diff --git a/exchange/bitswap/bitswap.go b/exchange/bitswap/bitswap.go
index e0da2477a..2ebcd4ae7 100644
--- a/exchange/bitswap/bitswap.go
+++ b/exchange/bitswap/bitswap.go
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ func New(parent context.Context, p peer.ID, network bsnet.BitSwapNetwork,
 		newBlocks:     make(chan *cid.Cid, HasBlockBufferSize),
 		provideKeys:   make(chan *cid.Cid, provideKeysBufferSize),
 		wm:            NewWantManager(ctx, network),
+		counters:      new(counters),
 
 		dupMetric: dupHist,
 		allMetric: allHist,
@@ -152,14 +153,8 @@ type Bitswap struct {
 	process process.Process
 
 	// Counters for various statistics
-	counterLk      sync.Mutex
-	blocksRecvd    int
-	dupBlocksRecvd int
-	dupDataRecvd   uint64
-	blocksSent     int
-	dataSent       uint64
-	dataRecvd      uint64
-	messagesRecvd  uint64
+	counterLk sync.Mutex
+	counters  *counters
 
 	// Metrics interface metrics
 	dupMetric metrics.Histogram
@@ -173,6 +168,16 @@ type Bitswap struct {
 	sessIDLk sync.Mutex
 }
 
+type counters struct {
+	blocksRecvd    uint64
+	dupBlocksRecvd uint64
+	dupDataRecvd   uint64
+	blocksSent     uint64
+	dataSent       uint64
+	dataRecvd      uint64
+	messagesRecvd  uint64
+}
+
 type blockRequest struct {
 	Cid *cid.Cid
 	Ctx context.Context
@@ -338,7 +343,7 @@ func (bs *Bitswap) SessionsForBlock(c *cid.Cid) []*Session {
 }
 
 func (bs *Bitswap) ReceiveMessage(ctx context.Context, p peer.ID, incoming bsmsg.BitSwapMessage) {
-	atomic.AddUint64(&bs.messagesRecvd, 1)
+	atomic.AddUint64(&bs.counters.messagesRecvd, 1)
 
 	// This call records changes to wantlists, blocks received,
 	// and number of bytes transfered.
@@ -403,12 +408,13 @@ func (bs *Bitswap) updateReceiveCounters(b blocks.Block) {
 
 	bs.counterLk.Lock()
 	defer bs.counterLk.Unlock()
+	c := bs.counters
 
-	bs.blocksRecvd++
-	bs.dataRecvd += uint64(len(b.RawData()))
+	c.blocksRecvd++
+	c.dataRecvd += uint64(len(b.RawData()))
 	if has {
-		bs.dupBlocksRecvd++
-		bs.dupDataRecvd += uint64(blkLen)
+		c.dupBlocksRecvd++
+		c.dupDataRecvd += uint64(blkLen)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/exchange/bitswap/bitswap_test.go b/exchange/bitswap/bitswap_test.go
index 7842ae559..506b8d0c1 100644
--- a/exchange/bitswap/bitswap_test.go
+++ b/exchange/bitswap/bitswap_test.go
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ func TestEmptyKey(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func assertStat(st *Stat, sblks, rblks int, sdata, rdata uint64) error {
+func assertStat(st *Stat, sblks, rblks, sdata, rdata uint64) error {
 	if sblks != st.BlocksSent {
 		return fmt.Errorf("mismatch in blocks sent: %d vs %d", sblks, st.BlocksSent)
 	}
diff --git a/exchange/bitswap/session_test.go b/exchange/bitswap/session_test.go
index 99a0abd39..0574bd0c3 100644
--- a/exchange/bitswap/session_test.go
+++ b/exchange/bitswap/session_test.go
@@ -103,8 +103,8 @@ func TestSessionBetweenPeers(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 	for _, is := range inst[2:] {
-		if is.Exchange.messagesRecvd > 2 {
-			t.Fatal("uninvolved nodes should only receive two messages", is.Exchange.messagesRecvd)
+		if is.Exchange.counters.messagesRecvd > 2 {
+			t.Fatal("uninvolved nodes should only receive two messages", is.Exchange.counters.messagesRecvd)
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/exchange/bitswap/stat.go b/exchange/bitswap/stat.go
index 2f95d9e8b..fb5eb5011 100644
--- a/exchange/bitswap/stat.go
+++ b/exchange/bitswap/stat.go
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ type Stat struct {
 	ProvideBufLen   int
 	Wantlist        []*cid.Cid
 	Peers           []string
-	BlocksReceived  int
+	BlocksReceived  uint64
 	DataReceived    uint64
-	BlocksSent      int
+	BlocksSent      uint64
 	DataSent        uint64
-	DupBlksReceived int
+	DupBlksReceived uint64
 	DupDataReceived uint64
 }
 
@@ -23,12 +23,13 @@ func (bs *Bitswap) Stat() (*Stat, error) {
 	st.ProvideBufLen = len(bs.newBlocks)
 	st.Wantlist = bs.GetWantlist()
 	bs.counterLk.Lock()
-	st.BlocksReceived = bs.blocksRecvd
-	st.DupBlksReceived = bs.dupBlocksRecvd
-	st.DupDataReceived = bs.dupDataRecvd
-	st.BlocksSent = bs.blocksSent
-	st.DataSent = bs.dataSent
-	st.DataReceived = bs.dataRecvd
+	c := bs.counters
+	st.BlocksReceived = c.blocksRecvd
+	st.DupBlksReceived = c.dupBlocksRecvd
+	st.DupDataReceived = c.dupDataRecvd
+	st.BlocksSent = c.blocksSent
+	st.DataSent = c.dataSent
+	st.DataReceived = c.dataRecvd
 	bs.counterLk.Unlock()
 
 	for _, p := range bs.engine.Peers() {
diff --git a/exchange/bitswap/workers.go b/exchange/bitswap/workers.go
index ac1e41eb8..a899f06bb 100644
--- a/exchange/bitswap/workers.go
+++ b/exchange/bitswap/workers.go
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ func (bs *Bitswap) taskWorker(ctx context.Context, id int) {
 
 				bs.wm.SendBlock(ctx, envelope)
 				bs.counterLk.Lock()
-				bs.blocksSent++
-				bs.dataSent += uint64(len(envelope.Block.RawData()))
+				bs.counters.blocksSent++
+				bs.counters.dataSent += uint64(len(envelope.Block.RawData()))
 				bs.counterLk.Unlock()
 			case <-ctx.Done():
 				return