diff --git a/src/internal/events/adot_sdk_client.go b/src/internal/events/adot_sdk_client.go
index 2419f6f1f..b93208772 100644
--- a/src/internal/events/adot_sdk_client.go
+++ b/src/internal/events/adot_sdk_client.go
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import (
 
 var Ctr metric.Int64Counter
 var AsyncCtr metric.Int64ObservableCounter
-var RLGauge metric.Int64ObservableCounter
 
 var token int64
 
@@ -76,12 +75,19 @@ func NewCollector(mp metric.MeterProvider) {
 
 }
 
-func RegisterGauge(ctx context.Context, name string, cb func(_ context.Context, o metric.Observer) error) {
+func CreateGauge(ctx context.Context, name string) metric.Int64ObservableCounter {
 	RLGauge, _ := globalMeter.Int64ObservableCounter(name)
 
+	return RLGauge
+}
+
+func RegisterGauge(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	rlg metric.Int64ObservableCounter,
+	cb func(_ context.Context, o metric.Observer) error) {
 	_, err := globalMeter.RegisterCallback(
 		cb,
-		RLGauge,
+		rlg,
 	)
 
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/src/internal/m365/graph/concurrency_middleware.go b/src/internal/m365/graph/concurrency_middleware.go
index e1109e51d..1f3cf4b57 100644
--- a/src/internal/m365/graph/concurrency_middleware.go
+++ b/src/internal/m365/graph/concurrency_middleware.go
@@ -165,14 +165,15 @@ var token int64 = 0
 
 func RegisterRLMetrics(ctx context.Context) {
 	twonce.Do(func() {
+		rlg := events.CreateGauge(ctx, events.RLTokens)
 		cb := func(ctx context.Context, o metric.Observer) error {
 			token += int64(ctxLimiter(ctx).Tokens())
-			o.ObserveInt64(events.RLGauge, token)
+			o.ObserveInt64(rlg, token)
 
 			return nil
 		}
 
-		events.RegisterGauge(ctx, events.RLTokens, cb)
+		events.RegisterGauge(ctx, rlg, cb)
 	})
 }