diff --git a/dnsstat.go b/dnsstat.go
index 004a0b6..9487584 100644
--- a/dnsstat.go
+++ b/dnsstat.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func setup(c *caddy.Controller) error {
 var requestCount = promauto.NewCounterVec(prometheus.CounterOpts{
 	Namespace: plugin.Namespace,
 	Subsystem: "dnsstat",
-	Name:      "dnsstat_request_count_total",
+	Name:      "request_count_total",
 	Help:      "Counter of requests made.",
 }, []string{
 	"server",