diff --git a/.changeset/cute-otters-dance.md b/.changeset/cute-otters-dance.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..07531c9c3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/cute-otters-dance.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'hive': patch
+---
+
+Improve performance of schema checks using conditional breaking changes by using a table with an ordering that more closely aligns with the query for total request count for a target
diff --git a/packages/services/api/src/modules/operations/providers/operations-reader.ts b/packages/services/api/src/modules/operations/providers/operations-reader.ts
index 3319d63c76..1d1a361b82 100644
--- a/packages/services/api/src/modules/operations/providers/operations-reader.ts
+++ b/packages/services/api/src/modules/operations/providers/operations-reader.ts
@@ -1013,6 +1013,53 @@ export class OperationsReader {
       .tuple([z.object({ amountOfRequests: z.string() })])
       .transform(data => ensureNumber(data[0].amountOfRequests));
 
+    /**
+     * This is using clients_daily instead of operations_daily because the
+     * order by is more favorable in clients_daily since the client_name is
+     * right after target. However, this could be better without storing
+     * much more data, by creating another materialized view ordered by
+     * target, timestamp, then client_name.
+     */
+    if (args.excludedClients && args.excludedClients.length > 0) {
+      return await this.clickHouse
+        .query<unknown>({
+          queryId: 'getTotalCountForSchemaCoordinatesExcludingClients',
+          query: sql`
+            SELECT
+              SUM("result"."total") AS "amountOfRequests"
+            FROM (
+              SELECT
+                SUM("clients_daily"."total") AS "total"
+              FROM
+                "clients_daily"
+              PREWHERE
+                "clients_daily"."target" IN (${sql.array(args.targetIds, 'String')})
+                AND "clients_daily"."timestamp" >= toDateTime(${formatDate(args.period.from)}, 'UTC')
+                AND "clients_daily"."timestamp" <= toDateTime(${formatDate(args.period.to)}, 'UTC')
+                AND "clients_daily"."client_name" NOT IN (${sql.array(args.excludedClients, 'String')})
+
+              UNION ALL
+
+              SELECT
+                SUM("subscription_operations_daily"."total") AS "total"
+              FROM
+                "subscription_operations_daily"
+              PREWHERE
+                "subscription_operations_daily"."target" IN (${sql.array(args.targetIds, 'String')})
+                AND "subscription_operations_daily"."timestamp" >= toDateTime(${formatDate(args.period.from)}, 'UTC')
+                AND "subscription_operations_daily"."timestamp" <= toDateTime(${formatDate(args.period.to)}, 'UTC')
+                AND "subscription_operations_daily"."client_name" NOT IN (${sql.array(args.excludedClients, 'String')})
+            ) AS "result"
+            `,
+          timeout: 10_000,
+        })
+        .then(result => TotalCountModel.parse(result.data));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * This uses the "operations_by_target_hourly" table because there is no daily
+     * and even with 24 hours in a day, the table's order by will more than compensate.
+     */
     return await this.clickHouse
       .query<unknown>({
         queryId: 'getTotalCountForSchemaCoordinates',
@@ -1021,14 +1068,13 @@ export class OperationsReader {
             SUM("result"."total") AS "amountOfRequests"
           FROM (
             SELECT
-              SUM("operations_daily"."total") AS "total"
+              SUM("operations_by_target_hourly"."total") AS "total"
             FROM
-              "operations_daily"
+              "operations_by_target_hourly"
             PREWHERE
-              "operations_daily"."target" IN (${sql.array(args.targetIds, 'String')})
-              AND "operations_daily"."timestamp" >= toDateTime(${formatDate(args.period.from)}, 'UTC')
-              AND "operations_daily"."timestamp" <= toDateTime(${formatDate(args.period.to)}, 'UTC')
-              ${args.excludedClients ? sql`AND "operations_daily"."client_name" NOT IN (${sql.array(args.excludedClients, 'String')})` : sql``}
+              "operations_by_target_hourly"."target" IN (${sql.array(args.targetIds, 'String')})
+              AND "operations_by_target_hourly"."timestamp" >= toDateTime(${formatDate(args.period.from)}, 'UTC')
+              AND "operations_by_target_hourly"."timestamp" <= toDateTime(${formatDate(args.period.to)}, 'UTC')
 
             UNION ALL
 
@@ -1040,7 +1086,6 @@ export class OperationsReader {
               "subscription_operations_daily"."target" IN (${sql.array(args.targetIds, 'String')})
               AND "subscription_operations_daily"."timestamp" >= toDateTime(${formatDate(args.period.from)}, 'UTC')
               AND "subscription_operations_daily"."timestamp" <= toDateTime(${formatDate(args.period.to)}, 'UTC')
-              ${args.excludedClients ? sql`AND "subscription_operations_daily"."client_name" NOT IN (${sql.array(args.excludedClients, 'String')})` : sql``}
           ) AS "result"
           `,
         timeout: 10_000,