diff --git a/rds.go b/rds.go
index 71ce42b..3fb7611 100644
--- a/rds.go
+++ b/rds.go
@@ -221,11 +221,16 @@ func (e *RDSExporter) Collect(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) {
 
 		}
 
+		if instance.LatestRestorableTime != nil {
+			ch <- prometheus.MustNewConstMetric(e.LatestRestorableTime, prometheus.CounterValue, float64(instance.LatestRestorableTime.Unix()), *e.sess.Config.Region, *instance.DBInstanceIdentifier)
+		} else {
+			ch <- prometheus.MustNewConstMetric(e.LatestRestorableTime, prometheus.CounterValue, float64(0), *e.sess.Config.Region, *instance.DBInstanceIdentifier)
+		}
+
 		ch <- prometheus.MustNewConstMetric(e.MaxConnections, prometheus.GaugeValue, float64(maxConnections), *e.sess.Config.Region, *instance.DBInstanceIdentifier)
 		ch <- prometheus.MustNewConstMetric(e.AllocatedStorage, prometheus.GaugeValue, float64(*instance.AllocatedStorage*1024*1024*1024), *e.sess.Config.Region, *instance.DBInstanceIdentifier)
 		ch <- prometheus.MustNewConstMetric(e.DBInstanceStatus, prometheus.GaugeValue, 1, *e.sess.Config.Region, *instance.DBInstanceIdentifier, *instance.DBInstanceStatus)
 		ch <- prometheus.MustNewConstMetric(e.EngineVersion, prometheus.GaugeValue, 1, *e.sess.Config.Region, *instance.DBInstanceIdentifier, *instance.Engine, *instance.EngineVersion)
 		ch <- prometheus.MustNewConstMetric(e.DBInstanceClass, prometheus.GaugeValue, 1, *e.sess.Config.Region, *instance.DBInstanceIdentifier, *instance.DBInstanceClass)
-		ch <- prometheus.MustNewConstMetric(e.LatestRestorableTime, prometheus.CounterValue, float64(instance.LatestRestorableTime.Unix()), *e.sess.Config.Region, *instance.DBInstanceIdentifier)
 	}
 }