diff --git a/posthog/temporal/workflows/batch_exports.py b/posthog/temporal/workflows/batch_exports.py
index 6a2ecb90d3704..b003578a575ce 100644
--- a/posthog/temporal/workflows/batch_exports.py
+++ b/posthog/temporal/workflows/batch_exports.py
@@ -486,7 +486,6 @@ async def create_export_run(inputs: CreateBatchExportRunInputs) -> str:
     Intended to be used in all export workflows, usually at the start, to create a model
     instance to represent them in our database.
     """
-    get_export_started_metric().add(1)
     logger = await bind_batch_exports_logger(team_id=inputs.team_id)
     logger.info(
         "Creating batch export for range %s - %s",
@@ -519,8 +518,6 @@ class UpdateBatchExportRunStatusInputs:
 @activity.defn
 async def update_export_run_status(inputs: UpdateBatchExportRunStatusInputs):
     """Activity that updates the status of an BatchExportRun."""
-    get_export_finished_metric(status=inputs.status.lower()).add(1)
-
     logger = await bind_batch_exports_logger(team_id=inputs.team_id)
 
     batch_export_run = await sync_to_async(update_batch_export_run_status)(
@@ -637,6 +634,7 @@ async def execute_batch_export_insert_activity(
         initial_retry_interval_seconds: When retrying, seconds until the first retry.
         maximum_retry_interval_seconds: Maximum interval in seconds between retries.
     """
+    get_export_started_metric().add(1)
     retry_policy = RetryPolicy(
         initial_interval=dt.timedelta(seconds=initial_retry_interval_seconds),
         maximum_interval=dt.timedelta(seconds=maximum_retry_interval_seconds),
@@ -667,6 +665,7 @@ async def execute_batch_export_insert_activity(
         raise
 
     finally:
+        get_export_finished_metric(status=update_inputs.status.lower()).add(1)
         await workflow.execute_activity(
             update_export_run_status,
             update_inputs,
diff --git a/posthog/temporal/workflows/metrics.py b/posthog/temporal/workflows/metrics.py
index 370690f328de5..8de87df38aad4 100644
--- a/posthog/temporal/workflows/metrics.py
+++ b/posthog/temporal/workflows/metrics.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from temporalio import activity
+from temporalio import activity, workflow
 from temporalio.common import MetricCounter
 
 
@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@ def get_bytes_exported_metric() -> MetricCounter:
 
 
 def get_export_started_metric() -> MetricCounter:
-    return activity.metric_meter().create_counter("batch_export_started", "Number of batch exports started.")
+    return workflow.metric_meter().create_counter("batch_export_started", "Number of batch exports started.")
 
 
 def get_export_finished_metric(status: str) -> MetricCounter:
     return (
-        activity.metric_meter()
+        workflow.metric_meter()
         .with_additional_attributes({"status": status})
         .create_counter(
             "batch_export_finished", "Number of batch exports finished, for any reason (including failure)."