diff --git a/sync/metrics.go b/sync/metrics.go
index e2d75024..a0916720 100644
--- a/sync/metrics.go
+++ b/sync/metrics.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ type metrics struct {
 	syncStartedTs        time.Time
 
 	requestRangeTimeHist metric.Float64Histogram
+	requestRangeStartTs  time.Time
 
 	blockTime  metric.Float64Histogram
 	prevHeader time.Time
@@ -165,9 +166,9 @@ func (m *metrics) subjectiveInitialization(ctx context.Context) {
 	})
 }
 
-func (m *metrics) getRangeRequestTime(ctx context.Context, duration time.Duration, amount int, failed bool) {
+func (m *metrics) updateGetRangeRequestInfo(ctx context.Context, amount int, failed bool) {
 	m.observe(ctx, func(ctx context.Context) {
-		m.requestRangeTimeHist.Record(ctx, duration.Seconds(),
+		m.requestRangeTimeHist.Record(ctx, time.Since(m.requestRangeStartTs).Seconds(),
 			metric.WithAttributes(
 				attribute.Int("headers amount", amount),
 				attribute.Bool("request failed", failed),
@@ -185,6 +186,20 @@ func (m *metrics) newSubjectiveHead(ctx context.Context, height uint64, timestam
 	})
 }
 
+func (m *metrics) rangeRequestStart() {
+	if m == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	m.requestRangeStartTs = time.Now()
+}
+
+func (m *metrics) rangeRequestStop() {
+	if m == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	m.requestRangeStartTs = time.Time{}
+}
+
 func (m *metrics) observe(ctx context.Context, observeFn func(context.Context)) {
 	if m == nil {
 		return
diff --git a/sync/sync.go b/sync/sync.go
index ffd0d5f9..bfb3bf6f 100644
--- a/sync/sync.go
+++ b/sync/sync.go
@@ -316,10 +316,11 @@ func (s *Syncer[H]) requestHeaders(
 			size = amount
 		}
 
-		now := time.Now()
 		to := fromHead.Height() + size + 1
+		s.metrics.rangeRequestStart()
 		headers, err := s.getter.GetRangeByHeight(ctx, fromHead, to)
-		s.metrics.getRangeRequestTime(s.ctx, time.Since(now), int(size)/100, err != nil)
+		s.metrics.updateGetRangeRequestInfo(s.ctx, int(size)/100, err != nil)
+		s.metrics.rangeRequestStop()
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}