diff --git a/pkg/metrics/metrics.go b/pkg/metrics/metrics.go
index 3c69da05..dcaedf2d 100644
--- a/pkg/metrics/metrics.go
+++ b/pkg/metrics/metrics.go
@@ -21,10 +21,15 @@ var (
 		Help: "recommended hpa maxReplicas that tortoises propose",
 	}, []string{"tortoise_name", "namespace", "hpa_name"})
 
-	ProposedResourceRequest = prometheus.NewGaugeVec(prometheus.GaugeOpts{
-		Name: "proposed_resource_request",
+	ProposedCPURequest = prometheus.NewGaugeVec(prometheus.GaugeOpts{
+		Name: "proposed_cpu_request",
 		Help: "recommended resource request that tortoises propose",
-	}, []string{"tortoise_name", "namespace", "container_name", "resource_name"})
+	}, []string{"tortoise_name", "namespace", "container_name"})
+
+	ProposedMemoryRequest = prometheus.NewGaugeVec(prometheus.GaugeOpts{
+		Name: "proposed_memory_request",
+		Help: "recommended resource request that tortoises propose",
+	}, []string{"tortoise_name", "namespace", "container_name"})
 )
 
 func init() {
@@ -33,6 +38,7 @@ func init() {
 		ProposedHPATargetUtilization,
 		ProposedHPAMinReplicass,
 		ProposedHPAMaxReplicass,
-		ProposedResourceRequest,
+		ProposedCPURequest,
+		ProposedMemoryRequest,
 	)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/vpa/service.go b/pkg/vpa/service.go
index 994c2ffa..fe96ba41 100644
--- a/pkg/vpa/service.go
+++ b/pkg/vpa/service.go
@@ -208,7 +208,12 @@ func (c *Service) UpdateVPAFromTortoiseRecommendation(ctx context.Context, torto
 		for _, r := range tortoise.Status.Recommendations.Vertical.ContainerResourceRecommendation {
 			if !metricsRecorded {
 				for resourcename, value := range r.RecommendedResource {
-					metrics.ProposedResourceRequest.WithLabelValues(tortoise.Name, tortoise.Namespace, r.ContainerName, resourcename.String()).Set(float64(value.MilliValue()))
+					if resourcename == corev1.ResourceCPU {
+						metrics.ProposedCPURequest.WithLabelValues(tortoise.Name, tortoise.Namespace, r.ContainerName).Set(float64(value.MilliValue()))
+					}
+					if resourcename == corev1.ResourceMemory {
+						metrics.ProposedCPURequest.WithLabelValues(tortoise.Name, tortoise.Namespace, r.ContainerName).Set(float64(value.MilliValue()))
+					}
 				}
 				metricsRecorded = true
 			}