diff --git a/cmd/api/rest/handler.go b/cmd/api/rest/handler.go
index 1f78dd96..33fa34f9 100644
--- a/cmd/api/rest/handler.go
+++ b/cmd/api/rest/handler.go
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ func (h *ApiHandler) InitMetricsRoute() *gin.Engine {
 
 	router.GET("/metrics", func() gin.HandlerFunc {
 		return func(c *gin.Context) {
+			core.GatherMetrics(*h.ForwardPlaneStats)
 			promhttp.Handler().ServeHTTP(c.Writer, c.Request)
 		}
 	}())
diff --git a/cmd/api/rest/stats.go b/cmd/api/rest/stats.go
index 6533b7dd..8f1b9729 100644
--- a/cmd/api/rest/stats.go
+++ b/cmd/api/rest/stats.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ type PacketStats struct {
 }
 
 // DisplayXdpStatistics godoc
+//
 //	@Summary		Display XDP statistics
 //	@Description	Display XDP statistics
 //	@Tags			XDP
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ func (h *ApiHandler) displayXdpStatistics(c *gin.Context) {
 }
 
 // DisplayPacketStats godoc
+//
 //	@Summary		Display packet statistics
 //	@Description	Display packet statistics
 //	@Tags			Packet
@@ -54,7 +56,7 @@ func (h *ApiHandler) displayXdpStatistics(c *gin.Context) {
 //	@Success		200	{object}	PacketStats
 //	@Router			/packet_stats [get]
 func (h *ApiHandler) displayPacketStats(c *gin.Context) {
-	packets := h.ForwardPlaneStats.GetUpfExtStatField()
+	packets := h.ForwardPlaneStats.GetUpfExtStat()
 	c.IndentedJSON(http.StatusOK, PacketStats{
 		RxArp:      packets.RxArp,
 		RxIcmp:     packets.RxIcmp,
diff --git a/cmd/core/metrics.go b/cmd/core/metrics.go
index fa4f711f..25d8cec3 100644
--- a/cmd/core/metrics.go
+++ b/cmd/core/metrics.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package core
 
 import (
 	"net/http"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/edgecomllc/eupf/cmd/ebpf"
 
@@ -113,25 +112,21 @@ func RegisterMetrics(stats ebpf.UpfXdpActionStatistic, conn *PfcpConnection) {
 	prometheus.MustRegister(UpfXdpRedirect)
 	prometheus.MustRegister(UpfPfcpSessions)
 	prometheus.MustRegister(UpfPfcpAssociations)
+}
+
+func GatherMetrics(stats ebpf.UpfXdpActionStatistic) {
+	RxPacketCounters := stats.GetUpfExtStatDelta()
+	UpfRx.WithLabelValues("arp").Add(float64(RxPacketCounters.RxArp))
+	UpfRx.WithLabelValues("icmp").Add(float64(RxPacketCounters.RxIcmp))
+	UpfRx.WithLabelValues("icmp6").Add(float64(RxPacketCounters.RxIcmp6))
+	UpfRx.WithLabelValues("ip4").Add(float64(RxPacketCounters.RxIp4))
+	UpfRx.WithLabelValues("ip6").Add(float64(RxPacketCounters.RxIp6))
+	UpfRx.WithLabelValues("tcp").Add(float64(RxPacketCounters.RxTcp))
+	UpfRx.WithLabelValues("udp").Add(float64(RxPacketCounters.RxUdp))
+	UpfRx.WithLabelValues("other").Add(float64(RxPacketCounters.RxOther))
+	UpfRx.WithLabelValues("gtp-echo").Add(float64(RxPacketCounters.RxGtpEcho))
+	UpfRx.WithLabelValues("gtp-pdu").Add(float64(RxPacketCounters.RxGtpPdu))
+	UpfRx.WithLabelValues("gtp-other").Add(float64(RxPacketCounters.RxGtpOther))
+	UpfRx.WithLabelValues("gtp-unexp").Add(float64(RxPacketCounters.RxGtpUnexp))
 
