diff --git a/controllers/common/metrics.go b/controllers/common/metrics.go
index 78dc2a3f..00fd281b 100644
--- a/controllers/common/metrics.go
+++ b/controllers/common/metrics.go
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ func (c *MetricsCollector) IncSuccess(instanceGroup string) {
 }
 
 func (c *MetricsCollector) IncFail(instanceGroup, reason string) {
-	c.successCounter.With(prometheus.Labels{"instancegroup": instanceGroup}).Inc()
+	c.failureCounter.With(prometheus.Labels{"instancegroup": instanceGroup, "reason": reason}).Inc()
 }
 
 func (c *MetricsCollector) IncThrottle(serviceName, operationName string) {