diff --git a/scripts/config/yupana-grafana.json b/scripts/config/yupana-grafana.json
index 08f259a1..644f6e9a 100644
--- a/scripts/config/yupana-grafana.json
+++ b/scripts/config/yupana-grafana.json
@@ -18,6 +18,93 @@
     "id": 1,
     "links": [],
     "panels": [
+      {
+        "aliasColors": {
+          "DB errors": "dark-blue"
+        },
+        "bars": false,
+        "dashLength": 10,
+        "dashes": false,
+        "fill": 1,
+        "fillGradient": 0,
+        "gridPos": {
+          "h": 8,
+          "w": 12,
+          "x": 0,
+          "y": 0
+        },
+        "id": 26,
+        "legend": {
+          "avg": false,
+          "current": false,
+          "max": false,
+          "min": false,
+          "show": true,
+          "total": false,
+          "values": false
+        },
+        "lines": true,
+        "linewidth": 1,
+        "nullPointMode": "null",
+        "options": {
+          "dataLinks": []
+        },
+        "percentage": false,
+        "pointradius": 2,
+        "points": false,
+        "renderer": "flot",
+        "seriesOverrides": [],
+        "spaceLength": 10,
+        "stack": false,
+        "steppedLine": false,
+        "targets": [
+          {
+            "expr": "yupana_db_errors_total",
+            "legendFormat": "DB errors",
+            "refId": "A"
+          }
+        ],
+        "thresholds": [],
+        "timeFrom": null,
+        "timeRegions": [],
+        "timeShift": null,
+        "title": "Database Errors",
+        "tooltip": {
+          "shared": true,
+          "sort": 0,
+          "value_type": "individual"
+        },
+        "type": "graph",
+        "xaxis": {
+          "buckets": null,
+          "mode": "time",
+          "name": null,
+          "show": true,
+          "values": []
+        },
+        "yaxes": [
+          {
+            "format": "short",
+            "label": null,
+            "logBase": 1,
+            "max": null,
+            "min": null,
+            "show": true
+          },
+          {
+            "format": "short",
+            "label": null,
+            "logBase": 1,
+            "max": null,
+            "min": null,
+            "show": true
+          }
+        ],
+        "yaxis": {
+          "align": false,
+          "alignLevel": null
+        }
+      },
       {
         "aliasColors": {
           "kafka_errors_total{instance=\"docker.for.mac.localhost:8001\",job=\"yupana\"}": "dark-blue"
@@ -31,7 +118,7 @@
           "h": 8,
           "w": 12,
           "x": 0,
-          "y": 0
+          "y": 8
         },
         "id": 24,
         "legend": {
@@ -127,7 +214,7 @@
           "h": 8,
           "w": 12,
           "x": 0,
-          "y": 8
+          "y": 16
         },
         "id": 22,
         "legend": {
@@ -266,7 +353,7 @@
           "h": 8,
           "w": 12,
           "x": 0,
-          "y": 16
+          "y": 24
         },
         "id": 18,
         "legend": {
@@ -350,7 +437,7 @@
           "h": 8,
           "w": 12,
           "x": 0,
-          "y": 24
+          "y": 32
         },
         "id": 16,
         "legend": {
@@ -449,7 +536,7 @@
           "h": 8,
           "w": 12,
           "x": 0,
-          "y": 32
+          "y": 40
         },
         "id": 14,
         "legend": {
@@ -559,7 +646,7 @@
           "h": 8,
           "w": 12,
           "x": 0,
-          "y": 40
+          "y": 48
         },
         "id": 12,
         "legend": {
@@ -654,7 +741,7 @@
           "h": 8,
           "w": 12,
           "x": 0,
-          "y": 48
+          "y": 56
         },
         "id": 8,
         "legend": {
@@ -752,7 +839,7 @@
           "h": 8,
           "w": 12,
           "x": 0,
-          "y": 56
+          "y": 64
         },
         "id": 6,
         "interval": "",
@@ -855,7 +942,7 @@
           "h": 8,
           "w": 12,
           "x": 0,
-          "y": 64
+          "y": 72
         },
         "id": 4,
         "legend": {
@@ -967,7 +1054,7 @@
           "h": 9,
           "w": 12,
           "x": 0,
-          "y": 72
+          "y": 80
         },
         "id": 2,
         "legend": {
@@ -1083,5 +1170,5 @@
     "timezone": "",
     "title": "Yupana Dev",
     "uid": "KYkcp45Wk",
-    "version": 8
+    "version": 3
   }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/yupana/processor/abstract_processor.py b/yupana/processor/abstract_processor.py
index 28c2fb64..1429c24b 100644
--- a/yupana/processor/abstract_processor.py
+++ b/yupana/processor/abstract_processor.py
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@
 
 import pytz
 from django.db import transaction
-from processor.report_consumer import (QPCReportException,
+from processor.report_consumer import (DB_ERRORS,
+                                       QPCReportException,
                                        format_message)
 from prometheus_client import Counter, Gauge, Summary
 
@@ -155,6 +156,7 @@ async def run(self):
             else:
                 await asyncio.sleep(NEW_REPORT_QUERY_INTERVAL)
 
+    @DB_ERRORS.count_exceptions()
     def calculate_queued_objects(self, current_time, status_info):
         """Calculate the number of reports waiting to be processed.
 
@@ -190,6 +192,7 @@ def return_queryset_object(queryset):
         except (Report.DoesNotExist, ReportSlice.DoesNotExist):
             return None
 
+    @DB_ERRORS.count_exceptions()
     def get_oldest_object_to_retry(self):
         """Grab the oldest report or report slice object to retry.
 
