diff --git a/config/docker_compose.toml b/config/docker_compose.toml
index a5294546de..986240f0a3 100644
--- a/config/docker_compose.toml
+++ b/config/docker_compose.toml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ level = "DEBUG" # What you see in your terminal.
 
 [log.telemetry]
 traces_enabled = false                                      # Whether traces are enabled.
-metrics_enabled = false                                     # Whether metrics are enabled.
+metrics_enabled = true                                     # Whether metrics are enabled.
 ignore_errors = false                                       # Whether to ignore errors during traces or metrics pipeline setup.
 otel_exporter_otlp_endpoint = "https://otel-collector:4317" # Endpoint to send metrics and traces to.
 use_xray_generator = false
diff --git a/crates/drainer/src/lib.rs b/crates/drainer/src/lib.rs
index 7ccfd600d6..04dff49b74 100644
--- a/crates/drainer/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/drainer/src/lib.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ pub async fn start_drainer(
     loop_interval: u32,
 ) -> errors::DrainerResult<()> {
     let mut stream_index: u8 = 0;
-    let mut jobs_picked: u8 = 0;
+    let jobs_picked = Arc::new(atomic::AtomicU8::new(0));
 
     let mut shutdown_interval =
         tokio::time::interval(std::time::Duration::from_millis(shutdown_interval.into()));
@@ -61,11 +61,11 @@ pub async fn start_drainer(
                         stream_index,
                         max_read_count,
                         active_tasks.clone(),
+                        jobs_picked.clone(),
                     ));
-                    jobs_picked += 1;
                 }
-                (stream_index, jobs_picked) = utils::increment_stream_index(
-                    (stream_index, jobs_picked),
+                stream_index = utils::increment_stream_index(
+                    (stream_index, jobs_picked.clone()),
                     number_of_streams,
                     &mut loop_interval,
                 )
@@ -119,13 +119,19 @@ async fn drainer_handler(
     stream_index: u8,
     max_read_count: u64,
     active_tasks: Arc<atomic::AtomicU64>,
+    jobs_picked: Arc<atomic::AtomicU8>,
 ) -> errors::DrainerResult<()> {
     active_tasks.fetch_add(1, atomic::Ordering::Release);
 
     let stream_name = utils::get_drainer_stream_name(store.clone(), stream_index);
 
-    let drainer_result =
-        Box::pin(drainer(store.clone(), max_read_count, stream_name.as_str())).await;
+    let drainer_result = Box::pin(drainer(
+        store.clone(),
+        max_read_count,
+        stream_name.as_str(),
+        jobs_picked,
+    ))
+    .await;
 
     if let Err(error) = drainer_result {
         logger::error!(?error)
@@ -145,11 +151,15 @@ async fn drainer(
     store: Arc<Store>,
     max_read_count: u64,
     stream_name: &str,
+    jobs_picked: Arc<atomic::AtomicU8>,
 ) -> errors::DrainerResult<()> {
     let stream_read =
         match utils::read_from_stream(stream_name, max_read_count, store.redis_conn.as_ref()).await
         {
-            Ok(result) => result,
+            Ok(result) => {
+                jobs_picked.fetch_add(1, atomic::Ordering::SeqCst);
+                result
+            }
             Err(error) => {
                 if let errors::DrainerError::RedisError(redis_err) = error.current_context() {
                     if let redis_interface::errors::RedisError::StreamEmptyOrNotAvailable =
diff --git a/crates/drainer/src/utils.rs b/crates/drainer/src/utils.rs
index 5a995652bb..5abc7e474c 100644
--- a/crates/drainer/src/utils.rs
+++ b/crates/drainer/src/utils.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-use std::{collections::HashMap, sync::Arc};
+use std::{
+    collections::HashMap,
+    sync::{atomic, Arc},
+};
 
 use error_stack::IntoReport;
 use redis_interface as redis;
@@ -127,19 +130,20 @@ pub fn parse_stream_entries<'a>(
 // Here the output is in the format (stream_index, jobs_picked),
 // similar to the first argument of the function
 pub async fn increment_stream_index(
-    (index, jobs_picked): (u8, u8),
+    (index, jobs_picked): (u8, Arc<atomic::AtomicU8>),
     total_streams: u8,
     interval: &mut tokio::time::Interval,
-) -> (u8, u8) {
+) -> u8 {
     if index == total_streams - 1 {
         interval.tick().await;
-        match jobs_picked {
+        match jobs_picked.load(atomic::Ordering::SeqCst) {
             0 => metrics::CYCLES_COMPLETED_UNSUCCESSFULLY.add(&metrics::CONTEXT, 1, &[]),
             _ => metrics::CYCLES_COMPLETED_SUCCESSFULLY.add(&metrics::CONTEXT, 1, &[]),
         }
-        (0, 0)
+        jobs_picked.store(0, atomic::Ordering::SeqCst);
+        0
     } else {
-        (index + 1, jobs_picked)
+        index + 1
     }
 }