diff --git a/chain/chain.go b/chain/chain.go
index c9e09691c..107665cd8 100644
--- a/chain/chain.go
+++ b/chain/chain.go
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ func (c *Chain) GetTransaction(id thor.Bytes32) (*tx.Transaction, *TxMeta, error
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
-	metricTransactionReadCounter().Add(1)
+	metricTransactionRepositoryCounter().AddWithLabel(1, map[string]string{"type": "read"})
 	return tx, txMeta, nil
 }
 
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ func (c *Chain) GetTransactionReceipt(txID thor.Bytes32) (*tx.Receipt, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	metricReceiptReadCounter().Add(1)
+	metricReceiptRepositoryCounter().AddWithLabel(1, map[string]string{"type": "read"})
 	return receipt, nil
 }