diff --git a/discovery/kubernetes/endpoints.go b/discovery/kubernetes/endpoints.go
index 801a45f7c..f97f1ee56 100644
--- a/discovery/kubernetes/endpoints.go
+++ b/discovery/kubernetes/endpoints.go
@@ -53,6 +53,15 @@ func NewEndpoints(l log.Logger, eps cache.SharedIndexInformer, svc, pod, node ca
 	if l == nil {
 		l = log.NewNopLogger()
 	}
+
+	epAddCount := eventCount.WithLabelValues("endpoints", "add")
+	epUpdateCount := eventCount.WithLabelValues("endpoints", "update")
+	epDeleteCount := eventCount.WithLabelValues("endpoints", "delete")
+
+	svcAddCount := eventCount.WithLabelValues("service", "add")
+	svcUpdateCount := eventCount.WithLabelValues("service", "update")
+	svcDeleteCount := eventCount.WithLabelValues("service", "delete")
+
 	e := &Endpoints{
 		logger:           l,
 		endpointsInf:     eps,
@@ -68,15 +77,15 @@ func NewEndpoints(l log.Logger, eps cache.SharedIndexInformer, svc, pod, node ca
 
 	_, err := e.endpointsInf.AddEventHandler(cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 		AddFunc: func(o interface{}) {
-			eventCount.WithLabelValues("endpoints", "add").Inc()
+			epAddCount.Inc()
 			e.enqueue(o)
 		},
 		UpdateFunc: func(_, o interface{}) {
-			eventCount.WithLabelValues("endpoints", "update").Inc()
+			epUpdateCount.Inc()
 			e.enqueue(o)
 		},
 		DeleteFunc: func(o interface{}) {
-			eventCount.WithLabelValues("endpoints", "delete").Inc()
+			epDeleteCount.Inc()
 			e.enqueue(o)
 		},
 	})
@@ -107,15 +116,15 @@ func NewEndpoints(l log.Logger, eps cache.SharedIndexInformer, svc, pod, node ca
 		// TODO(fabxc): potentially remove add and delete event handlers. Those should
 		// be triggered via the endpoint handlers already.
 		AddFunc: func(o interface{}) {
-			eventCount.WithLabelValues("service", "add").Inc()
+			svcAddCount.Inc()
 			serviceUpdate(o)
 		},
 		UpdateFunc: func(_, o interface{}) {
-			eventCount.WithLabelValues("service", "update").Inc()
+			svcUpdateCount.Inc()
 			serviceUpdate(o)
 		},
 		DeleteFunc: func(o interface{}) {
-			eventCount.WithLabelValues("service", "delete").Inc()
+			svcDeleteCount.Inc()
 			serviceUpdate(o)
 		},
 	})
diff --git a/discovery/kubernetes/endpointslice.go b/discovery/kubernetes/endpointslice.go
index e2ac1de42..a7e0ea98c 100644
--- a/discovery/kubernetes/endpointslice.go
+++ b/discovery/kubernetes/endpointslice.go
@@ -56,6 +56,15 @@ func NewEndpointSlice(l log.Logger, eps cache.SharedIndexInformer, svc, pod, nod
 	if l == nil {
 		l = log.NewNopLogger()
 	}
+
+	epslAddCount := eventCount.WithLabelValues("endpointslice", "add")
+	epslUpdateCount := eventCount.WithLabelValues("endpointslice", "update")
+	epslDeleteCount := eventCount.WithLabelValues("endpointslice", "delete")
+
+	svcAddCount := eventCount.WithLabelValues("service", "add")
+	svcUpdateCount := eventCount.WithLabelValues("service", "update")
+	svcDeleteCount := eventCount.WithLabelValues("service", "delete")
+
 	e := &EndpointSlice{
 		logger:             l,
 		endpointSliceInf:   eps,
@@ -71,15 +80,15 @@ func NewEndpointSlice(l log.Logger, eps cache.SharedIndexInformer, svc, pod, nod
 
