diff --git a/pkg/metrics/metrics.go b/pkg/metrics/metrics.go
index ed906ee7a..9c2398bc8 100644
--- a/pkg/metrics/metrics.go
+++ b/pkg/metrics/metrics.go
@@ -41,11 +41,9 @@ type Metrics struct {
 	Latency                      *prometheus.HistogramVec
 	EC2DescribeInstanceCallCount prometheus.Counter
 	StsConnectionFailure         *prometheus.CounterVec
-	StsConnectionFailure         *prometheus.CounterVec
 	StsResponses                 *prometheus.CounterVec
 	DynamicFileFailures          prometheus.Counter
 	StsThrottling                *prometheus.CounterVec
-	StsThrottling                *prometheus.CounterVec
 	E2ELatency                   *prometheus.HistogramVec
 	DynamicFileEnabled           prometheus.Gauge
 	DynamicFileOnly              prometheus.Gauge
@@ -69,23 +67,19 @@ func createMetrics(reg prometheus.Registerer) Metrics {
 				Help:      "Dynamic file failures",
 			},
 		),
-		StsConnectionFailure: factory.NewCounterVec(
 		StsConnectionFailure: factory.NewCounterVec(
 			prometheus.CounterOpts{
 				Namespace: Namespace,
 				Name:      "sts_connection_failures_total",
 				Help:      "Sts call could not succeed or timedout",
 			}, []string{"StsEndpointType"},
-			}, []string{"StsEndpointType"},
 		),
-		StsThrottling: factory.NewCounterVec(
 		StsThrottling: factory.NewCounterVec(
 			prometheus.CounterOpts{
 				Namespace: Namespace,
 				Name:      "sts_throttling_total",
 				Help:      "Sts call got throttled",
 			}, []string{"StsEndpointType"},
-			}, []string{"StsEndpointType"},
 		),
 		StsResponses: factory.NewCounterVec(
 			prometheus.CounterOpts{
@@ -93,7 +87,6 @@ func createMetrics(reg prometheus.Registerer) Metrics {
 				Name:      "sts_responses_total",
 				Help:      "Sts responses with error code label",
 			}, []string{"ResponseCode", "StsEndpointType"},
-			}, []string{"ResponseCode", "StsEndpointType"},
 		),
 		Latency: factory.NewHistogramVec(
 			prometheus.HistogramOpts{
diff --git a/pkg/token/token.go b/pkg/token/token.go
index daf8eba94..4b42bebb6 100644
--- a/pkg/token/token.go
+++ b/pkg/token/token.go
@@ -568,6 +568,7 @@ func (v tokenVerifier) Verify(token string) (*Identity, error) {
 	stsEndpointType := metrics.STSRegional
 	if parsedURL.Host == "sts.amazonaws.com" {
 		stsEndpointType = metrics.STSGlobal
+	}
 
 	logrus.Infof("Sending request to %s endpoint, host: %s", stsEndpointType, parsedURL.Host)