diff --git a/services/src/modules/apollo-server-plugins/metrics.ts b/services/src/modules/apollo-server-plugins/metrics.ts
index a43b6e7e..ca223c2c 100644
--- a/services/src/modules/apollo-server-plugins/metrics.ts
+++ b/services/src/modules/apollo-server-plugins/metrics.ts
@@ -31,12 +31,12 @@ export function createMetricsPlugin(fastifyInstance: Pick<FastifyInstance, 'metr
       });
 
       requestParsingErrorCounter = new promClient.Counter({
-        name: 'graphql_request_parsing_errors',
+        name: 'graphql_request_parsing_errors_count',
         help: 'request query parsing errors',
       });
 
       requestValidationErrorCounter = new promClient.Counter({
-        name: 'graphql_request_validation_errors',
+        name: 'graphql_request_validation_errors_count',
         help: 'request query validation errors',
       });
     },
diff --git a/services/tests/e2e/basic/__snapshots__/metrics.spec.ts.snap b/services/tests/e2e/basic/__snapshots__/metrics.spec.ts.snap
index aea15a0f..02ac602f 100644
--- a/services/tests/e2e/basic/__snapshots__/metrics.spec.ts.snap
+++ b/services/tests/e2e/basic/__snapshots__/metrics.spec.ts.snap
@@ -8,3 +8,7 @@ graphql_resolver_duration_seconds_bucket{le="X",parentType: MetricsFoo,fieldName
 graphql_resolver_duration_seconds_sum{parentType: MetricsFoo,fieldName: baz,status: success} Y
 graphql_resolver_duration_seconds_count{parentType: MetricsFoo,fieldName: baz,status: success} Y
 `;
+
+exports[`Metrics Parsing errors metric 1`] = `[Error: Syntax Error: Unexpected Name "wrong".: {"response":{"errors":[{"message":"Syntax Error: Unexpected Name \\"wrong\\".","locations":[{"line":1,"column":1}],"extensions":{"code":"GRAPHQL_PARSE_FAILED"}}],"status":400},"request":{"query":"wrong query"}}]`;
+
+exports[`Metrics Validation errors metric 1`] = `[Error: Cannot query field "wrong" on type "Query".: {"response":{"errors":[{"message":"Cannot query field \\"wrong\\" on type \\"Query\\".","locations":[{"line":2,"column":3}],"extensions":{"code":"GRAPHQL_VALIDATION_FAILED"}}],"status":400},"request":{"query":"{\\n  wrong\\n}\\n"}}]`;
diff --git a/services/tests/e2e/basic/metrics.spec.ts b/services/tests/e2e/basic/metrics.spec.ts
index 56cf8bc4..ae3c4a0b 100644
--- a/services/tests/e2e/basic/metrics.spec.ts
+++ b/services/tests/e2e/basic/metrics.spec.ts
@@ -80,16 +80,28 @@ describe('Metrics', () => {
   });
 
   test('Parsing errors metric', async () => {
-    await gatewayClient.request('wrong query');
+    await expect(gatewayClient.request('wrong query')).rejects.toMatchSnapshot();
 
     const response = await fetch(gatewayMetricsEndpoint);
     expect(response.ok).toBeTruthy();
     const body = await response.text();
     const metrics = body.split('\n');
-    console.log(
-      '=====',
-      metrics.some(m => m.startsWith('graphql_request_parsing_errors'))
-    );
+    expect(metrics.some(m => m === 'graphql_request_parsing_errors_count 1')).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
+  test('Validation errors metric', async () => {
+    const query = print(gql`
+      query {
+        wrong
+      }
+    `);
+    await expect(gatewayClient.request(query)).rejects.toMatchSnapshot();
+
+    const response = await fetch(gatewayMetricsEndpoint);
+    expect(response.ok).toBeTruthy();
+    const body = await response.text();
+    const metrics = body.split('\n');
+    expect(metrics.some(m => m === 'graphql_request_validation_errors_count 1')).toBeTruthy();
   });
 
   test('Registry metrics', async () => {