diff --git a/glean-core/metrics.yaml b/glean-core/metrics.yaml
index c82fd550a4..2b0563feee 100644
--- a/glean-core/metrics.yaml
+++ b/glean-core/metrics.yaml
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ glean.upload:
     no_lint:
       - COMMON_PREFIX
 
-  deleted_pending_pings_after_quota_hit:
+  deleted_pings_after_quota_hit:
     type: counter
     description: >
       The number of pings deleted after the quota
diff --git a/glean-core/src/internal_metrics.rs b/glean-core/src/internal_metrics.rs
index 3b421915b3..4472f8e794 100644
--- a/glean-core/src/internal_metrics.rs
+++ b/glean-core/src/internal_metrics.rs
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ pub struct UploadMetrics {
     pub ping_upload_failure: LabeledMetric<CounterMetric>,
     pub discarded_exceeding_pings_size: MemoryDistributionMetric,
     pub pending_pings_directory_size: MemoryDistributionMetric,
-    pub deleted_pending_pings_after_quota_hit: CounterMetric,
+    pub deleted_pings_after_quota_hit: CounterMetric,
 }
 
 impl UploadMetrics {
@@ -100,8 +100,8 @@ impl UploadMetrics {
                 MemoryUnit::Kilobyte,
             ),
 
-            deleted_pending_pings_after_quota_hit: CounterMetric::new(CommonMetricData {
-                name: "deleted_pending_pings_after_quota_hit".into(),
+            deleted_pings_after_quota_hit: CounterMetric::new(CommonMetricData {
+                name: "deleted_pings_after_quota_hit".into(),
                 category: "glean.upload".into(),
                 send_in_pings: vec!["metrics".into()],
                 lifetime: Lifetime::Ping,
diff --git a/glean-core/src/upload/mod.rs b/glean-core/src/upload/mod.rs
index 878a0a8f7a..dfbb387817 100644
--- a/glean-core/src/upload/mod.rs
+++ b/glean-core/src/upload/mod.rs
@@ -316,6 +316,10 @@ impl PingUploadManager {
         for (metadata, (document_id, path, body, headers)) in pending_pings {
             pending_pings_directory_size += metadata.len() as usize;
             if pending_pings_directory_size > quota {
+                log::warn!(
+                    "Pending pings directory has reached the size quota of {} bytes, outstanding pings will be deleted.",
+                    PENDING_PINGS_DIRECTORY_QUOTA
+                );
                 enqueueing = false;
             }
 
@@ -323,7 +327,7 @@ impl PingUploadManager {
                 self.enqueue_ping(glean, &document_id, &path, &body, headers);
             } else if self.directory_manager.delete_file(&document_id) {
                 self.upload_metrics
-                    .deleted_pending_pings_after_quota_hit
+                    .deleted_pings_after_quota_hit
                     .add(glean, 1);
             }
         }