diff --git a/backend/src/app/main.clj b/backend/src/app/main.clj
index 9f3d5a150..ae32a063c 100644
--- a/backend/src/app/main.clj
+++ b/backend/src/app/main.clj
@@ -9,11 +9,116 @@
    [app.auth.oidc]
    [app.common.logging :as l]
    [app.config :as cf]
+   [app.metrics.definition :as-alias mdef]
    [app.util.time :as dt]
    [cuerdas.core :as str]
    [integrant.core :as ig])
   (:gen-class))
 
+(def default-metrics
+  {:update-file-changes
+   {::mdef/name "penpot_rpc_update_file_changes_total"
+    ::mdef/help "A total number of changes submitted to update-file."
+    ::mdef/type :counter}
+
+   :update-file-bytes-processed
+   {::mdef/name "penpot_rpc_update_file_bytes_processed_total"
+    ::mdef/help "A total number of bytes processed by update-file."
+    ::mdef/type :counter}
+
+   :rpc-mutation-timing
+   {::mdef/name "penpot_rpc_mutation_timing"
+    ::mdef/help "RPC mutation method call timing."
+    ::mdef/labels ["name"]
+    ::mdef/type :histogram}
+
+   :rpc-command-timing
+   {::mdef/name "penpot_rpc_command_timing"
+    ::mdef/help "RPC command method call timing."
+    ::mdef/labels ["name"]
+    ::mdef/type :histogram}
+
+   :rpc-query-timing
+   {::mdef/name "penpot_rpc_query_timing"
+    ::mdef/help "RPC query method call timing."
+    ::mdef/labels ["name"]
+    ::mdef/type :histogram}
+
+   :websocket-active-connections
+   {::mdef/name "penpot_websocket_active_connections"
+    ::mdef/help "Active websocket connections gauge"
+    ::mdef/type :gauge}
+
+   :websocket-messages-total
+   {::mdef/name "penpot_websocket_message_total"
+    ::mdef/help "Counter of processed messages."
+    ::mdef/labels ["op"]
+    ::mdef/type :counter}
+
+   :websocket-session-timing
+   {::mdef/name "penpot_websocket_session_timing"
+    ::mdef/help "Websocket session timing (seconds)."
+    ::mdef/type :summary}
+
+   :session-update-total
+   {::mdef/name "penpot_http_session_update_total"
+    ::mdef/help "A counter of session update batch events."
+    ::mdef/type :counter}
+
+   :tasks-timing
+   {::mdef/name "penpot_tasks_timing"
+    ::mdef/help "Background tasks timing (milliseconds)."
+    ::mdef/labels ["name"]
+    ::mdef/type :summary}
+
+   :redis-eval-timing
+   {::mdef/name "penpot_redis_eval_timing"
+    ::mdef/help "Redis EVAL commands execution timings (ms)"
+    ::mdef/labels ["name"]
+    ::mdef/type :summary}
+
+   :rpc-climit-queue-size
+   {::mdef/name "penpot_rpc_climit_queue_size"
+    ::mdef/help "Current number of queued submissions on the CLIMIT."
+    ::mdef/labels ["name"]
+    ::mdef/type :gauge}
+
+   :rpc-climit-concurrency
+   {::mdef/name "penpot_rpc_climit_concurrency"
+    ::mdef/help "Current number of used concurrency capacity on the CLIMIT"
+    ::mdef/labels ["name"]
+    ::mdef/type :gauge}
+
+   :rpc-climit-timing
+   {::mdef/name "penpot_rpc_climit_timing"
+    ::mdef/help "Summary of the time between queuing and executing on the CLIMIT"
+    ::mdef/labels ["name"]
+    ::mdef/type :summary}
+
+   :executors-active-threads
+   {::mdef/name "penpot_executors_active_threads"
+    ::mdef/help "Current number of threads available in the executor service."
+    ::mdef/labels ["name"]
+    ::mdef/type :gauge}
+
+   :executors-completed-tasks
+   {::mdef/name "penpot_executors_completed_tasks_total"
+    ::mdef/help "Approximate number of completed tasks by the executor."
+    ::mdef/labels ["name"]
+    ::mdef/type :counter}
+
+   :executors-running-threads
+   {::mdef/name "penpot_executors_running_threads"
+    ::mdef/help "Current number of threads with state RUNNING."
+    ::mdef/labels ["name"]
+    ::mdef/type :gauge}
+
+   :executors-queued-submissions
+   {::mdef/name "penpot_executors_queued_submissions"
+    ::mdef/help "Current number of queued submissions."
+    ::mdef/labels ["name"]
+    ::mdef/type :gauge}})
+
 (def system-config
   {:app.db/pool
    {:uri        (cf/get :database-uri)
@@ -50,7 +155,7 @@
    {}
 
    :app.metrics/metrics
-   {}
+   {:default default-metrics}
 
    :app.migrations/all
    {:main (ig/ref :app.migrations/migrations)}
@@ -205,7 +310,7 @@
     :executor (ig/ref [::default :app.worker/executor])}
 
    :app.rpc/climit
-   {:metrics (ig/ref :app.metrics/metrics)
+   {:metrics  (ig/ref :app.metrics/metrics)
     :executor (ig/ref [::default :app.worker/executor])}
 
    :app.rpc/rlimit
diff --git a/backend/src/app/metrics.clj b/backend/src/app/metrics.clj
index 9f4d4a472..aa5979c4a 100644
--- a/backend/src/app/metrics.clj
+++ b/backend/src/app/metrics.clj
@@ -38,110 +38,6 @@
 ;; METRICS SERVICE PROVIDER
 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
 