-	// Used for getting difference between two counters to increment the prometheus counter (counters cannot be written only incremented)
-	var prevUpfCounters ebpf.UpfCounters
-	go func() {
-		time.Sleep(2 * time.Second)
-		RxPacketCounters := stats.GetUpfExtStatField()
-		UpfRx.WithLabelValues("Arp").Add(float64(RxPacketCounters.RxArp - prevUpfCounters.RxArp))
-		UpfRx.WithLabelValues("Icmp").Add(float64(RxPacketCounters.RxIcmp - prevUpfCounters.RxIcmp))
-		UpfRx.WithLabelValues("Icmp6").Add(float64(RxPacketCounters.RxIcmp6 - prevUpfCounters.RxIcmp6))
-		UpfRx.WithLabelValues("Ip4").Add(float64(RxPacketCounters.RxIp4 - prevUpfCounters.RxIp4))
-		UpfRx.WithLabelValues("Ip6").Add(float64(RxPacketCounters.RxIp6 - prevUpfCounters.RxIp6))
-		UpfRx.WithLabelValues("Tcp").Add(float64(RxPacketCounters.RxTcp - prevUpfCounters.RxTcp))
-		UpfRx.WithLabelValues("Udp").Add(float64(RxPacketCounters.RxUdp - prevUpfCounters.RxUdp))
-		UpfRx.WithLabelValues("Other").Add(float64(RxPacketCounters.RxOther - prevUpfCounters.RxOther))
-		UpfRx.WithLabelValues("GtpEcho").Add(float64(RxPacketCounters.RxGtpEcho - prevUpfCounters.RxGtpEcho))
-		UpfRx.WithLabelValues("GtpPdu").Add(float64(RxPacketCounters.RxGtpPdu - prevUpfCounters.RxGtpPdu))
-		UpfRx.WithLabelValues("GtpOther").Add(float64(RxPacketCounters.RxGtpOther - prevUpfCounters.RxGtpOther))
-		UpfRx.WithLabelValues("GtpUnexp").Add(float64(RxPacketCounters.RxGtpUnexp - prevUpfCounters.RxGtpUnexp))
-
-		prevUpfCounters = RxPacketCounters
-	}()
 }
diff --git a/cmd/ebpf/stats.go b/cmd/ebpf/stats.go
index f963811d..b65f1e3e 100644
--- a/cmd/ebpf/stats.go
+++ b/cmd/ebpf/stats.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 
 type UpfXdpActionStatistic struct {
 	BpfObjects *BpfObjects
+	previous   UpfCounters
 }
 
 type UpfCounters struct {
@@ -42,6 +43,24 @@ func (current *UpfCounters) Add(new UpfCounters) {
 	current.RxGtpOther += new.RxGtpOther
 }
 
+func (current *UpfCounters) Delta(new UpfCounters) UpfCounters {
+
+	delta := UpfCounters{}
+
+	delta.RxArp = new.RxArp - current.RxArp
+	delta.RxIcmp = new.RxIcmp - current.RxIcmp
+	delta.RxIcmp6 = new.RxIcmp6 - current.RxIcmp6
+	delta.RxIp4 = new.RxIp4 - current.RxIp4
+	delta.RxIp6 = new.RxIp6 - current.RxIp6
+	delta.RxTcp = new.RxTcp - current.RxTcp
+	delta.RxUdp = new.RxUdp - current.RxUdp
+	delta.RxOther = new.RxOther - current.RxOther
+	delta.RxGtpEcho = new.RxGtpEcho - current.RxGtpEcho
+	delta.RxGtpPdu = new.RxGtpPdu - current.RxGtpPdu
+	delta.RxGtpOther = new.RxGtpOther - current.RxGtpOther
+	return delta
+}
+
 // Getters for the upf_xdp_statistic (xdp_action)
 
 func (stat *UpfXdpActionStatistic) getUpfXdpStatisticField(field uint32) uint64 {
@@ -82,8 +101,7 @@ func (stat *UpfXdpActionStatistic) GetRedirect() uint64 {
 }
 
 // Getters for the upf_ext_stat (upf_counters)
-// #TODO: Do not retrieve the whole struct each time.
-func (stat *UpfXdpActionStatistic) GetUpfExtStatField() UpfCounters {
+func (stat *UpfXdpActionStatistic) GetUpfExtStat() UpfCounters {
 
 	var statistics []IpEntrypointUpfStatistic
 	var counters UpfCounters
@@ -99,3 +117,23 @@ func (stat *UpfXdpActionStatistic) GetUpfExtStatField() UpfCounters {
 
 	return counters
 }
+
+// Getters for the upf_ext_stat (upf_counters)
+func (stat *UpfXdpActionStatistic) GetUpfExtStatDelta() UpfCounters {
+
+	var statistics []IpEntrypointUpfStatistic
+	var counters UpfCounters
+	err := stat.BpfObjects.UpfExtStat.Lookup(uint32(0), &statistics)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Info().Msg(err.Error())
+		return counters
+	}
+
+	for _, statistic := range statistics {
+		counters.Add(statistic.UpfCounters)
+	}
+
+	delta := stat.previous.Delta(counters)
+	stat.previous = counters
+	return delta
+}