diff --git a/metrics/collector.go b/metrics/collector.go
index c585a5340..c87fc4b97 100644
--- a/metrics/collector.go
+++ b/metrics/collector.go
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ func (c *DefaultCollector) EVMAccountInteraction(address string) {
 func (c *DefaultCollector) MeasureRequestDuration(start time.Time, method string) {
 	c.requestDurations.
 		With(prometheus.Labels{"method": method}).
-		Observe(float64(time.Since(start)))
+		Observe(time.Since(start).Seconds())
 }
 
 func prefixedName(name string) string {