diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ad044dd..7ae3ab3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ Flags:
 This collector counts the number of leases PER UNIQUE IP found in dhcpd.leases. This means that if an IP was leased to `client X`, but is now leased to `client Y`, there will be only one entry counted (the most recent one). This is in line with how dhcpd reads the file.
 
 ```
-  dhcpd_leases_stats_valid_leases - The number of leases in dhcpd.leases that have not yet expired.
-  dhcpd_leases_stats_expired_leases - The number of leases in dhcpd.leases that have expired.
+  dhcpd_leases_stats_valid - The number of leases in dhcpd.leases that have not yet expired.
+  dhcpd_leases_stats_expired - The number of leases in dhcpd.leases that have expired.
   dhcpd_leases_stats_count - The number of leases in dhcpd.leases
   dhcpd_leases_stats_scrapes_total - Total number of scrapes for stats.
   dhcpd_leases_stats_scrape_errors_total - Total number of scrapes errors for stats.
diff --git a/collectors/stats_collector.go b/collectors/stats_collector.go
index cf96228..a1b3886 100644
--- a/collectors/stats_collector.go
+++ b/collectors/stats_collector.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ func NewStatsCollector(namespace string, info *dhcpdleasesreader.DhcpdInfo) *Sta
 		prometheus.GaugeOpts{
 			Namespace: namespace,
 			Subsystem: "stats",
-			Name:      "valid_leases",
+			Name:      "valid",
 			Help:      "The number of leases in dhcpd.leases that have not yet expired.",
 		},
 	)
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ func NewStatsCollector(namespace string, info *dhcpdleasesreader.DhcpdInfo) *Sta
 		prometheus.GaugeOpts{
 			Namespace: namespace,
 			Subsystem: "stats",
-			Name:      "expired_leases",
+			Name:      "expired",
 			Help:      "The number of leases in dhcpd.leases that have expired.",
 		},
 	)