diff --git a/app/services/charge_filters/event_matching_service.rb b/app/services/charge_filters/event_matching_service.rb
index 929f96d5277..aeff21dc93c 100644
--- a/app/services/charge_filters/event_matching_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/charge_filters/event_matching_service.rb
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ def applicable_event_properties
     end
 
     def filters
+      # NOTE: when called from the cache invalidator, filters are already pre-loaded,
+      #       we just return the preloaded list to avoid N+1 queries
+      return charge.filters if charge.association_cached?(:filters)
+
       charge.filters.includes(values: :billable_metric_filter)
     end
   end