diff --git a/audio-mixer/src/main.cpp b/audio-mixer/src/main.cpp
index c14df9ca43..4ddfdad9cd 100644
--- a/audio-mixer/src/main.cpp
+++ b/audio-mixer/src/main.cpp
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ int main(int argc, const char* argv[]) {
                 const char MIXER_LOGSTASH_METRIC_NAME[] = "audio-mixer-frame-time-usage";
                 
                 float averageFrameTimePercentage = sumFrameTimePercentages / numStatCollections;
-                Logstash::stashValue(STAT_TYPE_GAUGE, MIXER_LOGSTASH_METRIC_NAME, averageFrameTimePercentage);
+                Logstash::stashValue(STAT_TYPE_TIMER, MIXER_LOGSTASH_METRIC_NAME, averageFrameTimePercentage);
                 
                 sumFrameTimePercentages = 0.0f;
                 numStatCollections = 0;