diff --git a/cmd/mc-router/metrics.go b/cmd/mc-router/metrics.go
index dfc6bf3..e3c9999 100644
--- a/cmd/mc-router/metrics.go
+++ b/cmd/mc-router/metrics.go
@@ -105,9 +105,9 @@ func (b *influxMetricsBuilder) BuildConnectorMetrics() *server.ConnectorMetrics
 	b.metrics = metrics
 
 	return &server.ConnectorMetrics{
-		Errors:            metrics.NewCounter("errors"),
-		BytesTransmitted:  metrics.NewCounter("transmitted_bytes"),
-		Connections:       metrics.NewCounter("connections"),
-		ActiveConnections: metrics.NewGauge("connections_active"),
+		Errors:            metrics.NewCounter("mc_router_errors"),
+		BytesTransmitted:  metrics.NewCounter("mc_router_transmitted_bytes"),
+		Connections:       metrics.NewCounter("mc_router_connections"),
+		ActiveConnections: metrics.NewGauge("mc_router_connections_active"),
 	}
 }
diff --git a/server/connector.go b/server/connector.go
index bce9c52..2d8f868 100644
--- a/server/connector.go
+++ b/server/connector.go
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ func (c *connectorImpl) acceptConnections(ctx context.Context, ln net.Listener,
 }
 
 func (c *connectorImpl) HandleConnection(ctx context.Context, frontendConn net.Conn) {
-	c.metrics.Connections.With("direction", "frontend").Add(1)
+	c.metrics.Connections.With("side", "frontend").Add(1)
 	//noinspection GoUnhandledErrorResult
 	defer frontendConn.Close()
 
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ func (c *connectorImpl) findAndConnectBackend(ctx context.Context, frontendConn
 		return
 	}
 
-	c.metrics.Connections.With("direction", "backend", "host", resolvedHost).Add(1)
+	c.metrics.Connections.With("side", "backend", "host", resolvedHost).Add(1)
 	c.metrics.ActiveConnections.Add(1)
 	defer c.metrics.ActiveConnections.Add(-1)