diff --git a/src/main/java/com/uid2/optout/Main.java b/src/main/java/com/uid2/optout/Main.java
index 051c6931..df9b846e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/uid2/optout/Main.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/uid2/optout/Main.java
@@ -403,13 +403,13 @@ private void createAppStatusMetric() {
     }
 
     private void createVertxInstancesMetric() {
-        Gauge.builder("uid2.optout.vertx_service_instances", () -> config.getInteger("service_instances"))
+        Gauge.builder("uid2.vertx_service_instances", () -> config.getInteger("service_instances"))
             .description("gauge for number of vertx service instances requested")
             .register(Metrics.globalRegistry);
     }
 
     private void createVertxEventLoopsMetric() {
-        Gauge.builder("uid2.optout.vertx_event_loop_threads", () -> VertxOptions.DEFAULT_EVENT_LOOP_POOL_SIZE)
+        Gauge.builder("uid2.vertx_event_loop_threads", () -> VertxOptions.DEFAULT_EVENT_LOOP_POOL_SIZE)
             .description("gauge for number of vertx event loop threads")
             .register(Metrics.globalRegistry);
     }