diff --git a/client/src/com/aerospike/client/metrics/Counter.java b/client/src/com/aerospike/client/metrics/Counter.java
index ce0aaa005..d6007af0c 100644
--- a/client/src/com/aerospike/client/metrics/Counter.java
+++ b/client/src/com/aerospike/client/metrics/Counter.java
@@ -89,6 +89,6 @@ public long getCountByNS(String namespace) {
 		if (count == null) {
 			return 0;
 		}
-		return counterMap.get(namespace).longValue();
+		return count.get();
 	}
 }