@@ -227,6 +230,7 @@ def get_oldest_object_to_retry(self):
         # if we haven't returned a retry object, return None
         return None
 
+    @DB_ERRORS.count_exceptions()
     def get_new_record(self):
         """Grab the newest report or report slice object."""
         # Get the queryset for all of the objects in the NEW state
@@ -403,6 +407,7 @@ def update_object_state(self, options):  # noqa: C901 (too-complex)
             serializer.save()
 
         except Exception as error:
+            DB_ERRORS.inc()
             LOG.error(format_message(
                 self.prefix,
                 'Could not update %s record due to the following error %s.' % (
@@ -523,7 +528,8 @@ def log_time_stats(self, archived_rep):
                                 account_number=self.account_number,
                                 report_platform_id=self.report_platform_id))
 
-    @transaction.atomic  # noqa: C901 (too-complex)
+    @DB_ERRORS.count_exceptions()  # noqa: C901 (too-complex)
+    @transaction.atomic
     def archive_report_and_slices(self):  # pylint: disable=too-many-statements
         """Archive the report slice objects & associated report."""
         self.prefix = 'ARCHIVING'
diff --git a/yupana/processor/garbage_collection.py b/yupana/processor/garbage_collection.py
index 6c2ded78..bd7badbc 100644
--- a/yupana/processor/garbage_collection.py
+++ b/yupana/processor/garbage_collection.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 
 import pytz
-from processor.report_consumer import format_message
+from processor.report_consumer import DB_ERRORS, format_message
 
 from api.models import ReportArchive
 from config.settings.base import (ARCHIVE_RECORD_RETENTION_PERIOD,
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ async def run(self):
                     % int(GARBAGE_COLLECTION_INTERVAL)))
             await asyncio.sleep(GARBAGE_COLLECTION_INTERVAL)
 
+    @DB_ERRORS.count_exceptions()
     def remove_outdated_archives(self):
         """Query for archived reports and delete them if they have come of age."""
         current_time = datetime.now(pytz.utc)
diff --git a/yupana/processor/report_consumer.py b/yupana/processor/report_consumer.py
index 24d0c9a5..c74b2fa8 100644
--- a/yupana/processor/report_consumer.py
+++ b/yupana/processor/report_consumer.py
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@
                       'Number of messages uploaded to qpc topic',
                       ['account_number'])
 
+
 KAFKA_ERRORS = Counter('yupana_kafka_errors', 'Number of Kafka errors')
+DB_ERRORS = Counter('yupana_db_errors', 'Number of db errors')
 
 
 def format_message(prefix, message, account_number=None,
@@ -156,6 +158,7 @@ async def save_message_and_ack(consumer, consumer_record):
                     prefix, 'Upload service message saved. Ready for processing.'))
                 await consumer.commit()
             except Exception as error:  # pylint: disable=broad-except
+                DB_ERRORS.inc()
                 LOG.error(format_message(
                     prefix,
                     'The following error occurred while trying to save and '
diff --git a/yupana/processor/report_processor.py b/yupana/processor/report_processor.py
index 0392468c..176653f7 100644
--- a/yupana/processor/report_processor.py
+++ b/yupana/processor/report_processor.py
@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@
 from processor.abstract_processor import (
     AbstractProcessor,
     FAILED_TO_DOWNLOAD, FAILED_TO_VALIDATE, RETRY)
-from processor.report_consumer import (KafkaMsgHandlerError,
+from processor.report_consumer import (DB_ERRORS,
+                                       KAFKA_ERRORS,
+                                       KafkaMsgHandlerError,
                                        QPCReportException,
                                        format_message)
 from prometheus_client import Counter, Gauge
@@ -164,6 +166,7 @@ def transition_to_downloaded(self):
                 account_number=self.account_number))
             self.determine_retry(Report.FAILED_DOWNLOAD, Report.STARTED)
 
+    @DB_ERRORS.count_exceptions()
     def transition_to_validated(self):
         """Validate that the report contents & move to validated state."""
         self.prefix = 'ATTEMPTING VALIDATE'
@@ -237,6 +240,7 @@ async def transition_to_validation_reported(self):
                 report_platform_id=self.report_platform_id))
             self.determine_retry(Report.FAILED_VALIDATION_REPORTING, Report.VALIDATED)
 
+    @DB_ERRORS.count_exceptions()
     def create_report_slice(self, options):
         """Create report slice.
 
@@ -375,6 +379,7 @@ def update_slice_state(self, options, report_slice):  # noqa: C901 (too-complex)
                     account_number=self.account_number,
                     report_platform_id=self.report_platform_id))
         except Exception as error:  # pylint: disable=broad-except
+            DB_ERRORS.inc()
             LOG.error(format_message(
                 self.prefix,
                 'Could not update report slice record due to the following error %s.' % str(error),
@@ -663,6 +668,7 @@ def _extract_and_create_slices(self, report_tar_gz):  # noqa: C901 (too-complex)
                                'Unexpected error reading tar.gz: %s' % str(err),
                                account_number=self.account_number))
 
+    @KAFKA_ERRORS.count_exceptions()
     async def _send_confirmation(self, file_hash):  # pragma: no cover
         """
         Send kafka validation message to Insights Upload service.
@@ -680,6 +686,7 @@ async def _send_confirmation(self, file_hash):  # pragma: no cover
         try:
             await producer.start()
         except (KafkaConnectionError, TimeoutError):
+            KAFKA_ERRORS.inc()
             await producer.stop()
             raise KafkaMsgHandlerError(
                 format_message(
@@ -704,6 +711,7 @@ async def _send_confirmation(self, file_hash):  # pragma: no cover
         finally:
             await producer.stop()
 
+    @DB_ERRORS.count_exceptions()
     @transaction.atomic
     def deduplicate_reports(self):
         """If a report with the same id already exists, archive the new report."""