diff --git a/src/discordas.ts b/src/discordas.ts
index 05a1be616030d1a48aca0f608fcb1b994731c0c3..c39c2dba72f8d0add2ba3800b64788408cb3b363 100644
--- a/src/discordas.ts
+++ b/src/discordas.ts
@@ -163,14 +163,15 @@ async function run(port: number, fileConfig: DiscordBridgeConfig) {
                + "The config option userStorePath no longer has any use.");
     }
 
-    if (config.bridge.enableMetrics) {
-        log.info("Enabled metrics");
-        MetricPeg.setMetrics(new PrometheusBridgeMetrics().init(bridge));
-    }
 
     await bridge.run(port, config);
     log.info(`Started listening on port ${port}`);
 
+    if (config.bridge.enableMetrics) {
+        log.info("Enabled metrics");
+        MetricPeg.setMetrics(new PrometheusBridgeMetrics().init(bridge));
+    }
+    
     try {
         await store.init(undefined, bridge.getRoomStore(), bridge.getUserStore());
     } catch (ex) {