diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/zegelin/cassandra/exporter/FactoriesSupplier.java b/common/src/main/java/com/zegelin/cassandra/exporter/FactoriesSupplier.java
index 2d88503..028f09b 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/zegelin/cassandra/exporter/FactoriesSupplier.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/zegelin/cassandra/exporter/FactoriesSupplier.java
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ public List<Factory> get() {
             builder.add(storageMetric(functionalCollectorConstructor(counterAsCounter()), "Exceptions", "exceptions_total", null));
             builder.add(storageMetric(functionalCollectorConstructor(counterAsGauge()), "Load", "load_bytes", null));
             builder.add(storageMetric(functionalCollectorConstructor(counterAsCounter()), "TotalHints", "hints_total", null));
-            builder.add(storageMetric(functionalCollectorConstructor(counterAsCounter()), "TotalHintsInProgress", "hints_in_progress", null));
+            builder.add(storageMetric(functionalCollectorConstructor(counterAsGauge()), "TotalHintsInProgress", "hints_in_progress", null));
         }