diff --git a/datastore/datastore/main/main.go b/datastore/datastore/main/main.go
index ae19695f..1f78da59 100644
--- a/datastore/datastore/main/main.go
+++ b/datastore/datastore/main/main.go
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ func main() {
 	reg := prometheus.NewRegistry()
 	reg.MustRegister(
 		grpcMetrics,
-		promservermetrics.ActiveConnections,
+		promservermetrics.InFlightRequests,
 		promservermetrics.UptimeCounter,
 		promservermetrics.ResponseSizeSummary,
 		collectors.NewGoCollector(),
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func main() {
 	server := grpc.NewServer(
 		grpc.ChainUnaryInterceptor(
 			reqTimeLogger,
-			promservermetrics.ConnectionUnaryInterceptor,
+			promservermetrics.InFlightRequestInterceptor,
 			promservermetrics.ResponseSizeUnaryInterceptor,
 			grpcMetrics.UnaryServerInterceptor(),
 		),
diff --git a/datastore/datastore/metrics/promservermetrics.go b/datastore/datastore/metrics/promservermetrics.go
index f4000431..c7d2cf99 100644
--- a/datastore/datastore/metrics/promservermetrics.go
+++ b/datastore/datastore/metrics/promservermetrics.go
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ var (
 		Help: "Total uptime of the gRPC server in seconds",
 	})
 
-	ActiveConnections = prometheus.NewGauge(prometheus.GaugeOpts{
-		Name: "grpc_active_connections",
-		Help: "Current number of active gRPC connections",
+	InFlightRequests = prometheus.NewGauge(prometheus.GaugeOpts{
+		Name: "grpc_in_flight_requests",
+		Help: "Current number of in-flight gRPC requests",
 	})
 
 	ResponseSizeSummary = prometheus.NewSummaryVec(
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ func TrackUptime() {
 	}
 }
 
-func ConnectionUnaryInterceptor(ctx context.Context, req interface{}, info *grpc.UnaryServerInfo, handler grpc.UnaryHandler) (interface{}, error) {
-	ActiveConnections.Inc()       // Increment when a new unary request (connection) is opened
-	defer ActiveConnections.Dec() // Decrement when the unary request (connection) is completed
+func InFlightRequestInterceptor(ctx context.Context, req interface{}, info *grpc.UnaryServerInfo, handler grpc.UnaryHandler) (interface{}, error) {
+	InFlightRequests.Inc()       // Increment at the start of the request
+	defer InFlightRequests.Dec() // Decrement at the end of the request
 	return handler(ctx, req)
 }
 
diff --git a/grafana/dashboards/grpc-server.json b/grafana/dashboards/grpc-server.json
index 22158e5c..6490fc83 100755
--- a/grafana/dashboards/grpc-server.json
+++ b/grafana/dashboards/grpc-server.json
@@ -1146,14 +1146,14 @@
                         "uid": "PBFA97CFB590B2093"
                     },
                     "editorMode": "code",
-                    "expr": "grpc_active_connections",
+                    "expr": "grpc_in_flight_requests",
                     "instant": false,
-                    "legendFormat": "Active gRPC connections",
+                    "legendFormat": "In flight requests",
                     "range": true,
                     "refId": "A"
                 }
             ],
-            "title": "Active gRPC connections",
+            "title": "In flight requests",
             "type": "timeseries"
         },
         {