diff --git a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/beacon_chain.rs b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/beacon_chain.rs
index 70853998e..030137246 100644
--- a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/beacon_chain.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/beacon_chain.rs
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> BeaconChain<T> {
 
     /// Persists `self.eth1_chain` and its caches to disk.
     pub fn persist_eth1_cache(&self) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        let _timer = metrics::start_timer(&metrics::PERSIST_OP_POOL);
+        let _timer = metrics::start_timer(&metrics::PERSIST_ETH1_CACHE);
 
         if let Some(eth1_chain) = self.eth1_chain.as_ref() {
             self.store