diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 4906cd28b7..50adfa0dc3 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 
+2.6-195 | 2019-03-27 12:36:34 -0700
+
+  * Reduce weird-stats overhead (Justin Azoff, Corelight)
+
 2.6-193 | 2019-03-27 10:53:01 -0700
 
   * Update now-broken Broker API usages (Jon Siwek, Corelight)
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index a77d525cfc..33b5d61640 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.6-193
+2.6-195
diff --git a/scripts/policy/misc/weird-stats.bro b/scripts/policy/misc/weird-stats.bro
index 50e29dd010..ac0914d531 100644
--- a/scripts/policy/misc/weird-stats.bro
+++ b/scripts/policy/misc/weird-stats.bro
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ function observe_weird_stats()
 # less synchronized?
 event SumStats::cluster_ss_request(uid: string, ss_name: string, cleanup: bool) &priority=10
 	{
+	if ( ss_name != "weirds.statistics" )
+		return;
 	observe_weird_stats();
 	}