diff --git a/chain/cache.go b/chain/cache.go
index a14ff2ae1..2b995491b 100644
--- a/chain/cache.go
+++ b/chain/cache.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ func newCache(maxSize int) *cache {
 
 func (c *cache) GetOrLoad(key interface{}, load func() (interface{}, error)) (interface{}, error) {
 	if value, ok := c.Get(key); ok {
-		metricBlockReadCounter().AddWithLabel(1, map[string]string{"type": "cache"})
+		metricBlockRepositoryCounter().AddWithLabel(1, map[string]string{"type": "read", "target": "cache"})
 		return value, nil
 	}
 	value, err := load()
diff --git a/chain/metrics.go b/chain/metrics.go
index 9b669aa43..6baa870f1 100644
--- a/chain/metrics.go
+++ b/chain/metrics.go
@@ -4,11 +4,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/vechain/thor/v2/metrics"
 )
 
-var metricBlockWriteCounter = metrics.LazyLoadCounter("block_write_count")
-var metricBlockReadCounter = metrics.LazyLoadCounterVec("block_read_count", []string{"type"})
+var metricBlockRepositoryCounter = metrics.LazyLoadCounterVec("block_repository_count", []string{"type", "target"})
 
-var metricTransactionWriteCounter = metrics.LazyLoadCounter("transaction_write_count")
-var metricTransactionReadCounter = metrics.LazyLoadCounter("transaction_read_count")
+var metricTransactionRepositoryCounter = metrics.LazyLoadCounterVec("transaction_repository_count", []string{"type"})
 
-var metricReceiptWriteCounter = metrics.LazyLoadCounter("receipt_write_count")
-var metricReceiptReadCounter = metrics.LazyLoadCounter("receipt_read_count")
\ No newline at end of file
+var metricReceiptRepositoryCounter = metrics.LazyLoadCounterVec("receipt_repository_count", []string{"type"})
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/chain/persist.go b/chain/persist.go
index 9db70b2b1..dd21e01f0 100644
--- a/chain/persist.go
+++ b/chain/persist.go
@@ -90,6 +90,6 @@ func loadBlockSummary(r kv.Getter, id thor.Bytes32) (*BlockSummary, error) {
 	if err := loadRLP(r, id[:], &summary); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	metricBlockReadCounter().AddWithLabel(1, map[string]string{"type": "disk"})
+	metricBlockRepositoryCounter().AddWithLabel(1, map[string]string{"type": "read", "target": "disk"})
 	return &summary, nil
 }
diff --git a/chain/repository.go b/chain/repository.go
index b9dea4dda..0a7f4623f 100644
--- a/chain/repository.go
+++ b/chain/repository.go
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ func (r *Repository) saveBlock(block *block.Block, receipts tx.Receipts, conflic
 				return nil, err
 			}
 		}
-		metricTransactionWriteCounter().Add(int64(len(txs)))
+		metricTransactionRepositoryCounter().AddWithLabel(int64(len(txs)), map[string]string{"type": "write"})
 
 		// save receipts
 		for i, receipt := range receipts {
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ func (r *Repository) saveBlock(block *block.Block, receipts tx.Receipts, conflic
 				return nil, err
 			}
 		}
-		metricReceiptWriteCounter().Add(int64(len(receipts)))
+		metricReceiptRepositoryCounter().AddWithLabel(int64(len(receipts)), map[string]string{"type": "write"})
 	}
 	if err := indexChainHead(headPutter, header); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ func (r *Repository) saveBlock(block *block.Block, receipts tx.Receipts, conflic
 	if err := saveBlockSummary(hdrPutter, &summary); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	metricBlockWriteCounter().Add(1)
+	metricBlockRepositoryCounter().AddWithLabel(1, map[string]string{"type": "write", "target": "disk"})
 
 	if asBest {
 		if err := propPutter.Put(bestBlockIDKey, id[:]); err != nil {
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ func (r *Repository) GetBlockTransactions(id thor.Bytes32) (tx.Transactions, err
 				return nil, err
 			}
 		}
-		metricTransactionReadCounter().Add(int64(len(txs)))
+		metricTransactionRepositoryCounter().AddWithLabel(int64(len(txs)), map[string]string{"type": "read"})
 		return txs, nil
 	}
 	return nil, nil
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ func (r *Repository) GetBlockReceipts(id thor.Bytes32) (tx.Receipts, error) {
 				return nil, err
 			}
 		}
-		metricReceiptReadCounter().Add(int64(len(receipts)))
+		metricReceiptRepositoryCounter().AddWithLabel(int64(len(receipts)), map[string]string{"type": "read"})
 		return receipts, nil
 	}
 	return nil, nil