diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c07548d592fe..1ac9998300f6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 - [#9502](https://github.com/blockscout/blockscout/pull/9502) - Add batch_size and concurrency envs for tt token type migration
 - [#9493](https://github.com/blockscout/blockscout/pull/9493) - Fix API response for unknown blob hashes
+- [#9426](https://github.com/blockscout/blockscout/pull/9426) - Fix tabs counter cache bug
 
 ### Chore
 
diff --git a/apps/explorer/lib/explorer/chain/address/counters.ex b/apps/explorer/lib/explorer/chain/address/counters.ex
index 9f0aea47d855..25cb152caf88 100644
--- a/apps/explorer/lib/explorer/chain/address/counters.ex
+++ b/apps/explorer/lib/explorer/chain/address/counters.ex
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ defmodule Explorer.Chain.Address.Counters do
         case res do
           {:ok, {txs_type, txs_hashes}} when txs_type in @txs_types ->
             acc
-            |> (&Map.put(&1, :txs_types, [txs_type | &1[:txs_types] || []])).()
+            |> (&Map.put(&1, :txs_types, [txs_type | &1[:txs_types]])).()
             |> (&Map.put(&1, :txs_hashes, &1[:txs_hashes] ++ txs_hashes)).()
 
           {:ok, {type, counter}} ->
diff --git a/apps/explorer/lib/explorer/chain/cache/addresses_tabs_counters.ex b/apps/explorer/lib/explorer/chain/cache/addresses_tabs_counters.ex
index 750617da62c9..20d30199629a 100644
--- a/apps/explorer/lib/explorer/chain/cache/addresses_tabs_counters.ex
+++ b/apps/explorer/lib/explorer/chain/cache/addresses_tabs_counters.ex
@@ -20,9 +20,8 @@ defmodule Explorer.Chain.Cache.AddressesTabsCounters do
   end
 
   @spec set_counter(counter_type, String.t(), non_neg_integer()) :: :ok
-  def set_counter(counter_type, address_hash, counter, need_to_modify_state? \\ true) do
+  def set_counter(counter_type, address_hash, counter) do
     :ets.insert(@cache_name, {cache_key(address_hash, counter_type), {DateTime.utc_now(), counter}})
-    if need_to_modify_state?, do: ignore_txs(counter_type, address_hash)
 
     :ok
   end
@@ -42,10 +41,6 @@ defmodule Explorer.Chain.Cache.AddressesTabsCounters do
     address_hash |> task_cache_key(counter_type) |> fetch_from_cache(@cache_name, nil)
   end
 
-  @spec ignore_txs(atom, String.t()) :: :ignore | :ok
-  def ignore_txs(:txs, address_hash), do: GenServer.cast(__MODULE__, {:ignore_txs, address_hash})
-  def ignore_txs(_counter_type, _address_hash), do: :ignore
-
   def save_txs_counter_progress(address_hash, results) do
     GenServer.cast(__MODULE__, {:set_txs_state, address_hash, results})
   end
@@ -67,11 +62,6 @@ defmodule Explorer.Chain.Cache.AddressesTabsCounters do
     {:ok, %{}}
   end
 
-  @impl true
-  def handle_cast({:ignore_txs, address_hash}, state) do
-    {:noreply, Map.put(state, lowercased_string(address_hash), {:updated, DateTime.utc_now()})}
-  end
-
   @impl true
   def handle_cast({:set_txs_state, address_hash, %{txs_types: txs_types} = results}, state) do
     address_hash = lowercased_string(address_hash)
@@ -95,16 +85,22 @@ defmodule Explorer.Chain.Cache.AddressesTabsCounters do
         |> Enum.count()
         |> min(Counters.counters_limit())
 
-      if counter == Counters.counters_limit() || Enum.count(address_state[:txs_types]) == 3 do
-        set_counter(:txs, address_hash, counter, false)
-        {:noreply, Map.put(state, address_hash, {:updated, DateTime.utc_now()})}
-      else
-        {:noreply, Map.put(state, address_hash, address_state)}
+      cond do
+        Enum.count(address_state[:txs_types]) == 3 ->
+          set_counter(:txs, address_hash, counter)
+          {:noreply, Map.put(state, address_hash, nil)}
+
+        counter == Counters.counters_limit() ->
+          set_counter(:txs, address_hash, counter)
+          {:noreply, Map.put(state, address_hash, :limit_value)}
+
+        true ->
+          {:noreply, Map.put(state, address_hash, address_state)}
       end
     end
   end
 
-  defp ignored?({:updated, datetime}), do: up_to_date?(datetime, ttl())
+  defp ignored?(:limit_value), do: true
   defp ignored?(_), do: false
 
   defp check_staleness(nil), do: nil