diff --git a/backends/rapidpro/backend.go b/backends/rapidpro/backend.go
index af10e7c5..7239f189 100644
--- a/backends/rapidpro/backend.go
+++ b/backends/rapidpro/backend.go
@@ -745,6 +745,8 @@ func (b *backend) Heartbeat() error {
 	rc := b.rp.Get()
 	defer rc.Close()
 
+	metrics := b.stats.Extract().ToMetrics()
+
 	active, err := redis.Strings(rc.Do("ZRANGE", fmt.Sprintf("%s:active", msgQueueName), "0", "-1"))
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error getting active queues: %w", err)
@@ -773,7 +775,7 @@ func (b *backend) Heartbeat() error {
 		bulkSize += count
 	}
 
-	// get our DB and redis stats
+	// calculate DB and redis pool metrics
 	dbStats := b.db.Stats()
 	redisStats := b.rp.Stats()
 	dbWaitDurationInPeriod := dbStats.WaitDuration - b.dbWaitDuration
@@ -781,40 +783,16 @@ func (b *backend) Heartbeat() error {
 	b.dbWaitDuration = dbStats.WaitDuration
 	b.redisWaitDuration = redisStats.WaitDuration
 
-	stats := b.stats.Extract()
-
-	metrics := make([]cwtypes.MetricDatum, 0, 10)
 	hostDim := cwatch.Dimension("Host", b.config.InstanceID)
-
 	metrics = append(metrics,
 		cwatch.Datum("DBConnectionsInUse", float64(dbStats.InUse), cwtypes.StandardUnitCount, hostDim),
 		cwatch.Datum("DBConnectionWaitDuration", float64(dbWaitDurationInPeriod/time.Second), cwtypes.StandardUnitSeconds, hostDim),
 		cwatch.Datum("RedisConnectionsInUse", float64(redisStats.ActiveCount), cwtypes.StandardUnitCount, hostDim),
 		cwatch.Datum("RedisConnectionsWaitDuration", float64(redisWaitDurationInPeriod/time.Second), cwtypes.StandardUnitSeconds, hostDim),
-
 		cwatch.Datum("QueuedMsgs", float64(bulkSize), cwtypes.StandardUnitCount, cwatch.Dimension("QueueName", "bulk")),
 		cwatch.Datum("QueuedMsgs", float64(prioritySize), cwtypes.StandardUnitCount, cwatch.Dimension("QueueName", "priority")),
-		cwatch.Datum("ContactsCreated", float64(stats.ContactsCreated), cwtypes.StandardUnitCount),
 	)
 
-	metrics = append(metrics, stats.IncomingRequests.Metrics("IncomingRequests")...)
-	metrics = append(metrics, stats.IncomingMessages.Metrics("IncomingMessages")...)
-	metrics = append(metrics, stats.IncomingStatuses.Metrics("IncomingStatuses")...)
-	metrics = append(metrics, stats.IncomingEvents.Metrics("IncomingEvents")...)
-	metrics = append(metrics, stats.IncomingIgnored.Metrics("IncomingIgnored")...)
-	metrics = append(metrics, stats.OutgoingSends.Metrics("OutgoingSends")...)
-	metrics = append(metrics, stats.OutgoingErrors.Metrics("OutgoingErrors")...)
-
-	// turn our duration stats into averages for metrics
-	for cType, count := range stats.IncomingDuration {
-		avgTime := float64(count) / float64(stats.IncomingRequests[cType])
-		metrics = append(metrics, cwatch.Datum("IncomingDuration", float64(avgTime), cwtypes.StandardUnitCount, cwatch.Dimension("ChannelType", string(cType))))
-	}
-	for cType, duration := range stats.OutgoingDuration {
-		avgTime := float64(duration) / float64(stats.OutgoingSends[cType]+stats.OutgoingErrors[cType])
-		metrics = append(metrics, cwatch.Datum("OutgoingDuration", avgTime, cwtypes.StandardUnitSeconds, cwatch.Dimension("ChannelType", string(cType))))
-	}
-
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), time.Second*10)
 	if err := b.cw.Send(ctx, metrics...); err != nil {
 		slog.Error("error sending metrics", "error", err)
diff --git a/backends/rapidpro/stats.go b/backends/rapidpro/stats.go
index 734713fb..2b44ba8c 100644
--- a/backends/rapidpro/stats.go
+++ b/backends/rapidpro/stats.go
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ import (
 
