diff --git a/src/db.rs b/src/db.rs
index 54bd56d..f249770 100644
--- a/src/db.rs
+++ b/src/db.rs
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ impl Database {
         self.inner.client.execute(&self.inner.add_follow, &[&id, &inbox, &actor])
             .await?;
         let t2 = Instant::now();
-        histogram!("sql", t2 - t1, "query" => "add_follow");
+        histogram!("postgres_query_duration", t2 - t1, "query" => "add_follow");
         Ok(())
     }
 
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ impl Database {
         self.inner.client.execute(&self.inner.del_follow, &[&id, &actor])
             .await?;
         let t2 = Instant::now();
-        histogram!("sql", t2 - t1, "query" => "del_follow");
+        histogram!("postgres_query_duration", t2 - t1, "query" => "del_follow");
         Ok(())
     }
 
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ impl Database {
         let rows = self.inner.client.query(&self.inner.get_following_inboxes, &[&actor])
             .await?;
         let t2 = Instant::now();
-        histogram!("sql", t2 - t1, "query" => "get_following_inboxes");
+        histogram!("postgres_query_duration", t2 - t1, "query" => "get_following_inboxes");
         Ok(rows.into_iter()
            .map(|row| row.get(0))
         )
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index c631d5f..f982144 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ impl FromRef<State> for Arc<reqwest::Client> {
 }
 
 fn track_request(method: &'static str, controller: &'static str, result: &'static str) {
-    increment_counter!("request", "controller" => controller, "method" => method, "result" => result);
+    increment_counter!("api_http_requests_total", "controller" => controller, "method" => method, "result" => result);
 }
 
 async fn webfinger(
diff --git a/src/relay.rs b/src/relay.rs
index 4a6ff94..d402059 100644
--- a/src/relay.rs
+++ b/src/relay.rs
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ pub fn spawn(
                 Some(url) => url,
                 // skip reposts
                 None => {
-                    increment_counter!("post", "action" => "skip");
+                    increment_counter!("relay_posts_total", "action" => "skip");
                     continue;
                 }
             };
@@ -119,7 +119,6 @@ pub fn spawn(
                     let private_key_ = private_key.clone();
                     tracing::debug!("relay {} from {} to {}", &post_url, actor_id, inbox);
                     tokio::spawn(async move {
-                        increment_counter!("relay", "target" => inbox.clone());
                         if let Err(e) = send::send_raw(
                             &client_, &inbox,
                             &key_id, &private_key_, body_
@@ -139,12 +138,12 @@ pub fn spawn(
                 seen_actors.insert(actor);
             }
             if seen_inboxes.is_empty() {
-                increment_counter!("post", "action" => "no_relay");
+                increment_counter!("relay_posts_total", "action" => "no_relay");
             } else {
-                increment_counter!("post", "action" => "relay");
+                increment_counter!("relay_posts_total", "action" => "relay");
             }
             let t2 = Instant::now();
-            histogram!("relay_post", t2 - t1);
+            histogram!("relay_post_duration", t2 - t1);
         }
     });
 }
diff --git a/src/send.rs b/src/send.rs
index 21067a2..53d93d8 100644
--- a/src/send.rs
+++ b/src/send.rs
@@ -81,12 +81,12 @@ pub async fn send_raw(
     let res = client.execute(req)
         .await?;
     let t3 = Instant::now();
-    histogram!("sign_req", t2 - t1);
+    histogram!("relay_http_request_duration", t2 - t1);
     if res.status() >= StatusCode::OK && res.status() < StatusCode::MULTIPLE_CHOICES {
-        histogram!("req", t3 - t2, "res" => "ok", "host" => host);
+        histogram!("relay_http_response_duration", t3 - t2, "res" => "ok", "host" => host);
         Ok(())
     } else {
-        histogram!("req", t3 - t2, "res" => "err", "host" => host);
+        histogram!("relay_http_response_duration", t3 - t2, "res" => "err", "host" => host);
         let response = res.text().await?;
         Err(SendError::Response(response))
     }