 	_, err := e.endpointSliceInf.AddEventHandler(cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 		AddFunc: func(o interface{}) {
-			eventCount.WithLabelValues("endpointslice", "add").Inc()
+			epslAddCount.Inc()
 			e.enqueue(o)
 		},
 		UpdateFunc: func(_, o interface{}) {
-			eventCount.WithLabelValues("endpointslice", "update").Inc()
+			epslUpdateCount.Inc()
 			e.enqueue(o)
 		},
 		DeleteFunc: func(o interface{}) {
-			eventCount.WithLabelValues("endpointslice", "delete").Inc()
+			epslDeleteCount.Inc()
 			e.enqueue(o)
 		},
 	})
@@ -110,15 +119,15 @@ func NewEndpointSlice(l log.Logger, eps cache.SharedIndexInformer, svc, pod, nod
 	}
 	_, err = e.serviceInf.AddEventHandler(cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 		AddFunc: func(o interface{}) {
-			eventCount.WithLabelValues("service", "add").Inc()
+			svcAddCount.Inc()
 			serviceUpdate(o)
 		},
 		UpdateFunc: func(_, o interface{}) {
-			eventCount.WithLabelValues("service", "update").Inc()
+			svcUpdateCount.Inc()
 			serviceUpdate(o)
 		},
 		DeleteFunc: func(o interface{}) {
-			eventCount.WithLabelValues("service", "delete").Inc()
+			svcDeleteCount.Inc()
 			serviceUpdate(o)
 		},
 	})
diff --git a/discovery/kubernetes/ingress.go b/discovery/kubernetes/ingress.go
index 91b1fb0ee..72712245a 100644
--- a/discovery/kubernetes/ingress.go
+++ b/discovery/kubernetes/ingress.go
@@ -41,18 +41,29 @@ type Ingress struct {
 
 // NewIngress returns a new ingress discovery.
 func NewIngress(l log.Logger, inf cache.SharedInformer, eventCount *prometheus.CounterVec) *Ingress {
-	s := &Ingress{logger: l, informer: inf, store: inf.GetStore(), queue: workqueue.NewNamed("ingress")}
+
+	ingressAddCount := eventCount.WithLabelValues("ingress", "add")
+	ingressUpdateCount := eventCount.WithLabelValues("ingress", "update")
+	ingressDeleteCount := eventCount.WithLabelValues("ingress", "delete")
+
+	s := &Ingress{
+		logger:   l,
+		informer: inf,
+		store:    inf.GetStore(),
+		queue:    workqueue.NewNamed("ingress"),
+	}
+
 	_, err := s.informer.AddEventHandler(cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 		AddFunc: func(o interface{}) {
-			eventCount.WithLabelValues("ingress", "add").Inc()
+			ingressAddCount.Inc()
 			s.enqueue(o)
 		},
 		DeleteFunc: func(o interface{}) {
-			eventCount.WithLabelValues("ingress", "delete").Inc()
+			ingressDeleteCount.Inc()
 			s.enqueue(o)
 		},
 		UpdateFunc: func(_, o interface{}) {
-			eventCount.WithLabelValues("ingress", "update").Inc()
+			ingressUpdateCount.Inc()
 			s.enqueue(o)
 		},
 	})
diff --git a/discovery/kubernetes/node.go b/discovery/kubernetes/node.go
index f1e37e6fa..f9a318336 100644
--- a/discovery/kubernetes/node.go
+++ b/discovery/kubernetes/node.go
@@ -49,18 +49,29 @@ func NewNode(l log.Logger, inf cache.SharedInformer, eventCount *prometheus.Coun
 	if l == nil {
 		l = log.NewNopLogger()
 	}
-	n := &Node{logger: l, informer: inf, store: inf.GetStore(), queue: workqueue.NewNamed("node")}
+
+	nodeAddCount := eventCount.WithLabelValues("node", "add")
+	nodeUpdateCount := eventCount.WithLabelValues("node", "update")
+	nodeDeleteCount := eventCount.WithLabelValues("node", "delete")
+