 type CountByType map[courier.ChannelType]int
 
-// Metrics converts per channel counts into cloudwatch metrics with type as a dimension
-func (c CountByType) Metrics(name string) []types.MetricDatum {
+// converts per channel counts into cloudwatch metrics with type as a dimension
+func (c CountByType) metrics(name string) []types.MetricDatum {
 	m := make([]types.MetricDatum, 0, len(c))
 	for typ, count := range c {
 		m = append(m, cwatch.Datum(name, float64(count), types.StandardUnitCount, cwatch.Dimension("ChannelType", string(typ))))
@@ -54,6 +54,31 @@ func newStats() *Stats {
 	}
 }
 
+func (s *Stats) ToMetrics() []types.MetricDatum {
+	metrics := make([]types.MetricDatum, 0, 20)
+	metrics = append(metrics, s.IncomingRequests.metrics("IncomingRequests")...)
+	metrics = append(metrics, s.IncomingMessages.metrics("IncomingMessages")...)
+	metrics = append(metrics, s.IncomingStatuses.metrics("IncomingStatuses")...)
+	metrics = append(metrics, s.IncomingEvents.metrics("IncomingEvents")...)
+	metrics = append(metrics, s.IncomingIgnored.metrics("IncomingIgnored")...)
+
+	for typ, d := range s.IncomingDuration { // convert to averages
+		avgTime := float64(d) / float64(s.IncomingRequests[typ])
+		metrics = append(metrics, cwatch.Datum("IncomingDuration", float64(avgTime), types.StandardUnitCount, cwatch.Dimension("ChannelType", string(typ))))
+	}
+
+	metrics = append(metrics, s.OutgoingSends.metrics("OutgoingSends")...)
+	metrics = append(metrics, s.OutgoingErrors.metrics("OutgoingErrors")...)
+
+	for typ, d := range s.OutgoingDuration { // convert to averages
+		avgTime := float64(d) / float64(s.OutgoingSends[typ]+s.OutgoingErrors[typ])
+		metrics = append(metrics, cwatch.Datum("OutgoingDuration", avgTime, types.StandardUnitSeconds, cwatch.Dimension("ChannelType", string(typ))))
+	}
+
+	metrics = append(metrics, cwatch.Datum("ContactsCreated", float64(s.ContactsCreated), types.StandardUnitCount))
+	return metrics
+}
+
 // StatsCollector provides threadsafe stats collection
 type StatsCollector struct {
 	mutex sync.Mutex
diff --git a/backends/rapidpro/stats_test.go b/backends/rapidpro/stats_test.go
index 1badabc8..caf92fd0 100644
--- a/backends/rapidpro/stats_test.go
+++ b/backends/rapidpro/stats_test.go
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ func TestStats(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, rapidpro.CountByType{}, stats.OutgoingErrors)
 	assert.Equal(t, rapidpro.DurationByType{"T": time.Second * 2, "FBA": time.Second * 3}, stats.OutgoingDuration)
 
+	metrics := stats.ToMetrics()
+	assert.Len(t, metrics, 8)
+
 	sc.RecordOutgoing("FBA", true, time.Second)
 	sc.RecordOutgoing("FBA", true, time.Second)
 
@@ -46,4 +49,7 @@ func TestStats(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, rapidpro.CountByType{"FBA": 2}, stats.OutgoingSends)
 	assert.Equal(t, rapidpro.CountByType{}, stats.OutgoingErrors)
 	assert.Equal(t, rapidpro.DurationByType{"FBA": time.Second * 2}, stats.OutgoingDuration)
+
+	metrics = stats.ToMetrics()
+	assert.Len(t, metrics, 3)
 }