diff --git a/drivers/plugins/counter/executor.go b/drivers/plugins/counter/executor.go
index 5efd9a2c..3f9a80b8 100644
--- a/drivers/plugins/counter/executor.go
+++ b/drivers/plugins/counter/executor.go
@@ -51,19 +51,19 @@ func (b *executor) DoHttpFilter(ctx http_service.IHttpContext, next eocontext.IC
 		b.client = scope_manager.Auto[counter.IClient](b.clientID, "counter")
 		b.counterPusher = scope_manager.Auto[counter.ICountPusher](b.countPusherID, "counter-pusher")
 	})
-	body := ctx.Response().GetBody()
-	if len(body) < 1 {
+
+	variables, ok := b.keyGenerate.Variables(ctx)
+	if !ok {
 		return next.DoChain(ctx)
 	}
-
 	key := b.keyGenerate.Key(ctx)
 	ct, has := b.counters.Get(key)
 	if !has {
 		switch b.countMode {
 		case localMode:
-			ct = NewLocalCounter(key, b.keyGenerate.Variables(ctx), b.client, b.counterPusher)
+			ct = NewLocalCounter(key, variables, b.client, b.counterPusher)
 		case redisMode:
-			ct = NewRedisCounter(key, b.keyGenerate.Variables(ctx), b.cache, b.client, b.counterPusher)
+			ct = NewRedisCounter(key, variables, b.cache, b.client, b.counterPusher)
 		}
 		b.counters.Set(key, ct)
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/plugins/counter/key.go b/drivers/plugins/counter/key.go
index 807aed96..4ee9bbc5 100644
--- a/drivers/plugins/counter/key.go
+++ b/drivers/plugins/counter/key.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ var _ IKeyGenerator = (*keyGenerate)(nil)
 
 type IKeyGenerator interface {
 	Key(ctx http_service.IHttpContext) string
-	Variables(ctx http_service.IHttpContext) eosc.Untyped[string, string]
+	Variables(ctx http_service.IHttpContext) (eosc.Untyped[string, string], bool)
 }
 
 func newKeyGenerate(key string) *keyGenerate {
@@ -43,13 +43,17 @@ type keyGenerate struct {
 	variables []string
 }
 
-func (k *keyGenerate) Variables(ctx http_service.IHttpContext) eosc.Untyped[string, string] {
+func (k *keyGenerate) Variables(ctx http_service.IHttpContext) (eosc.Untyped[string, string], bool) {
 	variables := eosc.BuildUntyped[string, string]()
 	entry := ctx.GetEntry()
 	for _, v := range k.variables {
-		variables.Set(fmt.Sprintf("$%s", v), eosc.ReadStringFromEntry(entry, v))
+		value := eosc.ReadStringFromEntry(entry, v)
+		if value == "" {
+			return nil, false
+		}
+		variables.Set(fmt.Sprintf("$%s", v), value)
 	}
-	return variables
+	return variables, true
 }
 
 func (k *keyGenerate) Key(ctx http_service.IHttpContext) string {