diff --git a/cmd/agent_auditor.go b/cmd/agent_auditor.go
index 7f25435e5..659708df6 100644
--- a/cmd/agent_auditor.go
+++ b/cmd/agent_auditor.go
@@ -128,6 +128,9 @@ func runAgentAuditor(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	defer bp.Stop()
 
 	agent.Start()
+
+	QedAuditorInstancesCount.Inc()
+
 	util.AwaitTermSignal(agent.Shutdown)
 	return nil
 }
@@ -149,6 +152,8 @@ func (i membershipFactory) New(ctx context.Context) gossip.Task {
 
 	s := b.Snapshots[0]
 
+	QedAuditorBatchesReceivedTotal.Inc()
+
 	return func() error {
 		timer := prometheus.NewTimer(QedAuditorBatchesProcessSeconds)
 		defer timer.ObserveDuration()
diff --git a/cmd/agent_monitor.go b/cmd/agent_monitor.go
index aedd3570b..84b55c06a 100644
--- a/cmd/agent_monitor.go
+++ b/cmd/agent_monitor.go
@@ -137,6 +137,9 @@ func runAgentMonitor(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	defer bp.Stop()
 
 	agent.Start()
+
+	QedMonitorInstancesCount.Inc()
+
 	util.AwaitTermSignal(agent.Shutdown)
 	return nil
 }
@@ -225,6 +228,8 @@ func (l *lagFactory) New(ctx context.Context) gossip.Task {
 	counter := atomic.AddUint64(&l.counter, uint64(len(b.Snapshots)))
 	lastVersion := atomic.LoadUint64(&l.lastVersion)
 
+	QedMonitorBatchesReceivedTotal.Inc()
+
 	return func() error {
 		timer := prometheus.NewTimer(QedMonitorBatchesProcessSeconds)
 		defer timer.ObserveDuration()
diff --git a/server/sender.go b/server/sender.go
index 7e7e17651..c4657173c 100644
--- a/server/sender.go
+++ b/server/sender.go
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ type Sender struct {
 }
 
 func NewSender(a *gossip.Agent, s sign.Signer, size, ttl, n int) *Sender {
-	QedSenderInstancesCount.Inc()
 	return &Sender{
 		agent:      a,
 		Interval:   100 * time.Millisecond,
@@ -71,6 +70,7 @@ func NewSender(a *gossip.Agent, s sign.Signer, size, ttl, n int) *Sender {
 // Start NumSenders concurrent senders and waits for them
 // to finish
 func (s Sender) Start(ch chan *protocol.Snapshot) {
+	QedSenderInstancesCount.Inc()
 	for i := 0; i < s.NumSenders; i++ {
 		log.Debugf("Starting sender %d", i)
 		go s.batcher(i, ch)
@@ -107,11 +107,14 @@ func (s Sender) batcher(id int, ch chan *protocol.Snapshot) {
 					log.Infof("Error encoding batch, dropping it")
 					continue
 				}
+
 				s.agent.Out.Publish(&gossip.Message{
 					Kind:    gossip.BatchMessageType,
 					TTL:     s.TTL,
 					Payload: payload,
 				})
+				QedSenderBatchesSentTotal.Inc()
+
 				batch = s.newBatch()
 			}
 			ss, err := s.doSign(snap)
@@ -133,6 +136,7 @@ func (s Sender) batcher(id int, ch chan *protocol.Snapshot) {
 					TTL:     s.TTL,
 					Payload: payload,
 				})
+				QedSenderBatchesSentTotal.Inc()
 				batch = s.newBatch()
 			}
 		case <-s.quitCh: