diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/accumulo/core/metrics/MetricsProducer.java b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/accumulo/core/metrics/MetricsProducer.java
index 2da6303..ddc9278 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/accumulo/core/metrics/MetricsProducer.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/accumulo/core/metrics/MetricsProducer.java
@@ -54,9 +54,10 @@
  * <tr>
  * <td>currentFateOps</td>
  * <td>Gauge</td>
- * <td>{@value #METRICS_FATE_TOTAL_IN_PROGRESS}</td>
+ * <td>{@value #METRICS_FATE_OPS}</td>
  * <td>Gauge</td>
- * <td></td>
+ * <td>Was previously named "accumulo.fate.ops.in.progress". Changed to better reflect what the
+ * gauge is actually tracking which is all the current fate ops in any state.</td>
  * </tr>
  * <tr>
  * <td>FateTxOpType_{name}</td>
@@ -585,7 +586,7 @@
 
   String METRICS_FATE_PREFIX = "accumulo.fate.";
   String METRICS_FATE_TYPE_IN_PROGRESS = METRICS_FATE_PREFIX + "ops.in.progress.by.type";
-  String METRICS_FATE_TOTAL_IN_PROGRESS = METRICS_FATE_PREFIX + "ops.in.progress";
+  String METRICS_FATE_OPS = METRICS_FATE_PREFIX + "ops";
   String METRICS_FATE_OPS_ACTIVITY = METRICS_FATE_PREFIX + "ops.activity";
   String METRICS_FATE_ERRORS = METRICS_FATE_PREFIX + "errors";
   String METRICS_FATE_TX = METRICS_FATE_PREFIX + "tx";
diff --git a/server/manager/src/main/java/org/apache/accumulo/manager/metrics/fate/FateMetrics.java b/server/manager/src/main/java/org/apache/accumulo/manager/metrics/fate/FateMetrics.java
index bed2e53..2f66aef 100644
--- a/server/manager/src/main/java/org/apache/accumulo/manager/metrics/fate/FateMetrics.java
+++ b/server/manager/src/main/java/org/apache/accumulo/manager/metrics/fate/FateMetrics.java
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@
 
   @Override
   public void registerMetrics(final MeterRegistry registry) {
-    totalCurrentOpsGauge = registry.gauge(METRICS_FATE_TOTAL_IN_PROGRESS, new AtomicLong(0));
+    totalCurrentOpsGauge = registry.gauge(METRICS_FATE_OPS, new AtomicLong(0));
     totalOpsGauge = registry.gauge(METRICS_FATE_OPS_ACTIVITY, new AtomicLong(0));
     fateErrorsGauge = registry.gauge(METRICS_FATE_ERRORS, List.of(Tag.of("type", "zk.connection")),
         new AtomicLong(0));