diff --git a/cmd/adapter/adapter.go b/cmd/adapter/adapter.go
index 080543f3..3a8e6cb1 100644
--- a/cmd/adapter/adapter.go
+++ b/cmd/adapter/adapter.go
@@ -275,6 +275,8 @@ func main() {
 		klog.Fatalf("unable to load metrics discovery config: %v", err)
 	}
 
+	cmd.runMetrics()
+
 	// construct the provider
 	cmProvider, err := cmd.makeProvider(promClient, wait.NeverStop)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -302,8 +304,6 @@ func main() {
 		klog.Fatalf("unable to install resource metrics API: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	cmd.runMetrics()
-
 	// run the server
 	if err := cmd.Run(wait.NeverStop); err != nil {
 		klog.Fatalf("unable to run custom metrics adapter: %v", err)