diff --git a/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/manager/peertask/PeerTaskExecutor.java b/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/manager/peertask/PeerTaskExecutor.java
index fabf88d05d..b0573755fd 100644
--- a/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/manager/peertask/PeerTaskExecutor.java
+++ b/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/manager/peertask/PeerTaskExecutor.java
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public class PeerTaskExecutor {
     this.protocolSpecSupplier = protocolSpecSupplier;
     requestTimer =
         metricsSystem.createLabelledTimer(
-            BesuMetricCategory.PEERS, "Peer Task Executor Request Time", "", "Task Class Name");
+            BesuMetricCategory.PEERS, "PeerTaskExecutor:RequestTime", "Time taken to send a request", "className");
   }
 
   public <T> PeerTaskExecutorResult<T> execute(final PeerTask<T> peerTask) {