+	n := &Node{
+		logger:   l,
+		informer: inf,
+		store:    inf.GetStore(),
+		queue:    workqueue.NewNamed("node"),
+	}
+
 	_, err := n.informer.AddEventHandler(cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 		AddFunc: func(o interface{}) {
-			eventCount.WithLabelValues("node", "add").Inc()
+			nodeAddCount.Inc()
 			n.enqueue(o)
 		},
 		DeleteFunc: func(o interface{}) {
-			eventCount.WithLabelValues("node", "delete").Inc()
+			nodeDeleteCount.Inc()
 			n.enqueue(o)
 		},
 		UpdateFunc: func(_, o interface{}) {
-			eventCount.WithLabelValues("node", "update").Inc()
+			nodeUpdateCount.Inc()
 			n.enqueue(o)
 		},
 	})
diff --git a/discovery/kubernetes/pod.go b/discovery/kubernetes/pod.go
index cc809b29c..31936f9c0 100644
--- a/discovery/kubernetes/pod.go
+++ b/discovery/kubernetes/pod.go
@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@ func NewPod(l log.Logger, pods cache.SharedIndexInformer, nodes cache.SharedInfo
 		l = log.NewNopLogger()
 	}
 
+	podAddCount := eventCount.WithLabelValues("pod", "add")
+	podDeleteCount := eventCount.WithLabelValues("pod", "delete")
+	podUpdateCount := eventCount.WithLabelValues("pod", "update")
+
 	p := &Pod{
 		podInf:           pods,
 		nodeInf:          nodes,
@@ -61,15 +65,15 @@ func NewPod(l log.Logger, pods cache.SharedIndexInformer, nodes cache.SharedInfo
 	}
 	_, err := p.podInf.AddEventHandler(cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 		AddFunc: func(o interface{}) {
-			eventCount.WithLabelValues("pod", "add").Inc()
+			podAddCount.Inc()
 			p.enqueue(o)
 		},
 		DeleteFunc: func(o interface{}) {
-			eventCount.WithLabelValues("pod", "delete").Inc()
+			podDeleteCount.Inc()
 			p.enqueue(o)
 		},
 		UpdateFunc: func(_, o interface{}) {
-			eventCount.WithLabelValues("pod", "update").Inc()
+			podUpdateCount.Inc()
 			p.enqueue(o)
 		},
 	})
diff --git a/discovery/kubernetes/service.go b/discovery/kubernetes/service.go
index a680ebee8..02158b124 100644
--- a/discovery/kubernetes/service.go
+++ b/discovery/kubernetes/service.go
@@ -44,18 +44,29 @@ func NewService(l log.Logger, inf cache.SharedInformer, eventCount *prometheus.C
 	if l == nil {
 		l = log.NewNopLogger()
 	}
-	s := &Service{logger: l, informer: inf, store: inf.GetStore(), queue: workqueue.NewNamed("service")}
+
+	svcAddCount := eventCount.WithLabelValues("service", "add")
+	svcUpdateCount := eventCount.WithLabelValues("service", "update")
+	svcDeleteCount := eventCount.WithLabelValues("service", "delete")
+
+	s := &Service{
+		logger:   l,
+		informer: inf,
+		store:    inf.GetStore(),
+		queue:    workqueue.NewNamed("service"),
+	}
+
 	_, err := s.informer.AddEventHandler(cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 		AddFunc: func(o interface{}) {
-			eventCount.WithLabelValues("service", "add").Inc()
+			svcAddCount.Inc()
 			s.enqueue(o)
 		},
 		DeleteFunc: func(o interface{}) {
-			eventCount.WithLabelValues("service", "delete").Inc()
+			svcDeleteCount.Inc()
 			s.enqueue(o)
 		},
 		UpdateFunc: func(_, o interface{}) {
-			eventCount.WithLabelValues("service", "update").Inc()
+			svcUpdateCount.Inc()
 			s.enqueue(o)
 		},
 	})