diff --git a/agent.go b/agent.go
index 93c53f13..9c9052ac 100644
--- a/agent.go
+++ b/agent.go
@@ -294,8 +294,9 @@ func (a *Agent) initStatus() {
 		a.recoverStatus()
 		// here we add the metrics for recover
 		application := a.agentURL.GetParam(motan.ApplicationKey, metrics.DefaultStatApplication)
-		key := metrics.DefaultStatRole + metrics.KeyDelimiter + application + metrics.KeyDelimiter + "abnormal_exit.total_count"
-		metrics.AddCounter(metrics.DefaultStatGroup, metrics.DefaultStatService, key, 1)
+		keys := []string{metrics.DefaultStatRole, application, "abnormal_exit"}
+		metrics.AddCounterWithKeys(metrics.DefaultStatGroup, "", metrics.DefaultStatService,
+			keys, ".total_count", 1)
 	} else {
 		atomic.StoreInt64(&a.status, http.StatusServiceUnavailable)
 	}
diff --git a/metrics/metrics.go b/metrics/metrics.go
index 614e9dc1..1739f600 100644
--- a/metrics/metrics.go
+++ b/metrics/metrics.go
@@ -200,6 +200,10 @@ func AddGauge(group string, service string, key string, value int64) {
 	sendEvent(eventGauge, group, service, key, value)
 }
 
+func AddGaugeWithKeys(group, groupSuffix string, service string, keys []string, keySuffix string, value int64) {
+	sendEventWithKeys(eventGauge, group, groupSuffix, service, keys, keySuffix, value)
+}
+
 // AddCounterWithKeys arguments: group & groupSuffix & service &  keys elements & keySuffix is text without escaped
 func AddCounterWithKeys(group, groupSuffix string, service string, keys []string, keySuffix string, value int64) {
 	sendEventWithKeys(eventCounter, group, groupSuffix, service, keys, keySuffix, value)
@@ -252,7 +256,8 @@ func RegisterStatusSampleFunc(key string, sf func() int64) {
 func sampleStatus(application string) {
 	defer motan.HandlePanic(nil)
 	sampler.RangeDo(func(key string, value sampler.StatusSampler) bool {
-		AddGauge(DefaultStatGroup, DefaultStatService, DefaultStatRole+KeyDelimiter+application+KeyDelimiter+key, value.Sample())
+		AddGaugeWithKeys(DefaultStatGroup, "", DefaultStatService,
+			[]string{DefaultStatRole, application, key}, "", value.Sample())
 		return true
 	})
 }
@@ -801,8 +806,9 @@ func StartReporter(ctx *motan.Context) {
 		if ctx.AgentURL != nil {
 			application := ctx.AgentURL.GetParam(motan.ApplicationKey, DefaultStatApplication)
 			motan.PanicStatFunc = func() {
-				key := DefaultStatRole + KeyDelimiter + application + KeyDelimiter + "panic.total_count"
-				AddCounter(DefaultStatGroup, DefaultStatService, key, 1)
+				keys := []string{DefaultStatRole, application, "panic"}
+				AddCounterWithKeys(DefaultStatGroup, "", DefaultStatService,
+					keys, ".total_count", 1)
 			}
 			startSampleStatus(application)
 		}