diff --git a/internal/ingress/metric/collectors/nginx_status.go b/internal/ingress/metric/collectors/nginx_status.go
index 15f45a56f..97c731d4f 100644
--- a/internal/ingress/metric/collectors/nginx_status.go
+++ b/internal/ingress/metric/collectors/nginx_status.go
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ func NewNGINXStatus(podName, namespace, ingressClass string) (NGINXStatusCollect
 	p.data = &nginxStatusData{
 		connectionsTotal: prometheus.NewDesc(
 			prometheus.BuildFQName(PrometheusNamespace, subSystem, "connections_total"),
-			"total number of connections with state {active, accepted, handled}",
+			"total number of connections with state {accepted, handled}",
 			[]string{"state"}, constLabels),
 
 		requestsTotal: prometheus.NewDesc(
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ func NewNGINXStatus(podName, namespace, ingressClass string) (NGINXStatusCollect
 
 		connections: prometheus.NewDesc(
 			prometheus.BuildFQName(PrometheusNamespace, subSystem, "connections"),
-			"current number of client connections with state {reading, writing, waiting}",
+			"current number of client connections with state {active, reading, writing, waiting}",
 			[]string{"state"}, constLabels),
 	}
 
@@ -180,14 +180,14 @@ func (p nginxStatusCollector) scrape(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) {
 
 	s := parse(string(data))
 
-	ch <- prometheus.MustNewConstMetric(p.data.connectionsTotal,
-		prometheus.CounterValue, float64(s.Active), "active")
 	ch <- prometheus.MustNewConstMetric(p.data.connectionsTotal,
 		prometheus.CounterValue, float64(s.Accepted), "accepted")
 	ch <- prometheus.MustNewConstMetric(p.data.connectionsTotal,
 		prometheus.CounterValue, float64(s.Handled), "handled")
 	ch <- prometheus.MustNewConstMetric(p.data.requestsTotal,
 		prometheus.CounterValue, float64(s.Requests))
+	ch <- prometheus.MustNewConstMetric(p.data.connections,
+		prometheus.GaugeValue, float64(s.Active), "active")
 	ch <- prometheus.MustNewConstMetric(p.data.connections,
 		prometheus.GaugeValue, float64(s.Reading), "reading")
 	ch <- prometheus.MustNewConstMetric(p.data.connections,
diff --git a/internal/ingress/metric/collectors/nginx_status_test.go b/internal/ingress/metric/collectors/nginx_status_test.go
index e42620d5a..f3c4ff9e9 100644
--- a/internal/ingress/metric/collectors/nginx_status_test.go
+++ b/internal/ingress/metric/collectors/nginx_status_test.go
@@ -41,10 +41,9 @@ func TestStatusCollector(t *testing.T) {
 			mock: `
 			`,
 			want: `
-				# HELP nginx_ingress_controller_nginx_process_connections_total total number of connections with state {active, accepted, handled}
+				# HELP nginx_ingress_controller_nginx_process_connections_total total number of connections with state {accepted, handled}
 				# TYPE nginx_ingress_controller_nginx_process_connections_total counter
 				nginx_ingress_controller_nginx_process_connections_total{controller_class="nginx",controller_namespace="default",controller_pod="pod",state="accepted"} 0
-				nginx_ingress_controller_nginx_process_connections_total{controller_class="nginx",controller_namespace="default",controller_pod="pod",state="active"} 0
 				nginx_ingress_controller_nginx_process_connections_total{controller_class="nginx",controller_namespace="default",controller_pod="pod",state="handled"} 0
 			`,
 			metrics: []string{"nginx_ingress_controller_nginx_process_connections_total"},
@@ -52,16 +51,15 @@ func TestStatusCollector(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name: "should return metrics for total connections",
 			mock: `
-				Active connections: 1 
+				Active connections: 15
 				server accepts handled requests
-				1 2 3 
+				1 2 3
 				Reading: 4 Writing: 5 Waiting: 6
 			`,
 			want: `
-				# HELP nginx_ingress_controller_nginx_process_connections_total total number of connections with state {active, accepted, handled}
+				# HELP nginx_ingress_controller_nginx_process_connections_total total number of connections with state {accepted, handled}
 				# TYPE nginx_ingress_controller_nginx_process_connections_total counter
 				nginx_ingress_controller_nginx_process_connections_total{controller_class="nginx",controller_namespace="default",controller_pod="pod",state="accepted"} 1
-				nginx_ingress_controller_nginx_process_connections_total{controller_class="nginx",controller_namespace="default",controller_pod="pod",state="active"} 1
 				nginx_ingress_controller_nginx_process_connections_total{controller_class="nginx",controller_namespace="default",controller_pod="pod",state="handled"} 2
 			`,
 			metrics: []string{"nginx_ingress_controller_nginx_process_connections_total"},
@@ -69,21 +67,21 @@ func TestStatusCollector(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name: "should return nginx metrics all available metrics",
 			mock: `
-				Active connections: 1 
+				Active connections: 15
 				server accepts handled requests
-				1 2 3 
+				1 2 3
 				Reading: 4 Writing: 5 Waiting: 6
 			`,
 			want: `
-				# HELP nginx_ingress_controller_nginx_process_connections current number of client connections with state {reading, writing, waiting}
+				# HELP nginx_ingress_controller_nginx_process_connections current number of client connections with state {active, reading, writing, waiting}
 				# TYPE nginx_ingress_controller_nginx_process_connections gauge
+				nginx_ingress_controller_nginx_process_connections{controller_class="nginx",controller_namespace="default",controller_pod="pod",state="active"} 15
 				nginx_ingress_controller_nginx_process_connections{controller_class="nginx",controller_namespace="default",controller_pod="pod",state="reading"} 4
 				nginx_ingress_controller_nginx_process_connections{controller_class="nginx",controller_namespace="default",controller_pod="pod",state="waiting"} 6
 				nginx_ingress_controller_nginx_process_connections{controller_class="nginx",controller_namespace="default",controller_pod="pod",state="writing"} 5
-				# HELP nginx_ingress_controller_nginx_process_connections_total total number of connections with state {active, accepted, handled}
+				# HELP nginx_ingress_controller_nginx_process_connections_total total number of connections with state {accepted, handled}
 				# TYPE nginx_ingress_controller_nginx_process_connections_total counter
 				nginx_ingress_controller_nginx_process_connections_total{controller_class="nginx",controller_namespace="default",controller_pod="pod",state="accepted"} 1
-				nginx_ingress_controller_nginx_process_connections_total{controller_class="nginx",controller_namespace="default",controller_pod="pod",state="active"} 1
 				nginx_ingress_controller_nginx_process_connections_total{controller_class="nginx",controller_namespace="default",controller_pod="pod",state="handled"} 2
 				# HELP nginx_ingress_controller_nginx_process_requests_total total number of client requests
 				# TYPE nginx_ingress_controller_nginx_process_requests_total counter