diff --git a/internal/app/api/v1/tests.go b/internal/app/api/v1/tests.go
index f75201c2964..ee9e52b280b 100644
--- a/internal/app/api/v1/tests.go
+++ b/internal/app/api/v1/tests.go
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ func (s TestkubeAPI) UpdateTestHandler() fiber.Handler {
 			updatedTest, err = s.TestsClient.Update(testSpec)
 		}
 
-		s.Metrics.IncUpdateTest(updatedTest.Spec.Type_, err)
+		s.Metrics.IncUpdateTest(testSpec.Spec.Type_, err)
 
 		if err != nil {
 			return s.Error(c, http.StatusBadGateway, fmt.Errorf("%s: client could not update test %w", errPrefix, err))