diff --git a/controllers/nginx/pkg/cmd/controller/nginx.go b/controllers/nginx/pkg/cmd/controller/nginx.go
index b6b23fa3d..2318cb9e1 100644
--- a/controllers/nginx/pkg/cmd/controller/nginx.go
+++ b/controllers/nginx/pkg/cmd/controller/nginx.go
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ func (n *NGINXController) OverrideFlags(flags *pflag.FlagSet) {
 	}
 
 	flags.Set("ingress-class", ic)
-	n.stats = newStatsCollector(wc, ic, n.binary, n.ports.Health)
+	n.stats = newStatsCollector(wc, ic, n.binary, n.ports.Status)
 
 	if n.isSSLPassthroughEnabled {
 		if !isPortAvailable(n.ports.SSLProxy) {