diff --git a/include/proxysql_glovars.hpp b/include/proxysql_glovars.hpp
index 39eb3ce8d2..c8fb5c583f 100644
--- a/include/proxysql_glovars.hpp
+++ b/include/proxysql_glovars.hpp
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 #ifndef __CLASS_PROXYSQL_GLOVARS_H
 #define __CLASS_PROXYSQL_GLOVARS_H
 
+#include <memory>
+
 #include "configfile.hpp"
 #include "proxy_defines.h"
 
+#include <prometheus/registry.h>
+
 namespace ez {
 class ezOptionParser;
 };
@@ -60,6 +64,7 @@ class ProxySQL_GlobalVariables {
 	char * web_interface_plugin;
 	char * ldap_auth_plugin;
 	std::string prometheus_plugin {""};
+	std::shared_ptr<prometheus::Registry> prometheus_registry { nullptr };
 	struct  {
 		unsigned long long start_time;
 		bool gdbg;
diff --git a/include/proxysql_structs.h b/include/proxysql_structs.h
index 97f8e1e1c5..1b355169fd 100644
--- a/include/proxysql_structs.h
+++ b/include/proxysql_structs.h
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ EXTERN global_variables glovars;
 #ifdef PROXYSQL_EXTERN
 #ifndef GLOBAL_DEFINED_OPTS_ENTRIES
 #define GLOBAL_DEFINED_OPTS_ENTRIES
-ProxySQL_GlobalVariables GloVars;
+ProxySQL_GlobalVariables GloVars {};
 #endif // GLOBAL_DEFINED_OPTS_ENTRIES 
 #ifndef GLOBAL_DEFINED_HOSTGROUP
 #define GLOBAL_DEFINED_HOSTGROUP
diff --git a/lib/ProxySQL_GloVars.cpp b/lib/ProxySQL_GloVars.cpp
index ea7a02948e..ae251939eb 100644
--- a/lib/ProxySQL_GloVars.cpp
+++ b/lib/ProxySQL_GloVars.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "ezOptionParser.hpp"
+#include "prometheus/registry.h"
 #include "proxysql.h"
 #include "cpp.h"
 #include <string>
@@ -44,7 +45,9 @@ ProxySQL_GlobalVariables::~ProxySQL_GlobalVariables() {
 	}
 };
 
-ProxySQL_GlobalVariables::ProxySQL_GlobalVariables() {
+ProxySQL_GlobalVariables::ProxySQL_GlobalVariables() :
+	prometheus_registry(std::make_shared<prometheus::Registry>())
+{
 	confFile=NULL;
 	__cmd_proxysql_config_file=NULL;
 	__cmd_proxysql_datadir=NULL;