diff --git a/nodebuilder/node/uptime.go b/nodebuilder/node/uptime.go
index 97c3f16f31..e7493cd86c 100644
--- a/nodebuilder/node/uptime.go
+++ b/nodebuilder/node/uptime.go
@@ -28,8 +28,12 @@ type UptimeMetrics struct {
 	// totalNodeUptime is the total time the node has been running.
 	totalNodeUptime asyncfloat64.Counter
 
+	// totalNodeUpTimeTicks is the total time the node has been running
+	// counted in units of 1 second.
+	totalNodeUpTimeTicks int
+
 	// store is the datastore used to store the node uptime metrics.
-	store datastore.Datastore
+	store datastore.Batching
 }
 
 var (
@@ -40,7 +44,7 @@ var (
 
 // NewUptimeMetrics creates a new UptimeMetrics
 // and registers a callback to re-meter the totalNodeUptime metric.
-func NewUptimeMetrics(ds datastore.Datastore) (*UptimeMetrics, error) {
+func NewUptimeMetrics(ds datastore.Batching) (*UptimeMetrics, error) {
 	nodeStartTS, err := meter.
 		AsyncFloat64().
 		Gauge(
@@ -62,9 +66,10 @@ func NewUptimeMetrics(ds datastore.Datastore) (*UptimeMetrics, error) {
 	}
 
 	m := &UptimeMetrics{
-		nodeStartTS:     nodeStartTS,
-		totalNodeUptime: totalNodeUptime,
-		store:           namespace.Wrap(ds, storePrefix),
+		nodeStartTS:          nodeStartTS,
+		totalNodeUptime:      totalNodeUptime,
+		store:                namespace.Wrap(ds, storePrefix),
+		totalNodeUpTimeTicks: 1,
 	}
 
 	err = meter.RegisterCallback(
@@ -72,7 +77,8 @@ func NewUptimeMetrics(ds datastore.Datastore) (*UptimeMetrics, error) {
 			totalNodeUptime,
 		},
 		func(ctx context.Context) {
-			totalNodeUptime.Observe(ctx, 1)
+			m.totalNodeUpTimeTicks++
+			totalNodeUptime.Observe(ctx, float64(m.totalNodeUpTimeTicks))
 		},
 	)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/nodebuilder/settings.go b/nodebuilder/settings.go
index 558df10068..2fe589f7cf 100644
--- a/nodebuilder/settings.go
+++ b/nodebuilder/settings.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func WithMetrics(metricOpts []otlpmetrichttp.Option, nodeType node.Type) fx.Opti
 		fx.Invoke(header.WithMetrics),
 		fx.Invoke(state.WithMetrics),
 		fx.Invoke(fraud.WithMetrics),
-		fx.Invoke(func(ctx context.Context, ds datastore.Datastore) error {
+		fx.Invoke(func(ctx context.Context, ds datastore.Batching) error {
 			m, err := node.NewUptimeMetrics(ds)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err