diff --git a/templates/metrics.twig b/templates/metrics.twig
index 3d3be84..60d7eb7 100644
--- a/templates/metrics.twig
+++ b/templates/metrics.twig
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 {% if metric.help is defined and metric.help is not empty %}
 # HELP {{ key }} {{ metric.help }}
 {% endif %}
-# TYPE {{ key }} gauge
+# TYPE {{ key }} {% if metric.type is defined and metric.type is not empty %}{{ metric.help }}{% else %}gauge{% endif %}
 {% for subkey, submetric in metric.submetrics %}
 {{ key }}{% if submetric.labels is defined and submetric.labels is not empty %}{{ '{' }}{% for label, value in submetric.labels %}{{ label }}="{{ value }}"{% if not loop.last %},{% endif %}{% endfor %}{{ '}' }}{% endif %} {{ submetric.value }}
 {% endfor %}