-(def default-metrics
-  {:update-file-changes
-   {::mdef/name "penpot_rpc_update_file_changes_total"
-    ::mdef/help "A total number of changes submitted to update-file."
-    ::mdef/type :counter}
-
-   :update-file-bytes-processed
-   {::mdef/name "penpot_rpc_update_file_bytes_processed_total"
-    ::mdef/help "A total number of bytes processed by update-file."
-    ::mdef/type :counter}
-
-   :rpc-mutation-timing
-   {::mdef/name "penpot_rpc_mutation_timing"
-    ::mdef/help "RPC mutation method call timing."
-    ::mdef/labels ["name"]
-    ::mdef/type :histogram}
-
-   :rpc-command-timing
-   {::mdef/name "penpot_rpc_command_timing"
-    ::mdef/help "RPC command method call timing."
-    ::mdef/labels ["name"]
-    ::mdef/type :histogram}
-
-   :rpc-query-timing
-   {::mdef/name "penpot_rpc_query_timing"
-    ::mdef/help "RPC query method call timing."
-    ::mdef/labels ["name"]
-    ::mdef/type :histogram}
-
-   :websocket-active-connections
-   {::mdef/name "penpot_websocket_active_connections"
-    ::mdef/help "Active websocket connections gauge"
-    ::mdef/type :gauge}
-
-   :websocket-messages-total
-   {::mdef/name "penpot_websocket_message_total"
-    ::mdef/help "Counter of processed messages."
-    ::mdef/labels ["op"]
-    ::mdef/type :counter}
-
-   :websocket-session-timing
-   {::mdef/name "penpot_websocket_session_timing"
-    ::mdef/help "Websocket session timing (seconds)."
-    ::mdef/type :summary}
-
-   :session-update-total
-   {::mdef/name "penpot_http_session_update_total"
-    ::mdef/help "A counter of session update batch events."
-    ::mdef/type :counter}
-
-   :tasks-timing
-   {::mdef/name "penpot_tasks_timing"
-    ::mdef/help "Background tasks timing (milliseconds)."
-    ::mdef/labels ["name"]
-    ::mdef/type :summary}
-
-   :redis-eval-timing
-   {::mdef/name "penpot_redis_eval_timing"
-    ::mdef/help "Redis EVAL commands execution timings (ms)"
-    ::mdef/labels ["name"]
-    ::mdef/type :summary}
-
-   :rpc-climit-queue-size
-   {::mdef/name "penpot_rpc_climit_queue_size"
-    ::mdef/help "Current number of queued submissions on the CLIMIT."
-    ::mdef/labels ["name"]
-    ::mdef/type :gauge}
-
-   :rpc-climit-concurrency
-   {::mdef/name "penpot_rpc_climit_concurrency"
-    ::mdef/help "Current number of used concurrency capacity on the CLIMIT"
-    ::mdef/labels ["name"]
-    ::mdef/type :gauge}
-
-   :rpc-climit-timing
-   {::mdef/name "penpot_rpc_climit_timing"
-    ::mdef/help "Summary of the time between queuing and executing on the CLIMIT"
-    ::mdef/labels ["name"]
-    ::mdef/type :summary}
-
-   :executors-active-threads
-   {::mdef/name "penpot_executors_active_threads"
-    ::mdef/help "Current number of threads available in the executor service."
-    ::mdef/labels ["name"]
-    ::mdef/type :gauge}
-
-   :executors-completed-tasks
-   {::mdef/name "penpot_executors_completed_tasks_total"
-    ::mdef/help "Approximate number of completed tasks by the executor."
-    ::mdef/labels ["name"]
-    ::mdef/type :counter}
-
-   :executors-running-threads
-   {::mdef/name "penpot_executors_running_threads"
-    ::mdef/help "Current number of threads with state RUNNING."
-    ::mdef/labels ["name"]
-    ::mdef/type :gauge}
-
-   :executors-queued-submissions
-   {::mdef/name "penpot_executors_queued_submissions"
-    ::mdef/help "Current number of queued submissions."
-    ::mdef/labels ["name"]
-    ::mdef/type :gauge}})
-
 (s/def ::mdef/name string?)
 (s/def ::mdef/help string?)
 (s/def ::mdef/labels (s/every string? :kind vector?))
@@ -169,8 +65,13 @@
                 ::handler
                 ::definitions]))
 
+(s/def ::default ::definitions)
+
+(defmethod ig/pre-init-spec ::metrics [_]
+  (s/keys :req-un [::default]))
+
 (defmethod ig/init-key ::metrics
-  [_ _]
+  [_ cfg]
   (l/info :action "initialize metrics")
   (let [registry    (create-registry)
         definitions (reduce-kv (fn [res k v]
@@ -178,7 +79,7 @@
                                       (create-collector)
                                       (assoc res k)))
                                {}
-                               default-metrics)]
+                               (:default cfg))]
 
     (us/verify! ::definitions definitions)
 
diff --git a/backend/src/app/rpc.clj b/backend/src/app/rpc.clj
index 6a5e28035..1f1274b8f 100644
--- a/backend/src/app/rpc.clj
+++ b/backend/src/app/rpc.clj
@@ -252,8 +252,8 @@
                    ::public-uri
                    ::msgbus
                    ::http-client
-                   ::climit
                    ::rlimit
+                   ::climit
                    ::mtx/metrics
                    ::db/pool
                    ::ldap]))