diff --git a/mailpoet/lib/Subscribers/SubscribersEmailCountsController.php b/mailpoet/lib/Subscribers/SubscribersEmailCountsController.php
index 82bfba59ea..9b044bfced 100644
--- a/mailpoet/lib/Subscribers/SubscribersEmailCountsController.php
+++ b/mailpoet/lib/Subscribers/SubscribersEmailCountsController.php
@@ -15,15 +15,18 @@ class SubscribersEmailCountsController {
   /** @var string */
   private $subscribersTable;
 
+  /** @var string */
+  private $scheduledTasksTable;
+
   public function __construct(
     EntityManager $entityManager
   ) {
     $this->entityManager = $entityManager;
     $this->subscribersTable = $this->entityManager->getClassMetadata(SubscriberEntity::class)->getTableName();
+    $this->scheduledTasksTable = $this->entityManager->getClassMetadata(ScheduledTaskEntity::class)->getTableName();
   }
 
   public function updateSubscribersEmailCounts(?\DateTimeInterface $dateLastProcessed, int $batchSize, ?int $startId = null): array {
-    $scheduledTasksTable = $this->entityManager->getClassMetadata(ScheduledTaskEntity::class)->getTableName();
     $scheduledTaskSubscribersTable = $this->entityManager->getClassMetadata(ScheduledTaskSubscriberEntity::class)->getTableName();
 
     $connection = $this->entityManager->getConnection();
@@ -33,6 +36,11 @@ class SubscribersEmailCountsController {
 
     $startId = (int)$startId;
 
+    // Return if there are no new sending tasks
+    if ($dateLastProcessed && !$this->newSendingTasksSince($dateLastProcessed)) {
+      return [0, 0];
+    }
+    // Return if there are no subscribers to update
     [$countSubscribersToUpdate, $endId] = $this->countAndMaxOfSubscribersInRange($startId, $batchSize);
     if (!$countSubscribersToUpdate) {
       return [0, 0];
@@ -58,7 +66,7 @@ class SubscribersEmailCountsController {
           SELECT s.id, COUNT(st.id) as email_count
           FROM {$this->subscribersTable} as s
           JOIN {$scheduledTaskSubscribersTable} as sts ON s.id = sts.subscriber_id
-          JOIN {$scheduledTasksTable} as st ON st.id = sts.task_id
+          JOIN {$this->scheduledTasksTable} as st ON st.id = sts.task_id
           WHERE s.id >= :startId
           AND s.id <= :endId
           AND st.type = 'sending'
@@ -75,10 +83,30 @@ class SubscribersEmailCountsController {
     return [$countSubscribersToUpdate, $endId];
   }
 
-  private function countAndMaxOfSubscribersInRange(int $startId, int $batchSize): array {
-    $connection = $this->entityManager->getConnection();
+  private function newSendingTasksSince(\DateTimeInterface $dateLastProcessed): bool {
+    $carbonDateLastProcessed = Carbon::createFromTimestamp($dateLastProcessed->getTimestamp());
+    $dateFromIso = ($carbonDateLastProcessed->subDay())->toDateTimeString();
+    $queryParams['dateFrom'] = $dateFromIso;
+    $dayAgo = new Carbon();
+    $dayAgoIso = $dayAgo->subDay()->toDateTimeString();
+    $queryParams['dayAgo'] = $dayAgoIso;
 
-    $result = $connection->executeQuery("
+    $result = $this->entityManager->getConnection()->executeQuery("
+      SELECT count(id) FROM {$this->scheduledTasksTable}
+      WHERE type = 'sending'
+      AND processed_at IS NOT NULL
+      AND processed_at < :dayAgo
+      AND processed_at >= :dateFrom
+      ",
+      $queryParams
+    )->fetchNumeric();
+
+    /** @var int[] $result - it's required for PHPStan */
+    return is_array($result) && isset($result[0]) && ((int)$result[0] > 0);
+  }
+
+  private function countAndMaxOfSubscribersInRange(int $startId, int $batchSize): array {
+    $result = $this->entityManager->getConnection()->executeQuery("
       SELECT s.id FROM {$this->subscribersTable} as s
       WHERE s.id >= :startId
       ORDER BY s.id
diff --git a/mailpoet/tests/integration/Subscribers/SubscribersEmailCountsControllerTest.php b/mailpoet/tests/integration/Subscribers/SubscribersEmailCountsControllerTest.php
index bb23392b68..bad543d0d0 100644
--- a/mailpoet/tests/integration/Subscribers/SubscribersEmailCountsControllerTest.php
+++ b/mailpoet/tests/integration/Subscribers/SubscribersEmailCountsControllerTest.php
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ class SubscribersEmailCountsControllerTest extends \MailPoetTest {
     expect($subscriber3->getEmailCount())->equals(0);
   }
 
-  public function testItDoesNotCountIfThereAreNoSubscribersToUpdate() {
+  public function testItDoesNotCountIfThereAreNoSubscribersOrTasksToUpdate() {
     // Subscribers empty table
     [$count, $maxSubscriberId] = $this->controller->updateSubscribersEmailCounts(null, 1);
     expect($count)->equals(0);
@@ -160,6 +160,12 @@ class SubscribersEmailCountsControllerTest extends \MailPoetTest {
     $subscriber2 = $this->createSubscriber('s2@email.com', 20);
     $subscriber3 = $this->createSubscriber('s3@email.com', 10);
 
+    // Tasks empty table
+    $dateFromCarbon = new Carbon();
+    $dateFrom = $dateFromCarbon->subDays(7)->toDateTime();
+    [$count, $maxSubscriberId] = $this->controller->updateSubscribersEmailCounts($dateFrom, 1);
+    expect($count)->equals(0);
+
     $this->createCompletedSendingTasksForSubscriber($subscriber1, 80, 90);
     $this->createCompletedSendingTasksForSubscriber($subscriber2, 8, 3);
     $this->createCompletedSendingTasksForSubscriber($subscriber3, 1, 4);