diff --git a/packages/backend/server/src/base/job/queue/__tests__/__snapshots__/queue.spec.ts.md b/packages/backend/server/src/base/job/queue/__tests__/__snapshots__/queue.spec.ts.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..96b2ef1a39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/backend/server/src/base/job/queue/__tests__/__snapshots__/queue.spec.ts.md
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+# Snapshot report for `src/base/job/queue/__tests__/queue.spec.ts`
+
+The actual snapshot is saved in `queue.spec.ts.snap`.
+
+Generated by [AVA](https://avajs.dev).
+
+## should be able to record job metrics
+
+> [+1 active jobs, job handler, -1 active jobs]
+
+    [
+      [
+        1,
+        {
+          queue: 'nightly',
+        },
+      ],
+      [
+        1,
+        {
+          error: false,
+          handler: 'JobHandlers.handleJob',
+          job: 'nightly.__test__job',
+          name: 'job_handler',
+          namespace: 'nightly',
+        },
+      ],
+      [
+        -1,
+        {
+          queue: 'nightly',
+        },
+      ],
+    ]
+
+> [+1 active jobs, job handler, -1 active jobs]
+
+    [
+      [
+        1,
+        {
+          queue: 'nightly',
+        },
+      ],
+      [
+        1,
+        {
+          error: false,
+          handler: 'JobHandlers.handleJob',
+          job: 'nightly.__test__job2',
+          name: 'job_handler',
+          namespace: 'nightly',
+        },
+      ],
+      [
+        -1,
+        {
+          queue: 'nightly',
+        },
+      ],
+    ]
+
+> [+1 active jobs, job handler errored, -1 active jobs]
+
+    [
+      [
+        1,
+        {
+          queue: 'nightly',
+        },
+      ],
+      [
+        1,
+        {
+          error: true,
+          handler: 'JobHandlers.throwJob',
+          job: 'nightly.__test__throw',
+          name: 'job_handler',
+          namespace: 'nightly',
+        },
+      ],
+      [
+        -1,
+        {
+          queue: 'nightly',
+        },
+      ],
+    ]
diff --git a/packages/backend/server/src/base/job/queue/__tests__/__snapshots__/queue.spec.ts.snap b/packages/backend/server/src/base/job/queue/__tests__/__snapshots__/queue.spec.ts.snap
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diff --git a/packages/backend/server/src/base/job/queue/__tests__/queue.spec.ts b/packages/backend/server/src/base/job/queue/__tests__/queue.spec.ts
index 1eeb40a3da..5e9abda8b9 100644
--- a/packages/backend/server/src/base/job/queue/__tests__/queue.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/server/src/base/job/queue/__tests__/queue.spec.ts
@@ -148,22 +148,18 @@ test('should dispatch job handler', async t => {
 });
 
 test('should be able to record job metrics', async t => {
-  const counterStub = Sinon.stub(metrics.job.counter('function_calls'), 'add');
+  const counterStub = Sinon.stub(
+    metrics.queue.counter('function_calls'),
+    'add'
+  );
   const timerStub = Sinon.stub(
-    metrics.job.histogram('function_timer'),
+    metrics.queue.histogram('function_timer'),
     'record'
   );
 
   await executor.run('nightly.__test__job', { name: 'test executor' });
 
-  t.deepEqual(counterStub.firstCall.args[1], {
-    name: 'job_handler',
-    job: 'nightly.__test__job',
-    namespace: 'nightly',
-    handler: 'JobHandlers.handleJob',
-    error: false,
-  });
-
+  t.snapshot(counterStub.args, '[+1 active jobs, job handler, -1 active jobs]');
   t.deepEqual(timerStub.firstCall.args[1], {
     name: 'job_handler',
     job: 'nightly.__test__job',
@@ -177,14 +173,7 @@ test('should be able to record job metrics', async t => {
 
   await executor.run('nightly.__test__job2', { name: 'test executor' });
 
