diff --git a/server/src/handlers/http/cluster/mod.rs b/server/src/handlers/http/cluster/mod.rs
index d91284a08..9d07e7e31 100644
--- a/server/src/handlers/http/cluster/mod.rs
+++ b/server/src/handlers/http/cluster/mod.rs
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ use crate::option::CONFIG;
 use crate::metrics::prom_utils::Metrics;
 use crate::stats::Stats;
 use crate::storage::object_storage::ingestor_metadata_path;
-use crate::storage::PARSEABLE_ROOT_DIRECTORY;
 use crate::storage::{ObjectStorageError, STREAM_ROOT_DIRECTORY};
+use crate::storage::{ObjectStoreFormat, PARSEABLE_ROOT_DIRECTORY};
 use actix_web::http::header::{self, HeaderMap};
 use actix_web::{HttpRequest, Responder};
 use bytes::Bytes;
@@ -237,38 +237,18 @@ pub async fn fetch_stats_from_ingestors(
     let mut deleted_storage_size = 0u64;
     let mut deleted_count = 0u64;
     for ob in obs {
-        let stream_metadata: serde_json::Value =
+        let stream_metadata: ObjectStoreFormat =
             serde_json::from_slice(&ob).expect("stream.json is valid json");
-        let version = stream_metadata
-            .as_object()
-            .and_then(|meta| meta.get("version"))
-            .and_then(|version| version.as_str());
-        let stats = stream_metadata.get("stats").unwrap();
-        if matches!(version, Some("v4")) {
-            let current_stats = stats.get("current_stats").unwrap().clone();
-            let lifetime_stats = stats.get("lifetime_stats").unwrap().clone();
-            let deleted_stats = stats.get("deleted_stats").unwrap().clone();
-
-            count += current_stats.get("events").unwrap().as_u64().unwrap();
-            ingestion_size += current_stats.get("ingestion").unwrap().as_u64().unwrap();
-            storage_size += current_stats.get("storage").unwrap().as_u64().unwrap();
-            lifetime_count += lifetime_stats.get("events").unwrap().as_u64().unwrap();
-            lifetime_ingestion_size += lifetime_stats.get("ingestion").unwrap().as_u64().unwrap();
-            lifetime_storage_size += lifetime_stats.get("storage").unwrap().as_u64().unwrap();
-            deleted_count += deleted_stats.get("events").unwrap().as_u64().unwrap();
-            deleted_ingestion_size += deleted_stats.get("ingestion").unwrap().as_u64().unwrap();
-            deleted_storage_size += deleted_stats.get("storage").unwrap().as_u64().unwrap();
-        } else {
-            count += stats.get("events").unwrap().as_u64().unwrap();
-            ingestion_size += stats.get("ingestion").unwrap().as_u64().unwrap();
-            storage_size += stats.get("storage").unwrap().as_u64().unwrap();
-            lifetime_count += stats.get("events").unwrap().as_u64().unwrap();
-            lifetime_ingestion_size += stats.get("ingestion").unwrap().as_u64().unwrap();
-            lifetime_storage_size += stats.get("storage").unwrap().as_u64().unwrap();
-            deleted_count += 0;
-            deleted_ingestion_size += 0;
-            deleted_storage_size += 0;
-        }
+
+        count += stream_metadata.stats.current_stats.events;
+        ingestion_size += stream_metadata.stats.current_stats.ingestion;
+        storage_size += stream_metadata.stats.current_stats.storage;
+        lifetime_count += stream_metadata.stats.lifetime_stats.events;
+        lifetime_ingestion_size += stream_metadata.stats.lifetime_stats.ingestion;
+        lifetime_storage_size += stream_metadata.stats.lifetime_stats.storage;
+        deleted_count += stream_metadata.stats.deleted_stats.events;
+        deleted_ingestion_size += stream_metadata.stats.deleted_stats.ingestion;
+        deleted_storage_size += stream_metadata.stats.deleted_stats.storage;
     }
 
     let qs = QueriedStats::new(
diff --git a/server/src/metadata.rs b/server/src/metadata.rs
index 49a7843a4..773856c2b 100644
--- a/server/src/metadata.rs
+++ b/server/src/metadata.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
  */
 
 use arrow_array::RecordBatch;
-use arrow_schema::{Field, Fields, Schema};
+use arrow_schema::{DataType, Field, Fields, Schema, TimeUnit};
 use chrono::{Local, NaiveDateTime};
 use itertools::Itertools;
 use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
@@ -417,6 +417,45 @@ fn update_schema_from_staging(stream_name: &str, current_schema: Schema) -> Sche
     Schema::try_merge(vec![schema, current_schema]).unwrap()
 }
 
+///this function updates the data type of time partition field
+/// from utf-8 to timestamp if it is not already timestamp
+/// and updates the schema in the storage
+/// required only when migrating from version 1.2.0 and below
+/// this function will be removed in the future
+pub async fn update_data_type_time_partition(
+    storage: &(impl ObjectStorage + ?Sized),
+    stream_name: &str,
+    schema: Schema,
+    meta: ObjectStoreFormat,
+) -> anyhow::Result<Schema> {
+    let mut schema = schema.clone();
+    if meta.time_partition.is_some() {
+        let time_partition = meta.time_partition.unwrap();
+        let time_partition_data_type = schema
+            .field_with_name(&time_partition)
+            .unwrap()
+            .data_type()
+            .clone();
+        if time_partition_data_type != DataType::Timestamp(TimeUnit::Millisecond, None) {
+            let mut fields = schema
+                .fields()
+                .iter()
+                .filter(|field| *field.name() != time_partition)
+                .cloned()
+                .collect::<Vec<Arc<Field>>>();
+            let time_partition_field = Arc::new(Field::new(
+                time_partition,
+                DataType::Timestamp(TimeUnit::Millisecond, None),
+                true,
+            ));
+            fields.push(time_partition_field);
+            schema = Schema::new(fields);
+            storage.put_schema(stream_name, &schema).await?;
+        }
+    }
+    Ok(schema)
+}
+
 pub async fn load_stream_metadata_on_server_start(
     storage: &(impl ObjectStorage + ?Sized),
     stream_name: &str,
@@ -428,7 +467,8 @@ pub async fn load_stream_metadata_on_server_start(
         meta =
             serde_json::from_slice(&serde_json::to_vec(&stream_metadata_value).unwrap()).unwrap();
     }
-
+    let schema =
+        update_data_type_time_partition(storage, stream_name, schema, meta.clone()).await?;
     let mut retention = meta.retention.clone();
     let mut time_partition = meta.time_partition.clone();
     let mut time_partition_limit = meta.time_partition_limit.clone();
@@ -546,6 +586,8 @@ pub mod error {
         pub enum LoadError {
             #[error("Error while loading from object storage: {0}")]
             ObjectStorage(#[from] ObjectStorageError),
+            #[error(" Error: {0}")]
+            Anyhow(#[from] anyhow::Error),
         }
     }
 }