diff --git a/pkg/metrics/metrics.go b/pkg/metrics/metrics.go
index 359453d0..611b8629 100644
--- a/pkg/metrics/metrics.go
+++ b/pkg/metrics/metrics.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ var (
 
 	ProposedMemoryRequest = prometheus.NewGaugeVec(prometheus.GaugeOpts{
 		Name: "proposed_memory_request",
-		Help: "recommended memory request (millibyte) that tortoises propose",
+		Help: "recommended memory request (byte) that tortoises propose",
 	}, []string{"tortoise_name", "namespace", "container_name", "controller_name", "controller_kind"})
 )
 
diff --git a/pkg/vpa/service.go b/pkg/vpa/service.go
index e5488971..24f65ef6 100644
--- a/pkg/vpa/service.go
+++ b/pkg/vpa/service.go
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ func (c *Service) UpdateVPAFromTortoiseRecommendation(ctx context.Context, torto
 						metrics.ProposedCPURequest.WithLabelValues(tortoise.Name, tortoise.Namespace, r.ContainerName, tortoise.Spec.TargetRefs.DeploymentName, "Deployment").Set(float64(value.MilliValue()))
 					}
 					if resourcename == corev1.ResourceMemory {
-						metrics.ProposedMemoryRequest.WithLabelValues(tortoise.Name, tortoise.Namespace, r.ContainerName, tortoise.Spec.TargetRefs.DeploymentName, "Deployment").Set(float64(value.MilliValue()))
+						metrics.ProposedMemoryRequest.WithLabelValues(tortoise.Name, tortoise.Namespace, r.ContainerName, tortoise.Spec.TargetRefs.DeploymentName, "Deployment").Set(float64(value.Value()))
 					}
 				}
 				metricsRecorded = true