diff --git a/senders/client_factory.go b/senders/client_factory.go
index 266b35e..9d2eb87 100644
--- a/senders/client_factory.go
+++ b/senders/client_factory.go
@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@ package senders
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/wavefronthq/wavefront-sdk-go/internal"
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/wavefronthq/wavefront-sdk-go/internal"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -44,6 +45,18 @@ type configuration struct {
 	SDKMetricsTags       map[string]string
 }
 
+func (c *configuration) Direct() bool {
+	return c.Token != ""
+}
+
+func (c *configuration) MetricPrefix() string {
+	result := "~sdk.go.core.sender.proxy"
+	if c.Direct() {
+		result = "~sdk.go.core.sender.direct"
+	}
+	return result
+}
+
 func (c *configuration) setDefaultPort(port int) {
 	c.MetricsPort = port
 	c.TracesPort = port
@@ -80,11 +93,11 @@ func CreateConfig(wfURL string, setters ...Option) (*configuration, error) {
 
 	switch strings.ToLower(u.Scheme) {
 	case "http":
-		if cfg.Token != "" {
+		if cfg.Direct() {
 			cfg.setDefaultPort(80)
 		}
 	case "https":
-		if cfg.Token != "" {
+		if cfg.Direct() {
 			cfg.setDefaultPort(443)
 		}
 	default:
@@ -114,7 +127,7 @@ func newWavefrontClient(cfg *configuration) (Sender, error) {
 
 	sender := &wavefrontSender{
 		defaultSource: internal.GetHostname("wavefront_direct_sender"),
-		proxy:         len(cfg.Token) == 0,
+		proxy:         !cfg.Direct(),
 	}
 	sender.initializeInternalMetrics(cfg)
 	sender.pointHandler = newLineHandler(metricsReporter, cfg, internal.MetricFormat, "points", sender.internalRegistry)
@@ -130,7 +143,7 @@ func newWavefrontClient(cfg *configuration) (Sender, error) {
 func (sender *wavefrontSender) initializeInternalMetrics(cfg *configuration) {
 
 	var setters []internal.RegistryOption
-	setters = append(setters, internal.SetPrefix("~sdk.go.core.sender.direct"))
+	setters = append(setters, internal.SetPrefix(cfg.MetricPrefix()))
 	setters = append(setters, internal.SetTag("pid", strconv.Itoa(os.Getpid())))
 
 	for key, value := range cfg.SDKMetricsTags {
diff --git a/senders/client_factory_test.go b/senders/client_factory_test.go
index bf0f87b..4063bac 100644
--- a/senders/client_factory_test.go
+++ b/senders/client_factory_test.go
@@ -31,6 +31,19 @@ func TestDefaultPortsProxy(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, 30001, cfg.TracesPort)
 }
 
+func TestMetricPrefixProxy(t *testing.T) {
+	cfg, err := senders.CreateConfig("http://localhost")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.False(t, cfg.Direct())
+	assert.Equal(t, "~sdk.go.core.sender.proxy", cfg.MetricPrefix())
+}
+
+func TestMetricPrefixDirect(t *testing.T) {
+	cfg, err := senders.CreateConfig("http://11111111-2222-3333-4444-555555555555@localhost")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.True(t, cfg.Direct())
+	assert.Equal(t, "~sdk.go.core.sender.direct", cfg.MetricPrefix())
+}
 func TestDefaultPortsDIHttp(t *testing.T) {
 	cfg, err := senders.CreateConfig("http://11111111-2222-3333-4444-555555555555@localhost")
 	require.NoError(t, err)
diff --git a/version/version.go b/version/version.go
index 4d9ad48..5153d99 100644
--- a/version/version.go
+++ b/version/version.go
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 package version
 
-const Version = "0.9.10"
+const Version = "0.10.2"