diff --git a/checks/http.go b/checks/http.go
index 1aff0eda7..312b4d933 100644
--- a/checks/http.go
+++ b/checks/http.go
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ func (c *HTTPChecker) Check(ctx *context.Context, extConfig external.Check) pkg.
 
 	//nolint:staticcheck
 	if check.Endpoint != "" && check.URL != "" {
-		return results.Failf("cannot specify both endpoint and url")
+		return results.Invalidf("cannot specify both endpoint and url")
 	}
 
 	//nolint:staticcheck
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ func (c *HTTPChecker) Check(ctx *context.Context, extConfig external.Check) pkg.
 
 	connection, connectionData, err := ctx.GetConnectionTemplate(check.Connection)
 	if err != nil {
-		return results.Invalidf("error getting connection  %v", err)
+		return results.Failf("error getting connection  %v", err)
 	}
 
 	if connection.URL == "" {
diff --git a/pkg/metrics/metrics.go b/pkg/metrics/metrics.go
index 05e3bdf85..12267ca67 100644
--- a/pkg/metrics/metrics.go
+++ b/pkg/metrics/metrics.go
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ func setupMetrics() {
 		checkLabels,
 	)
 
-	prometheus.MustRegister(Gauge, CanaryCheckInfo, OpsCount, OpsSuccessCount, OpsFailedCount, RequestLatency)
+	prometheus.MustRegister(Gauge, CanaryCheckInfo, OpsCount, OpsSuccessCount, OpsInvalidCount, OpsFailedCount, RequestLatency)
 }
 
 var (
@@ -124,21 +124,6 @@ var (
 	latencies = cmap.New()
 )
 
-func init() {
-	prometheus.MustRegister(
-		CanaryCheckInfo,
-		Gauge,
-		OpsCount,
-		OpsFailedCount,
-		OpsInvalidCount,
-		OpsSuccessCount,
-		RequestLatency,
-	)
-	CustomCounters = make(map[string]*prometheus.CounterVec)
-	CustomGauges = make(map[string]*prometheus.GaugeVec)
-	CustomHistograms = make(map[string]*prometheus.HistogramVec)
-}
-
 func RemoveCheck(checks v1.Canary) {
 	for _, check := range checks.Spec.GetAllChecks() {
 		key := checks.GetKey(check)
@@ -284,9 +269,9 @@ func Record(
 		}
 	} else {
 		if result.Invalid {
-			OpsFailedCount.WithLabelValues(checkMetricLabels...).Inc()
-		} else {
 			OpsInvalidCount.WithLabelValues(checkMetricLabels...).Inc()
+		} else {
+			OpsFailedCount.WithLabelValues(checkMetricLabels...).Inc()
 		}
 
 		fail.Append(1)