diff --git a/services/discord-gateway/src/modules/ai-moderation/stickerCache.ts b/services/discord-gateway/src/modules/ai-moderation/stickerCache.ts
index 5d15d28..c360c45 100644
--- a/services/discord-gateway/src/modules/ai-moderation/stickerCache.ts
+++ b/services/discord-gateway/src/modules/ai-moderation/stickerCache.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ const TTL_MS = 7 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000; // 7 days
 const MAX_SIZE_BYTES = 100 * 1024 * 1024; // 100MB hardcoded
 
 let ready = false;
-const statsCache = { entryCount: 0, totalSizeBytes: 0 };
+// eslint-disable-next-line prefer-const -- reassigned in initStickerCache
+let statsCache = { entryCount: 0, totalSizeBytes: 0 };
 
 export interface StickerCacheEntry {
   base64: string;