diff --git a/connect/host.go b/connect/host.go
index 15be3d32593551825ba5f0a955cffbdf89b2222c..772811f252528aab07a36cd5eefd10bd90bb7857 100644
--- a/connect/host.go
+++ b/connect/host.go
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ func (h *Host) SetMetricsTesting(m *Metric, face interface{}) {
 		panic("SetMetricsTesting() can only be used for testing.")
 	}
 
-	h.metrics.errCounter = m
+	h.metrics = m
 
 }