diff --git a/sdk/src/main/java/io/horizen/metrics/MetricsManager.java b/sdk/src/main/java/io/horizen/metrics/MetricsManager.java
index b74c49a260..e541b1e1fc 100644
--- a/sdk/src/main/java/io/horizen/metrics/MetricsManager.java
+++ b/sdk/src/main/java/io/horizen/metrics/MetricsManager.java
@@ -48,10 +48,10 @@ private MetricsManager(TimeProvider timeProvider) throws IOException {
         helps = new ArrayList<>();
 
         blockApplyTime  =  Gauge.builder().name("block_apply_time").register();
-        helps.add(new MetricsHelp(blockApplyTime.getPrometheusName(), "Time to apply block (milliseconds)"));
+        helps.add(new MetricsHelp(blockApplyTime.getPrometheusName(), "Time to apply block to node wallet and state (milliseconds)"));
 
-        blockApplyTimeAbsolute =  Gauge.builder().name("block_apply_time_absolute").register();
-        helps.add(new MetricsHelp(blockApplyTimeAbsolute.getPrometheusName(), "Delta between block timestamp and timestamp when block has been applied succesfully on this node (milliseconds)"));
+        blockApplyTimeAbsolute =  Gauge.builder().name("block_apply_time_fromforging").register();
+        helps.add(new MetricsHelp(blockApplyTimeAbsolute.getPrometheusName(), "Delta between timestamp when block has been applied succesfully on this node and timestamp of the block indicated by the forger (milliseconds)"));
 
         blocksAppliedSuccesfully =   Counter.builder().name("block_applied_ok").register();
         helps.add(new MetricsHelp(blocksAppliedSuccesfully.getPrometheusName(),"Number of received blocks applied succesfully (absolute value since start of the node)"));
diff --git a/sdk/src/main/scala/io/horizen/AbstractSidechainNodeViewHolder.scala b/sdk/src/main/scala/io/horizen/AbstractSidechainNodeViewHolder.scala
index 6fa9d841e2..61d8d61f02 100644
--- a/sdk/src/main/scala/io/horizen/AbstractSidechainNodeViewHolder.scala
+++ b/sdk/src/main/scala/io/horizen/AbstractSidechainNodeViewHolder.scala
@@ -303,10 +303,11 @@ abstract class AbstractSidechainNodeViewHolder[
                 log.info(s"Persistent modifier ${pmod.encodedId} applied successfully and node view updated!")
                 log.debug(s"Current mempool size: ${newMemPool.size} transactions")
 
+                var endTime = metricsManager.currentMillis()
                 metricsManager.mempoolSize(newMemPool.size)
                 metricsManager.appliedBlockOk(
-                  metricsManager.currentMillis() - pmod.timestamp,
-                  metricsManager.currentMillis()- startTime
+                  endTime- startTime,
+                  endTime - pmod.timestamp
                 );
 
               // TODO FOR MERGE: usedSizeKBytes()/usedPercentage() should be moved into sparkz.core.transaction.MemoryPool