diff --git a/userspace/falco/falco_metrics.cpp b/userspace/falco/falco_metrics.cpp
index 8a242814e4a..cc63375c0b4 100644
--- a/userspace/falco/falco_metrics.cpp
+++ b/userspace/falco/falco_metrics.cpp
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ std::string falco_metrics::to_text(const falco::app::state& state)
 		{
 			fs::path fs_path = item.first;
 			std::string metric_name_file_sha256 = fs_path.filename().stem();
-			metric_name_file_sha256 = "falco.sha256_rule_file." + falco::utils::sanitize_metric_name(metric_name_file_sha256);
+			metric_name_file_sha256 = "falco.sha256_rules_file." + falco::utils::sanitize_metric_name(metric_name_file_sha256);
 			prometheus_text += prometheus_metrics_converter.convert_metric_to_text_prometheus(metric_name_file_sha256, "falcosecurity", "falco", {{metric_name_file_sha256, item.second}});
 		}
 
diff --git a/userspace/falco/stats_writer.cpp b/userspace/falco/stats_writer.cpp
index bd843f1d585..454d5326231 100644
--- a/userspace/falco/stats_writer.cpp
+++ b/userspace/falco/stats_writer.cpp
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ void stats_writer::collector::get_metrics_output_fields_wrapper(
 	{
 		fs::path fs_path = item.first;
 		std::string metric_name_file_sha256 = fs_path.filename().stem();
-		metric_name_file_sha256 = "falco.sha256_rule_file." + falco::utils::sanitize_metric_name(metric_name_file_sha256);
+		metric_name_file_sha256 = "falco.sha256_rules_file." + falco::utils::sanitize_metric_name(metric_name_file_sha256);
 		output_fields[metric_name_file_sha256] = item.second;
 	}