diff --git a/rhodecode/model/settings.py b/rhodecode/model/settings.py
--- a/rhodecode/model/settings.py
+++ b/rhodecode/model/settings.py
@@ -19,9 +19,10 @@
 # and proprietary license terms, please see https://rhodecode.com/licenses/
 
 import os
+import re
 import hashlib
 import logging
-import re
+import time
 from collections import namedtuple
 from functools import wraps
 import bleach
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ from rhodecode.lib.vcs.backends import b
 from rhodecode.lib.statsd_client import StatsdClient
 from rhodecode.model import BaseModel
 from rhodecode.model.db import (
-    RepoRhodeCodeUi, RepoRhodeCodeSetting, RhodeCodeUi, RhodeCodeSetting, CacheKey)
+    RepoRhodeCodeUi, RepoRhodeCodeSetting, RhodeCodeUi, RhodeCodeSetting)
 from rhodecode.model.meta import Session
 
 
@@ -256,11 +257,16 @@ class SettingsModel(BaseModel):
             }
             return settings
 
+        start = time.time()
+        result = _get_all_settings('rhodecode_settings', cache_key)
+        compute_time = time.time() - start
+
         statsd = StatsdClient.statsd
-        with statsd.timer('rhodecode_settings_timing.histogram', auto_send=True) as tmr:
-            result = _get_all_settings('rhodecode_settings', cache_key)
+        if statsd:
+            elapsed_time_ms = round(1000.0 * compute_time)  # use ms only
+            statsd.timing("rhodecode_settings_timing.histogram", elapsed_time_ms,
+                          use_decimals=False)
 
-        compute_time = tmr.ms / 1000.
         log.debug('Fetching app settings for key: %s took: %.4fs', cache_key, compute_time)
 
         return result