diff --git a/das/checkpoint.go b/das/checkpoint.go
index f712aa1ad8..4a3d4f3989 100644
--- a/das/checkpoint.go
+++ b/das/checkpoint.go
@@ -49,16 +49,11 @@ func (c checkpoint) String() string {
 	return str
 }
 
-// WorkersTotalSampled returns the total amount of sampled headers
-func (c checkpoint) WorkersTotalSampled() int {
-	var total int
+// totalSampled returns the total amount of sampled headers
+func (c checkpoint) totalSampled() int {
+	totalInProgress := 0
 	for _, w := range c.Workers {
-		total += int(w.To - w.From)
+		totalInProgress += int(w.To-w.From) + 1
 	}
-	return total
-}
-
-// TotalSampled returns the total amount of sampled headers
-func (c checkpoint) TotalSampled() int {
-	return int(c.SampleFrom) - 1 + c.WorkersTotalSampled() - len(c.Failed)
+	return int(c.SampleFrom) - totalInProgress - len(c.Failed)
 }
diff --git a/das/coordinator.go b/das/coordinator.go
index 21b71f208a..d623b0e86e 100644
--- a/das/coordinator.go
+++ b/das/coordinator.go
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func (sc *samplingCoordinator) run(ctx context.Context, cp checkpoint) {
 	sc.state.resumeFromCheckpoint(cp)
 
 	// the amount of sampled headers from the last checkpoint
-	totalSampledFromCheckpoint := int64(cp.TotalSampled())
+	totalSampledFromCheckpoint := int64(cp.totalSampled())
 	sc.metrics.recordTotalSampled(ctx, totalSampledFromCheckpoint)
 
 	// resume workers
diff --git a/das/metrics.go b/das/metrics.go
index 092fecd51f..9115718059 100644
--- a/das/metrics.go
+++ b/das/metrics.go
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ type metrics struct {
 	newHead       syncint64.Counter
 	totalSampled  asyncint64.Gauge
 
-	lastSampledTS int64
+	lastSampledTS   int64
+	totalSampledInt int64
 }
 
 func (d *DASer) InitMetrics() error {
@@ -99,7 +100,11 @@ func (d *DASer) InitMetrics() error {
 
 	err = meter.RegisterCallback(
 		[]instrument.Asynchronous{
-			lastSampledTS, busyWorkers, networkHead, sampledChainHead,
+			lastSampledTS,
+			busyWorkers,
+			networkHead,
+			sampledChainHead,
+			totalSampled,
 		},
 		func(ctx context.Context) {
 			stats, err := d.sampler.stats(ctx)
@@ -114,6 +119,9 @@ func (d *DASer) InitMetrics() error {
 			if ts := atomic.LoadInt64(&d.sampler.metrics.lastSampledTS); ts != 0 {
 				lastSampledTS.Observe(ctx, ts)
 			}
+
+			totalSampledInt := atomic.LoadInt64(&d.sampler.metrics.totalSampledInt)
+			totalSampled.Observe(ctx, totalSampledInt)
 		},
 	)
 
@@ -164,5 +172,6 @@ func (m *metrics) recordTotalSampled(ctx context.Context, n int64) {
 	if m == nil {
 		return
 	}
-	m.totalSampled.Observe(ctx, n)
+	totalSampledInt := atomic.LoadInt64(&m.totalSampledInt)
+	atomic.StoreInt64(&m.totalSampledInt, totalSampledInt+n)
 }
diff --git a/nodebuilder/constants/constants.go b/nodebuilder/constants/constants.go
deleted file mode 100644
index e62ff35314..0000000000
--- a/nodebuilder/constants/constants.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-package constants
-
-// OptlCollectPeriodInSeconds is the metrics collection
-// period for the OpenTelemetry callbacks in seconds.
-const OptlCollectPeriodInSeconds = 2
diff --git a/nodebuilder/node/uptime.go b/nodebuilder/node/uptime.go
index 580fc85e40..4782d4bdb7 100644
--- a/nodebuilder/node/uptime.go
+++ b/nodebuilder/node/uptime.go
@@ -4,12 +4,15 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/celestiaorg/celestia-node/nodebuilder/constants"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric/global"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric/instrument"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric/instrument/asyncfloat64"
 )
 
+// OptlCollectPeriodInSeconds is the metrics collection
+// period for the OpenTelemetry callbacks in seconds.
+const OptlCollectPeriodInSeconds = 2
+
 // UptimeMetrics is a struct that records
 //
 //  1. node start time: the timestamp when the node was started
@@ -69,7 +72,7 @@ func NewUptimeMetrics() (*UptimeMetrics, error) {
 			totalNodeRunTime,
 		},
 		func(ctx context.Context) {
-			m.totalNodeUpTimeTicks = m.totalNodeUpTimeTicks + constants.OptlCollectPeriodInSeconds
+			m.totalNodeUpTimeTicks = m.totalNodeUpTimeTicks + OptlCollectPeriodInSeconds
 			totalNodeRunTime.Observe(ctx, float64(m.totalNodeUpTimeTicks))
 		},
 	)
diff --git a/nodebuilder/settings.go b/nodebuilder/settings.go
index 9a201f167a..a0f7d89233 100644
--- a/nodebuilder/settings.go
+++ b/nodebuilder/settings.go
@@ -23,9 +23,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/celestiaorg/celestia-node/state"
 )
 
-// The re-metering period for optl callbacks
-const optlCollectPeriodInSeconds = 2
-
 // WithNetwork specifies the Network to which the Node should connect to.
 // WARNING: Use this option with caution and never run the Node with different networks over the
 // same persisted Store.
@@ -95,7 +92,7 @@ func initializeMetrics(
 			exp,
 		),
 		controller.WithExporter(exp),
-		controller.WithCollectPeriod(optlCollectPeriodInSeconds*time.Second),
+		controller.WithCollectPeriod(node.OptlCollectPeriodInSeconds*time.Second),
 		controller.WithResource(resource.NewWithAttributes(
 			semconv.SchemaURL,
 			semconv.ServiceNameKey.String(fmt.Sprintf("Celestia-%s", nodeType.String())),