diff --git a/backend/src/Squidex.Domain.Apps.Entities.MongoDb/Assets/MongoAssetRepository.cs b/backend/src/Squidex.Domain.Apps.Entities.MongoDb/Assets/MongoAssetRepository.cs
index d4b2bc53e..5a468d8fd 100644
--- a/backend/src/Squidex.Domain.Apps.Entities.MongoDb/Assets/MongoAssetRepository.cs
+++ b/backend/src/Squidex.Domain.Apps.Entities.MongoDb/Assets/MongoAssetRepository.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 // ==========================================================================
 
 using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using MongoDB.Driver;
 using Squidex.Domain.Apps.Entities.Assets;
 using Squidex.Domain.Apps.Entities.Assets.Repositories;
@@ -21,10 +22,10 @@ public sealed partial class MongoAssetRepository : MongoRepositoryBase<MongoAsse
 {
     private readonly MongoCountCollection countCollection;
 
-    public MongoAssetRepository(IMongoDatabase database)
+    public MongoAssetRepository(IMongoDatabase database, ILogger<MongoAssetRepository> log)
         : base(database)
     {
-        countCollection = new MongoCountCollection(database, CollectionName());
+        countCollection = new MongoCountCollection(database, log, CollectionName());
     }
 
     public IMongoCollection<MongoAssetEntity> GetInternalCollection()
diff --git a/backend/src/Squidex.Domain.Apps.Entities.MongoDb/Contents/MongoContentCollection.cs b/backend/src/Squidex.Domain.Apps.Entities.MongoDb/Contents/MongoContentCollection.cs
index d0067f2be..6904cb226 100644
--- a/backend/src/Squidex.Domain.Apps.Entities.MongoDb/Contents/MongoContentCollection.cs
+++ b/backend/src/Squidex.Domain.Apps.Entities.MongoDb/Contents/MongoContentCollection.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 //  All rights reserved. Licensed under the MIT license.
 // ==========================================================================
 
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using MongoDB.Driver;
 using NodaTime;
 using Squidex.Domain.Apps.Core.Contents;
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ public sealed class MongoContentCollection : MongoRepositoryBase<MongoContentEnt
     private readonly ReadPreference readPreference;
     private readonly string name;
 
-    public MongoContentCollection(string name, IMongoDatabase database, ReadPreference readPreference,
+    public MongoContentCollection(string name, IMongoDatabase database, ILogger log, ReadPreference readPreference,
         bool dedicatedCollections)
         : base(database)
     {
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ public sealed class MongoContentCollection : MongoRepositoryBase<MongoContentEnt
         queryReferences = new QueryReferences(queryByIds);
         queryReferrers = new QueryReferrers();
         queryScheduled = new QueryScheduled();
-        queryByQuery = new QueryByQuery(new MongoCountCollection(database, name));
+        queryByQuery = new QueryByQuery(new MongoCountCollection(database, log, name));
 
         if (dedicatedCollections)
         {
diff --git a/backend/src/Squidex.Domain.Apps.Entities.MongoDb/Contents/MongoContentRepository.cs b/backend/src/Squidex.Domain.Apps.Entities.MongoDb/Contents/MongoContentRepository.cs
index bfee84bfe..d5bfe63c8 100644
--- a/backend/src/Squidex.Domain.Apps.Entities.MongoDb/Contents/MongoContentRepository.cs
+++ b/backend/src/Squidex.Domain.Apps.Entities.MongoDb/Contents/MongoContentRepository.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 //  All rights reserved. Licensed under the MIT license.
 // ==========================================================================
 
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
 using MongoDB.Driver;
 using MongoDB.Driver.Core.Clusters;
@@ -41,18 +42,18 @@ public partial class MongoContentRepository : MongoBase<MongoContentEntity>, ICo
     }
 
     public MongoContentRepository(IMongoDatabase database, IAppProvider appProvider,
-        IOptions<ContentOptions> options)
+        IOptions<ContentOptions> options, ILogger<MongoContentRepository> log)
     {
         this.appProvider = appProvider;
         this.database = database;
         this.options = options.Value;
 
         collectionComplete =
-            new MongoContentCollection("States_Contents_All3", database,
+            new MongoContentCollection("States_Contents_All3", database, log,
                 ReadPreference.Primary, options.Value.OptimizeForSelfHosting);
 
         collectionPublished =
-            new MongoContentCollection("States_Contents_Published3", database,
+            new MongoContentCollection("States_Contents_Published3", database, log,
                 ReadPreference.Secondary, options.Value.OptimizeForSelfHosting);
     }
 
diff --git a/backend/src/Squidex.Domain.Apps.Entities.MongoDb/MongoCountCollection.cs b/backend/src/Squidex.Domain.Apps.Entities.MongoDb/MongoCountCollection.cs
index d0dc0c544..632a27b61 100644
--- a/backend/src/Squidex.Domain.Apps.Entities.MongoDb/MongoCountCollection.cs
+++ b/backend/src/Squidex.Domain.Apps.Entities.MongoDb/MongoCountCollection.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 //  All rights reserved. Licensed under the MIT license.
 // ==========================================================================
 
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using MongoDB.Driver;
 using NodaTime;
 using Squidex.Infrastructure.MongoDb;
@@ -14,17 +15,20 @@ namespace Squidex.Domain.Apps.Entities.MongoDb;
 
 internal sealed class MongoCountCollection : MongoRepositoryBase<MongoCountEntity>
 {
-    private readonly string name;
+    private readonly string collectionName;
+    private readonly ILogger log;
 
