diff --git a/src/cli/backup/onedrive.go b/src/cli/backup/onedrive.go
index 0eeb13308..c24dea26a 100644
--- a/src/cli/backup/onedrive.go
+++ b/src/cli/backup/onedrive.go
@@ -12,8 +12,10 @@ import (
 	. "github.com/alcionai/corso/src/cli/print"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/cli/utils"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/internal/data"
+	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/internal/events"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/pkg/backup/details"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/pkg/fault"
+	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/pkg/logger"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/pkg/path"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/pkg/repository"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/pkg/selectors"
@@ -139,6 +141,9 @@ func createOneDriveCmd(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	ctx, flushMetrics := events.NewMetrics(ctx, logger.Writer{Ctx: ctx})
+	defer flushMetrics()
+
 	r, acct, err := utils.AccountConnectAndWriteRepoConfig(
 		ctx,
 		cmd,
diff --git a/src/internal/events/adot_sdk_client.go b/src/internal/events/adot_sdk_client.go
index cc0347591..ff4fcc215 100644
--- a/src/internal/events/adot_sdk_client.go
+++ b/src/internal/events/adot_sdk_client.go
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ func NewCollector(mp metric.MeterProvider) {
 	for _, key := range metricKeys {
 		data[key], _ = rmc.meter.Int64Counter(key)
 	}
+
+	// // Create a new guage
+	// g, _ := rmc.meter.Int64ObservableGauge(RLTokens)
+
 }
 
 func NewMetrics(ctx context.Context, w io.Writer) (context.Context, func()) {
@@ -61,13 +65,13 @@ func NewMetrics(ctx context.Context, w io.Writer) (context.Context, func()) {
 // Inc increments the given category by 1.
 func Inc(ctx context.Context, cat string) {
 	ctr := data[cat]
-	ctr.Add(context.Background(), 1)
+	ctr.Add(ctx, 1)
 }
 
 // IncN increments the given category by N.
 func IncN(ctx context.Context, n int, cat string) {
 	ctr := data[cat]
-	ctr.Add(context.Background(), int64(n))
+	ctr.Add(ctx, int64(n))
 }
 
 // func (rmc *collector) RegisterMetricsClient(ctx context.Context) {
diff --git a/src/internal/operations/backup.go b/src/internal/operations/backup.go
index 80b74277e..5a04d96cf 100644
--- a/src/internal/operations/backup.go
+++ b/src/internal/operations/backup.go
@@ -199,8 +199,8 @@ func (op *BackupOperation) Run(ctx context.Context) (err error) {
 		end()
 	}()
 
-	ctx, flushMetrics := events.NewMetrics(ctx, logger.Writer{Ctx: ctx})
-	defer flushMetrics()
+	// ctx, flushMetrics := events.NewMetrics(ctx, logger.Writer{Ctx: ctx})
+	// defer flushMetrics()
 
 	ctx = count.Embed(ctx, op.Counter)