diff --git a/core/core/metrics.py b/core/core/metrics.py
index 2b1f4a6..0905f18 100644
--- a/core/core/metrics.py
+++ b/core/core/metrics.py
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ class TicketCountCollector(object):
     def collect(self):
         counter = CounterMetricFamily("c3lf_ticket_count", "Current number of tickets", labels=['event', 'event_id'])
 
+        yield counter
+
         if not apps.models_ready or not apps.apps_ready:
             return
 
@@ -53,8 +55,6 @@ class TicketCountCollector(object):
         yield counter
 
 
-try:
-    REGISTRY.register(ItemCountCollector())
-    REGISTRY.register(TicketCountCollector())
-except Exception as e:
-    print(e)
+
+REGISTRY.register(ItemCountCollector())
+REGISTRY.register(TicketCountCollector())