diff --git a/src/main/java/com/uid2/core/Main.java b/src/main/java/com/uid2/core/Main.java
index 3e6d8ab..5451a47 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/uid2/core/Main.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/uid2/core/Main.java
@@ -216,13 +216,13 @@ private static void setupMetrics(MicrometerMetricsOptions metricOptions) {
     }
 
     private static void createVertxInstancesMetric() {
-        Gauge.builder("uid2.core.vertx_service_instances", () -> vertxServiceInstances)
+        Gauge.builder("uid2.vertx_service_instances", () -> vertxServiceInstances)
                 .description("gauge for number of vertx service instances requested")
                 .register(Metrics.globalRegistry);
     }
 
     private static void createVertxEventLoopsMetric() {
-        Gauge.builder("uid2.core.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);
     }