diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/containers/Dashboard/Dashboard.js b/client/coral-admin/src/containers/Dashboard/Dashboard.js
index ba840c627..96e837a9e 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/containers/Dashboard/Dashboard.js
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/containers/Dashboard/Dashboard.js
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import styles from './Dashboard.css';
-import {graphql, compose} from 'react-apollo';
+import {compose} from 'react-apollo';
 import {connect} from 'react-redux';
+import {getMetrics} from 'coral-admin/src/graphql/queries';
 import FlagWidget from './FlagWidget';
 import LikeWidget from './LikeWidget';
-import METRICS from 'coral-admin/src/graphql/queries/metrics.graphql';
-
-// import MostLikedCommentsWidget from './MostLikedCommentsWidget';
 import {showBanUserDialog, hideBanUserDialog} from 'coral-admin/src/actions/moderation';
-import {banUser, setCommentStatus} from 'coral-admin/src/graphql/mutations';
+
 import {Spinner} from 'coral-ui';
 
 class Dashboard extends React.Component {
@@ -19,49 +17,17 @@ class Dashboard extends React.Component {
       return <Spinner />;
     }
 
-    const {data: {assetsByLike, assetsByFlag/* , mostLikedComments*/}} = this.props;
-
-    // const {moderation, settings} = this.props;
+    const {data: {assetsByLike, assetsByFlag}} = this.props;
 
     return (
       <div className={styles.Dashboard}>
         <FlagWidget assets={assetsByFlag} />
-        {/*
-        <MostLikedCommentsWidget
-          comments={mostLikedComments}
-          moderation={moderation}
-          settings={settings}
-          acceptComment={this.props.acceptComment}
-          rejectComment={this.props.rejectComment}
-          handleBanUser={this.props.banUser}
-          showBanUserDialog={this.props.showBanUserDialog}
-          hideBanUserDialog={this.props.hideBanUserDialog} />
-          */}
         <LikeWidget assets={assetsByLike} />
       </div>
     );
   }
 }
 
-let then = new Date();
-then.setMinutes(then.getMinutes() - 5);
-then = then.toISOString();
-const now = new Date().toISOString();
-
-const getMetrics = graphql(METRICS, {
-  options: () => {
-
-    return {
-      variables: {
-        from: then,
-        to: now
-      }
-    };
-  }
-});
-
-const DashboardWithData = compose(getMetrics, setCommentStatus, banUser)(Dashboard);
-
 const mapStateToProps = state => {
   return {
     settings: state.settings.toJS(),
@@ -74,4 +40,7 @@ const mapDispatchToProps = dispatch => ({
   hideBanUserDialog: () => dispatch(hideBanUserDialog(false))
 });
 
-export default connect(mapStateToProps, mapDispatchToProps)(DashboardWithData);
+export default compose(
+  connect(mapStateToProps, mapDispatchToProps),
+  getMetrics
+)(Dashboard);
diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/graphql/queries/index.js b/client/coral-admin/src/graphql/queries/index.js
index 97320591f..a2140a502 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/graphql/queries/index.js
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/graphql/queries/index.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import {graphql} from 'react-apollo';
 
 import MOD_QUEUE_QUERY from './modQueueQuery.graphql';
+import METRICS from './metrics.graphql';
 
 export const modQueueQuery = graphql(MOD_QUEUE_QUERY, {
   options: ({params: {id = null}}) => {
@@ -17,6 +18,18 @@ export const modQueueQuery = graphql(MOD_QUEUE_QUERY, {
   })
 });
 
+export const getMetrics = graphql(METRICS, {
+  options: ({settings: {dashboardWindowStart, dashboardWindowEnd}}) => {
+
+    return {
+      variables: {
+        from: dashboardWindowStart,
+        to: dashboardWindowEnd
+      }
+    };
+  }
+});
+
 export const modQueueResort = (id, fetchMore) => (sort) => {
   return fetchMore({
     query: MOD_QUEUE_QUERY,
diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/reducers/settings.js b/client/coral-admin/src/reducers/settings.js
index a02cac198..a6e0c9339 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/reducers/settings.js
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/reducers/settings.js
@@ -1,11 +1,20 @@
 import {Map, List} from 'immutable';
 import * as actions from '../actions/settings';
 
+// this is initialized here because
+// currently you have to reload the dashboard to get new stats
+// cleaner updates are planned in the future.
+const DASHBOARD_WINDOW_MINUTES = 5;
+let then = new Date();
+then.setMinutes(then.getMinutes() - DASHBOARD_WINDOW_MINUTES);
+
 const initialState = Map({
   wordlist: Map({
     banned: List(),
     suspect: List()
   }),
+  dashboardWindowStart: then.toISOString(),
+  dashboardWindowEnd: new Date().toISOString(),
   domains: Map({
     whitelist: List()
   }),