0].TimeReceived) >= c.options.CachePendingSeqMaxWait {
-			c.PushSkipped(ctx, c.nextSequence, change.Sequence-1)
-			c.nextSequence = change.Sequence
+			//  Skip all sequences up to the oldest Pending
+			c.PushSkipped(ctx, c.nextSequence, oldestPending.Sequence-1)
+			c.nextSequence = oldestPending.Sequence
 		} else {
 			break
 		}
diff --git a/db/skipped_sequence.go b/db/skipped_sequence.go
index 36b0ea3f63..2e6a4698a2 100644
--- a/db/skipped_sequence.go
+++ b/db/skipped_sequence.go
@@ -43,6 +43,14 @@ type SkippedSequenceListEntry struct {
 	timestamp int64  // timestamp this entry was created in unix format
 }
 
+// SkippedSequenceStats will hold all stats associated with the skipped sequence slice, used for getStats()
+type SkippedSequenceStats struct {
+	NumCurrentSkippedSequencesStat    int64
+	NumCumulativeSkippedSequencesStat int64
+	ListCapacityStat                  int64
+	ListLengthStat                    int64
+}
+
 func NewSkippedSequenceSlice(clipHeadroom int) *SkippedSequenceSlice {
 	return &SkippedSequenceSlice{
 		list:                 []*SkippedSequenceListEntry{},
@@ -302,30 +310,15 @@ func (s *SkippedSequenceSlice) getOldest() uint64 {
 	return s.list[0].getStartSeq()
 }
 
-// getSliceLength retrieves the current skipped sequence slice length
-func (s *SkippedSequenceSlice) getSliceLength() int64 {
-	s.lock.RLock()
-	defer s.lock.RUnlock()
-	return int64(len(s.list))
-}
-
-// getSliceCapacity retrieves the current skipped sequence slice capacity
-func (s *SkippedSequenceSlice) getSliceCapacity() int64 {
-	s.lock.RLock()
-	defer s.lock.RUnlock()
-	return int64(cap(s.list))
-}
-
-// getNumCurrentSkippedSequenceValue retrieves the current skipped sequence count
-func (s *SkippedSequenceSlice) getNumCurrentSkippedSequenceValue() int64 {
+// getStats will return all associated stats with the skipped sequence slice
+func (s *SkippedSequenceSlice) getStats() SkippedSequenceStats {
 	s.lock.RLock()
 	defer s.lock.RUnlock()
-	return s.NumCurrentSkippedSequences
-}
 
-// getCumulativeNumSkippedSequenceValue retrieves the cumulative skipped sequence count
-func (s *SkippedSequenceSlice) getCumulativeNumSkippedSequenceValue() int64 {
-	s.lock.RLock()
-	defer s.lock.RUnlock()
-	return s.NumCumulativeSkippedSequences
+	return SkippedSequenceStats{
+		NumCumulativeSkippedSequencesStat: s.NumCumulativeSkippedSequences,
+		NumCurrentSkippedSequencesStat:    s.NumCurrentSkippedSequences,
+		ListCapacityStat:                  int64(cap(s.list)),
+		ListLengthStat:                    int64(len(s.list)),
+	}
 }