diff --git a/apps/proxy/src/routes/proxy.ts b/apps/proxy/src/routes/proxy.ts
index 99ae601..532b1c1 100644
--- a/apps/proxy/src/routes/proxy.ts
+++ b/apps/proxy/src/routes/proxy.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ const IGNORED_PATHS = ["/favicon.ico"];
  * The total requests that have been made
  * TODO: move this to a metrics file
  */
-let totalRequests: number | undefined;
+let totalRequests: number | undefined = undefined;
 
 const cache = new Cache({
   stdTTL: 300, // 5 minutes
@@ -66,14 +66,15 @@ async function logRequestToDatabase({
   time,
   cached,
 }: InfluxLog) {
-  if (!totalRequests) {
+  if (totalRequests === undefined) {
     const metrics: any = await MetricsSchema.findOne({ _id: "proxy" }).exec();
     if (metrics) {
-      totalRequests = metrics.totalRequests;
+      totalRequests = metrics.totalRequests as number;
     } else {
       totalRequests = 0;
     }
   }
+  totalRequests++;
   MetricsSchema.updateOne(
     { _id: "proxy" },
     { $set: { totalRequests: totalRequests } },