diff --git a/scouter/activities/gates.py b/scouter/activities/gates.py
index cd61625..3930542 100644
--- a/scouter/activities/gates.py
+++ b/scouter/activities/gates.py
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ class Gates(BaseActivity):
         """
         metadata = input_data['metadata']
 
-        metrics.LABORIOUS_DATA_WRITTEN_COUNT(
+        metrics.LABORIOUS_DATA_WRITTEN_COUNT.labels(
             pod_id=self.pod_id,
             model_name=metadata['model_name'],
             pipeline_name=metadata['workflow_name']