diff --git a/jobsdb/jobsdb.go b/jobsdb/jobsdb.go
index 613e00cfc9..433d60b9e2 100644
--- a/jobsdb/jobsdb.go
+++ b/jobsdb/jobsdb.go
@@ -850,7 +850,7 @@ func (jd *Handle) workersAndAuxSetup() {
 
 	jd.logger.Infof("Connected to %s DB", jd.tablePrefix)
 	jd.statPreDropTableCount = stats.Default.NewTaggedStat("jobsdb.pre_drop_tables_count", stats.GaugeType, stats.Tags{"customVal": jd.tablePrefix})
-	jd.statTableCount = stats.Default.NewStat(fmt.Sprintf("jobsdb.%s_tables_count", jd.tablePrefix), stats.GaugeType)
+	jd.statTableCount = stats.Default.NewTaggedStat("jobsdb.tables_count", stats.GaugeType, stats.Tags{"customVal": jd.tablePrefix})
 	jd.statNewDSPeriod = stats.Default.NewTaggedStat("jobsdb.new_ds_period", stats.TimerType, stats.Tags{"customVal": jd.tablePrefix})
 	jd.statDropDSPeriod = stats.Default.NewTaggedStat("jobsdb.drop_ds_period", stats.TimerType, stats.Tags{"customVal": jd.tablePrefix})
 }