diff --git a/webapp/channels/src/actions/global_actions.tsx b/webapp/channels/src/actions/global_actions.tsx
index b658499c4c..7f05e89177 100644
--- a/webapp/channels/src/actions/global_actions.tsx
+++ b/webapp/channels/src/actions/global_actions.tsx
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ export function emitChannelClickEvent(channel: Channel) {
         const currentChannelId = getCurrentChannelId(state);
         const previousRhsState = getPreviousRhsState(state);
 
-        dispatch(getChannelStats(chan.id, true));
+        dispatch(getChannelStats(chan.id));
 
         const penultimate = LocalStorageStore.getPreviousChannelName(userId, teamId);
         const penultimateType = LocalStorageStore.getPreviousViewedType(userId, teamId);
diff --git a/webapp/channels/src/components/channel_info_rhs/menu.tsx b/webapp/channels/src/components/channel_info_rhs/menu.tsx
index a45657c319..c298d26e32 100644
--- a/webapp/channels/src/components/channel_info_rhs/menu.tsx
+++ b/webapp/channels/src/components/channel_info_rhs/menu.tsx
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ interface MenuProps {
         showChannelFiles: (channelId: string) => void;
         showPinnedPosts: (channelId: string | undefined) => void;
         showChannelMembers: (channelId: string) => void;
-        getChannelStats: (channelId: string) => Promise<{data: ChannelStats}>;
+        getChannelStats: (channelId: string, includeFileCount: boolean) => Promise<{data: ChannelStats}>;
     };
 }
 
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ const Menu = ({channel, channelStats, isArchived, className, actions}: MenuProps
     const fileCount = channelStats?.files_count >= 0 ? channelStats?.files_count : 0;
 
     useEffect(() => {
-        actions.getChannelStats(channel.id).then(() => {
+        actions.getChannelStats(channel.id, true).then(() => {
             setLoadingStats(false);
         });
         return () => {
diff --git a/webapp/channels/src/packages/mattermost-redux/src/actions/channels.test.ts b/webapp/channels/src/packages/mattermost-redux/src/actions/channels.test.ts
index 4310b32630..335df65453 100644
--- a/webapp/channels/src/packages/mattermost-redux/src/actions/channels.test.ts
+++ b/webapp/channels/src/packages/mattermost-redux/src/actions/channels.test.ts
@@ -1937,7 +1937,7 @@ describe('Actions.Channels', () => {
 
     it('getChannelStats', async () => {
         nock(Client4.getBaseRoute()).
-            get(`/channels/${TestHelper.basicChannel!.id}/stats`).
+            get(`/channels/${TestHelper.basicChannel!.id}/stats?exclude_files_count=true`).
             reply(200, {channel_id: TestHelper.basicChannel!.id, member_count: 1});
 
         await store.dispatch(Actions.getChannelStats(TestHelper.basicChannel!.id));
@@ -1970,7 +1970,7 @@ describe('Actions.Channels', () => {
         await store.dispatch(Actions.joinChannel(TestHelper.basicUser!.id, TestHelper.basicTeam!.id, channelId));
 
         nock(Client4.getBaseRoute()).
-            get(`/channels/${TestHelper.basicChannel!.id}/stats`).
+            get(`/channels/${TestHelper.basicChannel!.id}/stats?exclude_files_count=true`).
             reply(200, {channel_id: TestHelper.basicChannel!.id, member_count: 1});
 
         await store.dispatch(Actions.getChannelStats(channelId));
@@ -2041,7 +2041,7 @@ describe('Actions.Channels', () => {
         await store.dispatch(Actions.joinChannel(TestHelper.basicUser!.id, TestHelper.basicTeam!.id, channelId));
 
         nock(Client4.getBaseRoute()).
-            get(`/channels/${TestHelper.basicChannel!.id}/stats`).
+            get(`/channels/${TestHelper.basicChannel!.id}/stats?exclude_files_count=true`).
             reply(200, {channel_id: TestHelper.basicChannel!.id, member_count: 1});
 
         await store.dispatch(Actions.getChannelStats(channelId));
diff --git a/webapp/channels/src/packages/mattermost-redux/src/actions/channels.ts b/webapp/channels/src/packages/mattermost-redux/src/actions/channels.ts
index 72c422735e..ca93ebe4d5 100644
--- a/webapp/channels/src/packages/mattermost-redux/src/actions/channels.ts
+++ b/webapp/channels/src/packages/mattermost-redux/src/actions/channels.ts
@@ -1063,11 +1063,11 @@ export function searchGroupChannels(term: string): ActionFunc {
     });
 }
 
-export function getChannelStats(channelId: string, excludeFilesCount?: boolean): ActionFunc {
+export function getChannelStats(channelId: string, includeFileCount?: boolean): ActionFunc {
     return async (dispatch: DispatchFunc, getState: GetStateFunc) => {
         let stat;
         try {
-            stat = await Client4.getChannelStats(channelId, excludeFilesCount);
+            stat = await Client4.getChannelStats(channelId, includeFileCount);
         } catch (error) {
             forceLogoutIfNecessary(error, dispatch, getState);
             dispatch(logError(error));
diff --git a/webapp/channels/src/packages/mattermost-redux/src/actions/posts.test.ts b/webapp/channels/src/packages/mattermost-redux/src/actions/posts.test.ts
index 1901afbbe9..4589bbbaa3 100644
--- a/webapp/channels/src/packages/mattermost-redux/src/actions/posts.test.ts
+++ b/webapp/channels/src/packages/mattermost-redux/src/actions/posts.test.ts
@@ -1118,7 +1118,7 @@ describe('Actions.Posts', () => {
         const {dispatch, getState} = store;
 
         nock(Client4.getBaseRoute()).
-            get(`/channels/${TestHelper.basicChannel!.id}/stats`).
+            get(`/channels/${TestHelper.basicChannel!.id}/stats?exclude_files_count=true`).
             reply(200, {channel_id: TestHelper.basicChannel!.id, member_count: 1, pinnedpost_count: 0});
 
         await dispatch(getChannelStats(TestHelper.basicChannel!.id));
@@ -1157,7 +1157,7 @@ describe('Actions.Posts', () => {
         const {dispatch, getState} = store;
 
         nock(Client4.getBaseRoute()).
-            get(`/channels/${TestHelper.basicChannel!.id}/stats`).
+            get(`/channels/${TestHelper.basicChannel!.id}/stats?exclude_files_count=true`).
             reply(200, {channel_id: TestHelper.basicChannel!.id, member_count: 1, pinnedpost_count: 0});
 
         await dispatch(getChannelStats(TestHelper.basicChannel!.id));
diff --git a/webapp/platform/client/src/client4.ts b/webapp/platform/client/src/client4.ts
index 910c58d3b4..0a5a1b4652 100644
--- a/webapp/platform/client/src/client4.ts
+++ b/webapp/platform/client/src/client4.ts
@@ -1739,8 +1739,8 @@ export default class Client4 {
         );
     };
 
-    getChannelStats = (channelId: string, excludeFilesCount = false) => {
-        const param = excludeFilesCount ? `?exclude_files_count=${excludeFilesCount}` : '';
+    getChannelStats = (channelId: string, includeFileCount = false) => {
+        const param = !includeFileCount ? '?exclude_files_count=true' : '';
         return this.doFetch<ChannelStats>(
             `${this.getChannelRoute(channelId)}/stats${param}`,
             {method: 'get'},