diff --git a/director/director.go b/director/director.go
index ddf39e967..5e30eac29 100644
--- a/director/director.go
+++ b/director/director.go
@@ -105,6 +105,10 @@ var (
 	statUtilsMutex = sync.RWMutex{}
 )
 
+func init() {
+	hookServerAdsCache()
+}
+
 func getRedirectURL(reqPath string, ad server_structs.ServerAd, requiresAuth bool) (redirectURL url.URL) {
 	var serverURL url.URL
 	if requiresAuth && ad.AuthURL.String() != "" {
diff --git a/director/director_api.go b/director/director_api.go
index e01cd3999..f91c16ec8 100644
--- a/director/director_api.go
+++ b/director/director_api.go
@@ -198,30 +198,28 @@ func LaunchMapMetrics(ctx context.Context, egrp *errgroup.Group) {
 	})
 }
 
-func LaunchServerCountMetric(ctx context.Context, egrp *errgroup.Group) {
-	egrp.Go(func() error {
-		ticker := time.NewTicker(15 * time.Second)
-		defer ticker.Stop()
+func hookServerAdsCache() {
+	// Hook into server ads cache
+	// By hooking into the insertion and eviction events, we can keep track of the number of servers in the director
+	// The metric is updated based on the server type, server name, and whether the server is from the topology
+	// At any given moment, the metric represents the number of servers in the director
 
-		for {
-			select {
-			case <-ctx.Done():
-				return nil
-			case <-ticker.C:
-				for _, ad := range serverAds.Items() {
-					serverAd := ad.Value()
-					metrics.PelicanDirectorServerCount.With(prometheus.Labels{
-						"server_name":    serverAd.Name,
-						"server_type":    string(serverAd.Type),
-						"server_url":     serverAd.URL.String(),
-						"server_web_url": serverAd.WebURL.String(),
-						"server_lat":     fmt.Sprintf("%.4f", serverAd.Latitude),
-						"server_long":    fmt.Sprintf("%.4f", serverAd.Longitude),
-						"from_topology":  strconv.FormatBool(serverAd.FromTopology),
-					}).Inc()
-				}
-			}
-		}
+	serverAds.OnInsertion(func(ctx context.Context, ad *ttlcache.Item[string, *server_structs.Advertisement]) {
+		serverAd := ad.Value()
+		metrics.PelicanDirectorServerCount.With(prometheus.Labels{
+			"server_name":   serverAd.Name,
+			"server_type":   string(serverAd.Type),
+			"from_topology": strconv.FormatBool(serverAd.FromTopology),
+		}).Inc()
+	})
+
+	serverAds.OnEviction(func(ctx context.Context, er ttlcache.EvictionReason, ad *ttlcache.Item[string, *server_structs.Advertisement]) {
+		serverAd := ad.Value()
+		metrics.PelicanDirectorServerCount.With(prometheus.Labels{
+			"server_name":   serverAd.Name,
+			"server_type":   string(serverAd.Type),
+			"from_topology": strconv.FormatBool(serverAd.FromTopology),
+		}).Dec()
 	})
 }
 
diff --git a/launchers/director_serve.go b/launchers/director_serve.go
index df7e080cc..44c72b462 100644
--- a/launchers/director_serve.go
+++ b/launchers/director_serve.go
@@ -45,8 +45,6 @@ func DirectorServe(ctx context.Context, engine *gin.Engine, egrp *errgroup.Group
 
 	director.LaunchMapMetrics(ctx, egrp)
 
-	director.LaunchServerCountMetric(ctx, egrp)
-
 	director.ConfigFilterdServers()
 
 	director.LaunchServerIOQuery(ctx, egrp)
diff --git a/metrics/director.go b/metrics/director.go
index a1e9ca2df..7be3927a8 100644
--- a/metrics/director.go
+++ b/metrics/director.go
@@ -82,10 +82,10 @@ var (
 		Help: "The total stat queries the director issues. The status can be Succeeded, Cancelled, Timeout, Forbidden, or UnknownErr",
 	}, []string{"server_name", "server_url", "server_type", "result", "cached_result"}) // result: see enums for DirectorStatResult
 
-	PelicanDirectorServerCount = promauto.NewCounterVec(prometheus.CounterOpts{
+	PelicanDirectorServerCount = promauto.NewGaugeVec(prometheus.GaugeOpts{
 		Name: "pelican_director_server_count",
-		Help: "Total number of servers, delineated by pelican/non-pelican and origin/cache",
-	}, []string{"server_name", "server_type", "server_url", "server_web_url", "server_lat", "server_long", "from_topology"})
+		Help: "The number of servers currently recognized by the Director, delineated by pelican/non-pelican and origin/cache",
+	}, []string{"server_name", "server_type", "from_topology"})
 
 	PelicanDirectorClientVersionTotal = promauto.NewCounterVec(prometheus.CounterOpts{
 		Name: "pelican_director_client_version_total",