diff --git a/ingestor/managers/opc_manager.py b/ingestor/managers/opc_manager.py
index 451b719..049b6f8 100644
--- a/ingestor/managers/opc_manager.py
+++ b/ingestor/managers/opc_manager.py
@@ -197,6 +197,13 @@ class OpcManager(SientiaMonitoring):
             - OPC_CONNECTION_STATUS: Set to 1 on successful connection
         """
 
+        await self.emit_metric(
+            metric_object=metrics.OPC_CONNECTIONS_TOTAL,
+            tags={
+                'pod_id': self.pod_id,
+                'server_name': self.name,
+            }
+        )
         try:
             self.client = Client(self.url, timeout=10, watchdog_intervall=3600000)
             assert self.client is not None  # Informa ao mypy que client não é None
@@ -221,13 +228,6 @@ class OpcManager(SientiaMonitoring):
                     'server_url': self.url,
                 },
             )
-            await self.emit_metric(
-                metric_object=metrics.OPC_CONNECTIONS_TOTAL,
-                tags={
-                    'pod_id': self.pod_id,
-                    'server_name': self.name,
-                }
-            )
             self.logger.info(f'Connection to {self.name} successful.')
         except Exception:
             await self.disconnect()