diff --git a/pkg/pipeline/controller.go b/pkg/pipeline/controller.go
index 6714cc67..7a56dabd 100644
--- a/pkg/pipeline/controller.go
+++ b/pkg/pipeline/controller.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/livekit/egress/pkg/pipeline/builder"
 	"github.com/livekit/egress/pkg/pipeline/sink"
 	"github.com/livekit/egress/pkg/pipeline/source"
+	"github.com/livekit/egress/pkg/stats"
 	"github.com/livekit/egress/pkg/types"
 	"github.com/livekit/protocol/livekit"
 	"github.com/livekit/protocol/logger"
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ type Controller struct {
 	// internal
 	mu         sync.Mutex
 	gstLogger  *zap.SugaredLogger
+	monitor    *stats.HandlerMonitor
 	limitTimer *time.Timer
 	playing    core.Fuse
 	eos        core.Fuse
@@ -74,6 +76,7 @@ func New(ctx context.Context, conf *config.PipelineConfig, ioClient rpc.IOInfoCl
 		},
 		ioClient:  ioClient,
 		gstLogger: logger.GetLogger().(*logger.ZapLogger).ToZap().WithOptions(zap.WithCaller(false)),
+		monitor:   stats.NewHandlerMonitor(conf.NodeID, conf.ClusterID, conf.Info.EgressId),
 		playing:   core.NewFuse(),
 		eos:       core.NewFuse(),
 		stopped:   core.NewFuse(),
@@ -96,7 +99,7 @@ func New(ctx context.Context, conf *config.PipelineConfig, ioClient rpc.IOInfoCl
 	}
 
 	// create sinks
-	c.sinks, err = sink.CreateSinks(conf, c.callbacks)
+	c.sinks, err = sink.CreateSinks(conf, c.callbacks, c.monitor)
 	if err != nil {
 		c.src.Close()
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/pkg/pipeline/debug.go b/pkg/pipeline/debug.go
index 9ef45eeb..64b291d9 100644
--- a/pkg/pipeline/debug.go
+++ b/pkg/pipeline/debug.go
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/livekit/egress/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/livekit/egress/pkg/pipeline/sink/uploader"
-	"github.com/livekit/egress/pkg/stats"
 	"github.com/livekit/egress/pkg/types"
 	"github.com/livekit/protocol/logger"
 	"github.com/livekit/protocol/pprof"
@@ -38,8 +37,7 @@ func (c *Controller) GetGstPipelineDebugDot() string {
 }
 
 func (c *Controller) uploadDebugFiles() {
-	monitor := stats.NewHandlerMonitor(c.NodeID, c.ClusterID, c.Info.EgressId)
-	u, err := uploader.New(c.Debug.ToUploadConfig(), "", monitor)
+	u, err := uploader.New(c.Debug.ToUploadConfig(), "", c.monitor)
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Errorw("failed to create uploader", err)
 		return
diff --git a/pkg/pipeline/sink/sink.go b/pkg/pipeline/sink/sink.go
index 7ac6b5ca..aaf5f9eb 100644
--- a/pkg/pipeline/sink/sink.go
+++ b/pkg/pipeline/sink/sink.go
@@ -28,9 +28,8 @@ type Sink interface {
 	Cleanup()
 }
 
-func CreateSinks(p *config.PipelineConfig, callbacks *gstreamer.Callbacks) (map[types.EgressType][]Sink, error) {
+func CreateSinks(p *config.PipelineConfig, callbacks *gstreamer.Callbacks, monitor *stats.HandlerMonitor) (map[types.EgressType][]Sink, error) {
 	sinks := make(map[types.EgressType][]Sink)
-	monitor := stats.NewHandlerMonitor(p.NodeID, p.ClusterID, p.Info.EgressId)
 	for egressType, c := range p.Outputs {
 		if len(c) == 0 {
 			continue