diff --git a/registry/storage/cache/cachedblobdescriptorstore.go b/registry/storage/cache/cachedblobdescriptorstore.go
index 06a56c99e..b4dc828cc 100644
--- a/registry/storage/cache/cachedblobdescriptorstore.go
+++ b/registry/storage/cache/cachedblobdescriptorstore.go
@@ -14,8 +14,14 @@ type cachedBlobStatter struct {
 	backend distribution.BlobDescriptorService
 }
 
-// cacheCount is the number of total cache request received/hits/misses
-var cacheCount = prometheus.StorageNamespace.NewLabeledCounter("cache", "The number of cache request received", "type")
+var (
+	// cacheRequestCount is the number of total cache requests received.
+	cacheRequestCount = prometheus.StorageNamespace.NewCounter("cache_requests", "The number of cache request received")
+	// cacheRequestCount is the number of total cache requests received.
+	cacheHitCount = prometheus.StorageNamespace.NewCounter("cache_hits", "The number of cache request received")
+	// cacheErrorCount is the number of cache request errors.
+	cacheErrorCount = prometheus.StorageNamespace.NewCounter("cache_errors", "The number of cache request errors")
+)
 
 // NewCachedBlobStatter creates a new statter which prefers a cache and
 // falls back to a backend.
@@ -27,12 +33,12 @@ func NewCachedBlobStatter(cache distribution.BlobDescriptorService, backend dist
 }
 
 func (cbds *cachedBlobStatter) Stat(ctx context.Context, dgst digest.Digest) (distribution.Descriptor, error) {
-	cacheCount.WithValues("Request").Inc(1)
+	cacheRequestCount.Inc(1)
 
 	// try getting from cache
 	desc, cacheErr := cbds.cache.Stat(ctx, dgst)
 	if cacheErr == nil {
-		cacheCount.WithValues("Hit").Inc(1)
+		cacheHitCount.Inc(1)
 		return desc, nil
 	}
 
@@ -43,8 +49,6 @@ func (cbds *cachedBlobStatter) Stat(ctx context.Context, dgst digest.Digest) (di
 	}
 
 	if cacheErr == distribution.ErrBlobUnknown {
-		// cache doesn't have info. update it with info got from backend
-		cacheCount.WithValues("Miss").Inc(1)
 		if err := cbds.cache.SetDescriptor(ctx, dgst, desc); err != nil {
 			dcontext.GetLoggerWithField(ctx, "blob", dgst).WithError(err).Error("error from cache setting desc")
 		}
@@ -52,7 +56,7 @@ func (cbds *cachedBlobStatter) Stat(ctx context.Context, dgst digest.Digest) (di
 	} else {
 		// unknown error from cache. just log and error. do not store cache as it may be trigger many set calls
 		dcontext.GetLoggerWithField(ctx, "blob", dgst).WithError(cacheErr).Error("error from cache stat(ing) blob")
-		cacheCount.WithValues("Error").Inc(1)
+		cacheErrorCount.Inc(1)
 	}
 
 	return desc, nil