-    public MongoCountCollection(IMongoDatabase database, string name)
+    public MongoCountCollection(IMongoDatabase database, ILogger log, string name)
         : base(database)
     {
-        this.name = $"{name}_Count";
+        this.log = log;
+
+        collectionName = $"{name}_Count";
     }
 
     protected override string CollectionName()
     {
-        return name;
+        return collectionName;
     }
 
     public async Task<long> GetOrAddAsync(string key, Func<CancellationToken, Task<long>> provider,
@@ -41,30 +45,44 @@ internal sealed class MongoCountCollection : MongoRepositoryBase<MongoCountEntit
 
         if (isOutdated)
         {
-            // If we have a loot of items, the query might be slow and therefore we execute it in the background.
-            RefreshTotalAsync(key, cachedTotal, provider, ct).Forget();
+            // If we have a lot of items, the query might be slow and therefore we execute it in the background.
+            RefreshSilentAsync(key, cachedTotal, provider).Forget();
         }
 
         return cachedTotal;
     }
 
+    private async Task RefreshSilentAsync(string key, long cachedCount, Func<CancellationToken, Task<long>> provider)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            await RefreshTotalAsync(key, cachedCount, provider, default);
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            log.LogError(ex, "Failed to update count for collection {collection}.", collectionName);
+        }
+    }
+
     private async Task<long> RefreshTotalAsync(string key, long cachedCount, Func<CancellationToken, Task<long>> provider,
         CancellationToken ct)
     {
         var actualCount = await provider(ct);
 
-        if (actualCount != cachedCount)
+        if (actualCount == cachedCount)
         {
-            var now = SystemClock.Instance.GetCurrentInstant();
-
-            await Collection.UpdateOneAsync(x => x.Key == key,
-                Update
-                    .Set(x => x.Key, key)
-                    .SetOnInsert(x => x.Count, actualCount)
-                    .SetOnInsert(x => x.Created, now),
-                Upsert, ct);
+            return actualCount;
         }
 
+        var now = SystemClock.Instance.GetCurrentInstant();
+
+        await Collection.UpdateOneAsync(x => x.Key == key,
+            Update
+                .Set(x => x.Key, key)
+                .SetOnInsert(x => x.Count, actualCount)
+                .SetOnInsert(x => x.Created, now),
+            Upsert, ct);
+
         return actualCount;
     }
 
diff --git a/backend/src/Squidex.Domain.Apps.Entities/Contents/ReferencesFluidExtension.cs b/backend/src/Squidex.Domain.Apps.Entities/Contents/ReferencesFluidExtension.cs
index 89f1d43a4..a18f5b458 100644
--- a/backend/src/Squidex.Domain.Apps.Entities/Contents/ReferencesFluidExtension.cs
+++ b/backend/src/Squidex.Domain.Apps.Entities/Contents/ReferencesFluidExtension.cs
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ using Fluid.Values;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
 using Squidex.Domain.Apps.Core.Rules.EnrichedEvents;
 using Squidex.Domain.Apps.Core.Templates;
-using Squidex.Domain.Apps.Entities.Contents.Queries.Steps;
 using Squidex.Infrastructure;
 using static Parlot.Fluent.Parsers;
 
diff --git a/backend/tests/Squidex.Domain.Apps.Entities.Tests/Assets/MongoDb/AssetsQueryFixture.cs b/backend/tests/Squidex.Domain.Apps.Entities.Tests/Assets/MongoDb/AssetsQueryFixture.cs
index 73ed4e17c..fe691d551 100644
--- a/backend/tests/Squidex.Domain.Apps.Entities.Tests/Assets/MongoDb/AssetsQueryFixture.cs
+++ b/backend/tests/Squidex.Domain.Apps.Entities.Tests/Assets/MongoDb/AssetsQueryFixture.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 // ==========================================================================
 
 using System.Globalization;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using MongoDB.Bson;
 using MongoDB.Driver;
 using NodaTime;
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ public sealed class AssetsQueryFixture : IAsyncLifetime
         mongoClient = new MongoClient(TestConfig.Configuration["mongodb:configuration"]);
         mongoDatabase = mongoClient.GetDatabase(TestConfig.Configuration["mongodb:database"]);
 
-        AssetRepository = new MongoAssetRepository(mongoDatabase);
+        AssetRepository = new MongoAssetRepository(mongoDatabase, A.Fake<ILogger<MongoAssetRepository>>());
     }
 
     public Task DisposeAsync()
diff --git a/backend/tests/Squidex.Domain.Apps.Entities.Tests/Contents/MongoDb/ContentsQueryFixture.cs b/backend/tests/Squidex.Domain.Apps.Entities.Tests/Contents/MongoDb/ContentsQueryFixture.cs
index 8e536f692..f68a89b5e 100644
--- a/backend/tests/Squidex.Domain.Apps.Entities.Tests/Contents/MongoDb/ContentsQueryFixture.cs
+++ b/backend/tests/Squidex.Domain.Apps.Entities.Tests/Contents/MongoDb/ContentsQueryFixture.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 using System.Globalization;
 using LoremNET;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
 using MongoDB.Bson;
 using MongoDB.Driver;
@@ -82,11 +83,7 @@ public abstract class ContentsQueryFixtureBase : IAsyncLifetime
             OptimizeForSelfHosting = dedicatedCollections
         });
 
-        ContentRepository =
-            new MongoContentRepository(
-                mongoDatabase,
-                appProvider,
-                options);
+        ContentRepository = new MongoContentRepository(mongoDatabase, appProvider, options, A.Fake<ILogger<MongoContentRepository>>());
     }
 
     public Task DisposeAsync()