diff --git a/telemetry.go b/telemetry.go
index 159dc93..c668c7d 100644
--- a/telemetry.go
+++ b/telemetry.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ var (
 		[]string{"outcome"},
 	)
 	mappingsCount = prometheus.NewGauge(prometheus.GaugeOpts{
-		Name: "statsd_exporter_loaded_mappings_count",
+		Name: "statsd_exporter_loaded_mappings",
 		Help: "The current number of configured metric mappings.",
 	})
 )