diff --git a/src/data/redis/cooldown.js b/src/data/redis/cooldown.js
index 28d37ab5..2022834d 100644
--- a/src/data/redis/cooldown.js
+++ b/src/data/redis/cooldown.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ const PREFIX = 'cd';
  * and returns the number of pixels to set
  * @param ip ip of request
  * @param id userId
- * @param ranked boolean if increasing rank
+ * @param ranked boolean if increasing rank (should only be true if logged in)
  * @param clrIgnore, bcd, pcd, cds information about canvas
  * @param i, j chunk coordinates
  * @param pxls Array with offsets of pixels
diff --git a/src/data/redis/lua/placePixel.lua b/src/data/redis/lua/placePixel.lua
index e177d282..f29fbcfd 100644
--- a/src/data/redis/lua/placePixel.lua
+++ b/src/data/redis/lua/placePixel.lua
@@ -146,10 +146,10 @@ if pxlcnt > 0 then
   if KEYS[7] ~= 'nope' then
     redis.call('zincrby', KEYS[6], pxlcnt, ARGV[6])
     redis.call('zincrby', KEYS[7], pxlcnt, ARGV[6])
-    -- increase country stats only by registered users
-    if ARGV[7] ~= 'xx' then
-      redis.call('zincrby', KEYS[8], pxlcnt, ARGV[7])
-    end
+  end
+  -- increase country stats
+  if ARGV[7] ~= 'xx' then
+    redis.call('zincrby', KEYS[8], pxlcnt, ARGV[7])
   end
 end