diff --git a/cmd/gitlab-sshd/acceptance_test.go b/cmd/gitlab-sshd/acceptance_test.go
index 2319dd3a15fb4b07d05ebe13195fed59c5a45e04..4e570e2fc918a9af53e525a35eb1d03ac2f25c93 100644
--- a/cmd/gitlab-sshd/acceptance_test.go
+++ b/cmd/gitlab-sshd/acceptance_test.go
@@ -349,6 +349,7 @@ func TestDiscoverSuccess(t *testing.T) {
 	defer session.Close()
 
 	output, err := session.Output("discover")
+	metrics.SliSshdSessionsTotal.Inc()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.Equal(t, "Welcome to GitLab, @test-user!\n", string(output))
 }