diff --git a/lua/utils/cache_stats.lua b/lua/utils/cache_stats.lua
index fa84709..d9a1cc2 100644
--- a/lua/utils/cache_stats.lua
+++ b/lua/utils/cache_stats.lua
@@ -7,11 +7,18 @@ local M = {}
 local config_dir = vim.fn.stdpath("config")
 local cache_script = config_dir .. "/scripts/update_cache.sh"
 
+-- Flag to check if the script has already been run
+local script_run_once = false
+
 -- Function to run the cache update script using vim.system
 function M.setup_script()
-  vim.system({ cache_script }, { detach = true }, function() end)
+  if not script_run_once then
+    vim.system({ cache_script }, { detach = true }, function() end)
+    script_run_once = true
+  end
 end
 
+-- Run the setup script only once
 M.setup_script()
 
 return M