diff --git a/postgres/datadog_checks/postgres/query_calls_cache.py b/postgres/datadog_checks/postgres/query_calls_cache.py
index ce8b1a031de92..30e2b0d929cbb 100644
--- a/postgres/datadog_checks/postgres/query_calls_cache.py
+++ b/postgres/datadog_checks/postgres/query_calls_cache.py
@@ -7,12 +7,16 @@ class QueryCallsCache:
     def __init__(self):
         self.cache = {}
         self.next_cache = {}
+        self.called_queryids = []
+        self.next_called_queryids = set()
 
     def end_query_call_snapshot(self):
         """To prevent evicted statements from building up in the cache we
         replace the cache outright after each sampling of pg_stat_statements."""
         self.cache = self.next_cache
         self.next_cache = {}
+        self.called_queryids = self.next_called_queryids
+        self.next_called_queryids = set()
 
     def set_calls(self, queryid, calls):
         """Updates the cache of calls per query id.
@@ -34,5 +38,5 @@ def set_calls(self, queryid, calls):
             calls_changed = True
 
         self.next_cache[queryid] = calls
-
-        return calls_changed
+        if calls_changed:
+            self.next_called_queryids.add(queryid)
diff --git a/postgres/datadog_checks/postgres/statements.py b/postgres/datadog_checks/postgres/statements.py
index 7eb2b856edc43..cde7a19aa9069 100644
--- a/postgres/datadog_checks/postgres/statements.py
+++ b/postgres/datadog_checks/postgres/statements.py
@@ -213,7 +213,6 @@ def _check_called_queries(self):
 
         with self._check._get_main_db() as conn:
             with conn.cursor(cursor_factory=CommenterCursor) as cursor:
-                called_queryids = []
                 query = QUERYID_TO_CALLS_QUERY.format(pg_stat_statements_view=pgss_view_without_query_text)
                 rows = self._execute_query(cursor, query, params=(self._config.dbname,))
 
@@ -223,18 +222,17 @@ def _check_called_queries(self):
                         continue
 
                     calls = row[1]
-                    calls_changed = self._query_calls_cache.set_calls(queryid, calls)
-                    if calls_changed:
-                        called_queryids.append(queryid)
+                    self._query_calls_cache.set_calls(queryid, calls)
+
                 self._query_calls_cache.end_query_call_snapshot()
                 self._check.gauge(
                     "dd.postgresql.pg_stat_statements.calls_changed",
-                    len(called_queryids),
+                    len(self._query_calls_cache.called_queryids),
                     tags=self.tags,
                     hostname=self._check.resolved_hostname,
                 )
 
-                return called_queryids
+                return self._query_calls_cache.called_queryids
 
     def run_job(self):
         # do not emit any dd.internal metrics for DBM specific check code
@@ -272,7 +270,7 @@ def collect_per_statement_metrics(self):
     @tracked_method(agent_check_getter=agent_check_getter, track_result_length=True)
     def _load_pg_stat_statements(self):
         try:
-            called_queryids = self._check_called_queries()
+            self._check_called_queries()
             available_columns = set(self._get_pg_stat_statements_columns())
             missing_columns = PG_STAT_STATEMENTS_REQUIRED_COLUMNS - available_columns
             if len(missing_columns) > 0:
@@ -347,7 +345,7 @@ def _load_pg_stat_statements(self):
                             pg_stat_statements_view=self._config.pg_stat_statements_view,
                             filters=filters,
                             extra_clauses="",
-                            called_queryids=', '.join([str(i) for i in called_queryids]),
+                            called_queryids=', '.join([str(i) for i in self._query_calls_cache.called_queryids]),
                         ),
                         params=params,
                     )
diff --git a/postgres/tests/test_query_calls_cache.py b/postgres/tests/test_query_calls_cache.py
index 81e5e34f251cc..a058e5e98c3ba 100644
--- a/postgres/tests/test_query_calls_cache.py
+++ b/postgres/tests/test_query_calls_cache.py
@@ -12,18 +12,19 @@ def test_statement_queryid_cache_same_calls_does_not_change():
     cache = QueryCallsCache()
     cache.set_calls(123, 1)
     cache.end_query_call_snapshot()
-    changed = cache.set_calls(123, 1)
+    cache.set_calls(123, 1)
+    cache.end_query_call_snapshot()
 
-    assert changed is False
+    assert cache.called_queryids == set()
 
 
 def test_statement_queryid_cache_multiple_calls_change():
     cache = QueryCallsCache()
     cache.set_calls(123, 1)
     cache.end_query_call_snapshot()
-    changed = cache.set_calls(123, 2)
+    cache.set_calls(123, 2)
 
-    assert changed is True
+    assert cache.called_queryids == {123}
 
 
 def test_statement_queryid_cache_after_pg_stat_statement_eviction():
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ def test_statement_queryid_cache_after_pg_stat_statement_eviction():
     cache.end_query_call_snapshot()
     changed = cache.set_calls(123, 5)
 
-    assert changed is True
+    assert cache.called_queryids == {123}
 
 
 def test_statement_queryid_cache_snapshot_eviction():