diff --git a/route/route.go b/route/route.go
index 9a5644f4f..7ac54fcf7 100644
--- a/route/route.go
+++ b/route/route.go
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func (r *Route) addTarget(service string, targetURL *url.URL, fixedWeight float6
 		FixedWeight: fixedWeight,
 		Timer:       counters.histogram.With("service", service, "host", r.Host, "path", r.Path, "target", targetURL.String()),
 		RxCounter:   counters.rxCounter.With("service", service, "host", r.Host, "path", r.Path, "target", targetURL.String()),
-		TxCounter:   counters.rxCounter.With("service", service, "host", r.Host, "path", r.Path, "target", targetURL.String()),
+		TxCounter:   counters.txCounter.With("service", service, "host", r.Host, "path", r.Path, "target", targetURL.String()),
 	}
 
 	var err error