diff --git a/go/vt/vttablet/tabletserver/connpool/dbconn.go b/go/vt/vttablet/tabletserver/connpool/dbconn.go
index b0838c7b569..c171cda416e 100644
--- a/go/vt/vttablet/tabletserver/connpool/dbconn.go
+++ b/go/vt/vttablet/tabletserver/connpool/dbconn.go
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ func NewDBConn(ctx context.Context, cp *Pool, appParams dbconfigs.Connector) (*D
 }
 
 // NewDBConnNoPool creates a new DBConn without a pool.
-func NewDBConnNoPool(ctx context.Context, params dbconfigs.Connector, dbaPool *dbconnpool.ConnectionPool) (*DBConn, error) {
+func NewDBConnNoPool(ctx context.Context, params dbconfigs.Connector, dbaPool *dbconnpool.ConnectionPool, stats *tabletenv.Stats) (*DBConn, error) {
 	c, err := dbconnpool.NewDBConnection(ctx, params)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/go/vt/vttablet/tabletserver/connpool/dbconn_test.go b/go/vt/vttablet/tabletserver/connpool/dbconn_test.go
index bce4ec07db1..537f0176b41 100644
--- a/go/vt/vttablet/tabletserver/connpool/dbconn_test.go
+++ b/go/vt/vttablet/tabletserver/connpool/dbconn_test.go
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ import (
 	"vitess.io/vitess/go/sqltypes"
 
 	querypb "vitess.io/vitess/go/vt/proto/query"
+	"vitess.io/vitess/go/vt/servenv"
+	"vitess.io/vitess/go/vt/vttablet/tabletserver/tabletenv"
 )
 
 func compareTimingCounts(t *testing.T, op string, delta int64, before, after map[string]int64) {
@@ -236,7 +238,7 @@ func TestDBNoPoolConnKill(t *testing.T) {
 	connPool := newPool()
 	connPool.Open(db.ConnParams(), db.ConnParams(), db.ConnParams())
 	defer connPool.Close()
-	dbConn, err := NewDBConnNoPool(context.Background(), db.ConnParams(), connPool.dbaPool)
+	dbConn, err := NewDBConnNoPool(context.Background(), db.ConnParams(), connPool.dbaPool, tabletenv.NewStats(servenv.NewExporter("Test", "Tablet")))
 	if dbConn != nil {
 		defer dbConn.Close()
 	}
diff --git a/go/vt/vttablet/tabletserver/connpool/pool.go b/go/vt/vttablet/tabletserver/connpool/pool.go
index 1d9b764005e..b60a0644fa9 100644
--- a/go/vt/vttablet/tabletserver/connpool/pool.go
+++ b/go/vt/vttablet/tabletserver/connpool/pool.go
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ func (cp *Pool) Get(ctx context.Context) (*DBConn, error) {
 	defer span.Finish()
 
 	if cp.isCallerIDAppDebug(ctx) {
-		return NewDBConnNoPool(ctx, cp.appDebugParams, cp.dbaPool)
+		return NewDBConnNoPool(ctx, cp.appDebugParams, cp.dbaPool, cp.env.Stats())
 	}
 	p := cp.pool()
 	if p == nil {