-  t.deepEqual(counterStub.firstCall.args[1], {
-    name: 'job_handler',
-    job: 'nightly.__test__job2',
-    namespace: 'nightly',
-    handler: 'JobHandlers.handleJob',
-    error: false,
-  });
-
+  t.snapshot(counterStub.args, '[+1 active jobs, job handler, -1 active jobs]');
   t.deepEqual(timerStub.firstCall.args[1], {
     name: 'job_handler',
     job: 'nightly.__test__job2',
@@ -203,14 +192,10 @@ test('should be able to record job metrics', async t => {
     }
   );
 
-  t.deepEqual(counterStub.firstCall.args[1], {
-    name: 'job_handler',
-    job: 'nightly.__test__throw',
-    namespace: 'nightly',
-    handler: 'JobHandlers.throwJob',
-    error: true,
-  });
-
+  t.snapshot(
+    counterStub.args,
+    '[+1 active jobs, job handler errored, -1 active jobs]'
+  );
   t.deepEqual(timerStub.firstCall.args[1], {
     name: 'job_handler',
     job: 'nightly.__test__throw',
diff --git a/packages/backend/server/src/base/job/queue/executor.ts b/packages/backend/server/src/base/job/queue/executor.ts
index 74863a42a6..10efd8aaed 100644
--- a/packages/backend/server/src/base/job/queue/executor.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/server/src/base/job/queue/executor.ts
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ export class JobExecutor
           }
         });
       },
-      'job',
+      'queue',
       'job_handler',
       {
         job: name,
@@ -85,12 +85,12 @@ export class JobExecutor
         handler: handler.name,
       }
     );
-    const activeJobs = metrics.job.gauge('queue_active_jobs');
-    activeJobs.record(1, { queue: ns });
+    const activeJobs = metrics.queue.counter('active_jobs');
+    activeJobs.add(1, { queue: ns });
     try {
       return await fn();
     } finally {
-      activeJobs.record(-1, { queue: ns });
+      activeJobs.add(-1, { queue: ns });
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/backend/server/src/base/metrics/metrics.ts b/packages/backend/server/src/base/metrics/metrics.ts
index 84a7239dc1..74432c07cd 100644
--- a/packages/backend/server/src/base/metrics/metrics.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/server/src/base/metrics/metrics.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 import {
-  Counter,
   Gauge,
   Histogram,
   Meter,
   MetricOptions,
+  UpDownCounter,
 } from '@opentelemetry/api';
 
 import { getMeter } from './opentelemetry';
 
 type MetricType = 'counter' | 'gauge' | 'histogram';
 type Metric<T extends MetricType> = T extends 'counter'
-  ? Counter
+  ? UpDownCounter
   : T extends 'gauge'
     ? Gauge
     : T extends 'histogram'
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ type Metric<T extends MetricType> = T extends 'counter'
       : never;
 
 export type ScopedMetrics = {
-  counter: (name: string, opts?: MetricOptions) => Counter;
+  counter: (name: string, opts?: MetricOptions) => UpDownCounter;
   gauge: (name: string, opts?: MetricOptions) => Gauge;
   histogram: (name: string, opts?: MetricOptions) => Histogram;
 };
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export type KnownMetricScopes =
   | 'mail'
   | 'ai'
   | 'event'
-  | 'job';
+  | 'queue';
 
 const metricCreators: MetricCreators = {
   counter(meter: Meter, name: string, opts?: MetricOptions) {
diff --git a/packages/backend/server/src/core/sync/gateway.ts b/packages/backend/server/src/core/sync/gateway.ts
index e56dc87209..e960fd562d 100644
--- a/packages/backend/server/src/core/sync/gateway.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/server/src/core/sync/gateway.ts
@@ -153,13 +153,13 @@ export class SpaceSyncGateway
   handleConnection() {
     this.connectionCount++;
     this.logger.log(`New connection, total: ${this.connectionCount}`);
-    metrics.socketio.gauge('connections').record(1);
+    metrics.socketio.gauge('connections').record(this.connectionCount);
   }
 
   handleDisconnect() {
     this.connectionCount--;
     this.logger.log(`Connection disconnected, total: ${this.connectionCount}`);
-    metrics.socketio.gauge('connections').record(-1);
+    metrics.socketio.gauge('connections').record(this.connectionCount);
   }
 
   selectAdapter(client: Socket, spaceType: SpaceType): SyncSocketAdapter {