diff --git a/cmd/substreams/build.go b/cmd/substreams/build.go
index 124989ca..6fdcc805 100644
--- a/cmd/substreams/build.go
+++ b/cmd/substreams/build.go
@@ -39,11 +39,16 @@ func init() {
 func runBuildE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	ctx := cmd.Context()
 
+	var manifestPath string
+	if len(args) > 1 && args[1] != "" {
+		manifestPath = args[1]
+	} else {
+		manifestPath = sflags.MustGetString(cmd, "manifest")
+	}
 	// Parse substreams.yaml
-	manifestPath := sflags.MustGetString(cmd, "manifest")
 	if manifestPath == "" {
 		var err error
-		manifestPath, err = findManifest()
+		manifestPath, err = findManifest(manifestPath)
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("error finding manifest: %w", err)
 		}
@@ -316,17 +321,13 @@ func (s *SPKGPacker) Build(ctx context.Context) error {
 
 // findManifest searches for the substreams.yaml file starting from the current directory
 // and moving up to the parent directories until it finds the file or reaches the user's $HOME directory.
-func findManifest() (string, error) {
+func findManifest(originalPath string) (string, error) {
 	homeDir, err := os.UserHomeDir()
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("error getting user home directory: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	originalDir, err := os.Getwd()
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("error getting current directory: %w", err)
-	}
-
+	originalDir := filepath.Dir(originalPath)
 	currentDir := originalDir
 	for {
 		manifestPath := filepath.Join(currentDir, "substreams.yaml")
diff --git a/pipeline/process_block.go b/pipeline/process_block.go
index 1a6bdfb1..f0b76c63 100644
--- a/pipeline/process_block.go
+++ b/pipeline/process_block.go
@@ -124,8 +124,6 @@ func (p *Pipeline) processBlock(
 		}
 	case bstream.StepNew:
 		p.blockStepMap[bstream.StepNew]++
-
-		dmetering.GetBytesMeter(ctx).AddBytesRead(execOutput.Len())
 		err = p.handleStepNew(ctx, clock, cursor, execOutput)
 		if err != nil && err != io.EOF {
 			return fmt.Errorf("step new: handler step new: %w", err)
diff --git a/service/metering.go b/service/metering.go
index abf39e8c..f4900c48 100644
--- a/service/metering.go
+++ b/service/metering.go
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@ func sendMetering(ctx context.Context, meter dmetering.Meter, userID, apiKeyID,
 	inputBytes := meter.GetCount("wasm_input_bytes")
 	meter.ResetCount("wasm_input_bytes")
 
+	uncompressedBytesRead := meter.GetCount("uncompressed_read_bytes")
+	meter.ResetCount("uncompressed_read_bytes")
+
+	uncompressedLiveBytesRead := meter.GetCount("uncompressed_live_read_bytes")
+	meter.ResetCount("uncompressed_live_read_bytes")
+
 	event := dmetering.Event{
 		UserID:    userID,
 		ApiKeyID:  apiKeyID,
@@ -25,11 +31,13 @@ func sendMetering(ctx context.Context, meter dmetering.Meter, userID, apiKeyID,
 
 		Endpoint: endpoint,
 		Metrics: map[string]float64{
-			"egress_bytes":     float64(egressBytes),
-			"written_bytes":    float64(bytesWritten),
-			"read_bytes":       float64(bytesRead),
-			"wasm_input_bytes": float64(inputBytes),
-			"message_count":    1,
+			"egress_bytes":                 float64(egressBytes),
+			"written_bytes":                float64(bytesWritten),
+			"read_bytes":                   float64(bytesRead),
+			"wasm_input_bytes":             float64(inputBytes),
+			"uncompressed_read_bytes":      float64(uncompressedBytesRead),
+			"uncompressed_live_read_bytes": float64(uncompressedLiveBytesRead),
+			"message_count":                1,
 		},
 		Timestamp: time.Now(),
 	}
diff --git a/service/tier1.go b/service/tier1.go
index 33647604..d791636b 100644
--- a/service/tier1.go
+++ b/service/tier1.go
@@ -202,6 +202,8 @@ func (s *Tier1Service) Blocks(
 	ctx = reqctx.WithTracer(ctx, s.tracer)
 	ctx = dmetering.WithBytesMeter(ctx)
 	ctx = dmetering.WithCounter(ctx, "wasm_input_bytes")
+	ctx = dmetering.WithCounter(ctx, "live_bytes_uncompressed")
+	ctx = dmetering.WithCounter(ctx, "stored_bytes_uncompressed")
 	ctx = reqctx.WithTier2RequestParameters(ctx, s.tier2RequestParameters)
 
 	ctx, span := reqctx.WithSpan(ctx, "substreams/tier1/request")
@@ -568,9 +570,26 @@ func (s *Tier1Service) blocks(ctx context.Context, request *pbsubstreamsrpc.Requ
 		streamHandler = pipe
 	}
 
+	// We need to meter the bytes read from the live stream, as they are not metered by the dstore meters
+	blockMeteredHandlerFunc := bstream.HandlerFunc(func(blk *pbbstream.Block, obj interface{}) error {
+		step := obj.(bstream.Stepable).Step()
+		switch step {
+		case bstream.StepNewIrreversible:
+			// already metered by the store in compressed bytes.
+			// we will meter them here for potential future use
+			dmetering.GetBytesMeter(ctx).CountInc("uncompressed_read_bytes", len(blk.Payload.GetValue()))
+		default:
+			// all other cases are live blocks to be metered
+			dmetering.GetBytesMeter(ctx).AddBytesRead(len(blk.Payload.GetValue()))
+			dmetering.GetBytesMeter(ctx).CountInc("uncompressed_live_read_bytes", len(blk.Payload.GetValue()))
+		}
+
+		return streamHandler.ProcessBlock(blk, obj)
+	})
+
 	blockStream, err := s.streamFactoryFunc(
 		ctx,
-		streamHandler,
+		blockMeteredHandlerFunc,
 		int64(requestDetails.LinearHandoffBlockNum),
 		request.StopBlockNum,
 		cursor,