diff --git a/lib/plugins.js b/lib/plugins.js
index fcdef9aa..9dbedfe6 100644
--- a/lib/plugins.js
+++ b/lib/plugins.js
@@ -191,10 +191,7 @@ exports.logEvent = function event(session, rawEvent) {
   db.recordDeviceEvent(session, rawEvent);
 };
 
-function buildCartridges(rec) {
-  var cartridges = cachedConfig.exchanges.settings.cartridges;
-  var virtualCartridges = cachedConfig.exchanges.settings.virtualCartridges;
-  if (!cartridges) return null;
+function buildCartridges(cartridges, virtualCartridges, rec) {
   return {
     cartridges: [
       {
@@ -212,10 +209,14 @@ function buildCartridges(rec) {
 }
 
 exports.pollQueries = function pollQueries(session, cb) {
+  var cartridges = cachedConfig.exchanges.settings.cartridges;
+  if (!cartridges) return null;
+  var virtualCartridges = cachedConfig.exchanges.settings.virtualCartridges;
+
   db.cartridgeCounts(session, function(err, result) {
     if (err) return cb(err);
     return cb(null, {
-      cartridges: buildCartridges(result)
+      cartridges: buildCartridges(cartridges, virtualCartridges, result)
     });
   });
 };