diff --git a/descriptions.go b/descriptions.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..607341d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/descriptions.go
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+package main
+
+import "github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
+
+var (
+	counterBytesDesc = prometheus.NewDesc(
+		"nftables_counter_bytes",
+		"Bytes, matched by counter",
+		[]string{
+			"name",
+			"table",
+			"family",
+		},
+		nil,
+	)
+	counterPacketsDesc = prometheus.NewDesc(
+		"nftables_counter_packets",
+		"Packets, matched by counter",
+		[]string{
+			"name",
+			"table",
+			"family",
+		},
+		nil,
+	)
+	tableChainsDesc = prometheus.NewDesc(
+		"nftables_table_chains",
+		"Count chains in table",
+		[]string{
+			"name",
+			"family",
+		},
+		nil,
+	)
+	chainRulesDesc = prometheus.NewDesc(
+		"nftables_chain_rules",
+		"Count rules in chain",
+		[]string{
+			"name",
+			"family",
+			"table",
+			"handle",
+		},
+		nil,
+	)
+	ruleBytesDesc = prometheus.NewDesc(
+		"nftables_rule_bytes",
+		"Bytes, matched by rule per rule comment",
+		[]string{
+			"chain",
+			"family",
+			"table",
+			"input_interfaces",
+			"output_interfaces",
+			"source_addresses",
+			"destination_addresses",
+			"source_ports",
+			"destination_ports",
+			"comment",
+			"action",
+			"handle",
+		},
+		nil,
+	)
+	rulePacketsDesc = prometheus.NewDesc(
+		"nftables_rule_packets",
+		"Packets, matched by rule per rule comment",
+		[]string{
+			"chain",
+			"family",
+			"table",
+			"input_interfaces",
+			"output_interfaces",
+			"source_addresses",
+			"destination_addresses",
+			"source_ports",
+			"destination_ports",
+			"comment",
+			"action",
+			"handle",
+		},
+		nil,
+	)
+)
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 2dcc796..64dfb25 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -17,7 +17,12 @@ type nftablesManagerCollector struct {
 
 // Describe sends the super-set of all possible descriptors of metrics
 func (i nftablesManagerCollector) Describe(ch chan<- *prometheus.Desc) {
-	prometheus.DescribeByCollect(i, ch)
+	ch <- counterBytesDesc
+	ch <- counterPacketsDesc
+	ch <- tableChainsDesc
+	ch <- chainRulesDesc
+	ch <- ruleBytesDesc
+	ch <- rulePacketsDesc
 }
 
 // Collect is called by the Prometheus registry when collecting metrics.
diff --git a/nftables.go b/nftables.go
index d9bbb01..e20b940 100644
--- a/nftables.go
+++ b/nftables.go
@@ -26,46 +26,6 @@ func newNFTables(json gjson.Result, ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) nftables {
 
 // Collect metrics
 func (nft nftables) Collect() {
-	counterBytesDesc := prometheus.NewDesc(
-		"nftables_counter_bytes",
-		"Bytes, matched by counter",
-		[]string{
-			"name",
-			"table",
-			"family",
-		},
-		nil,
-	)
-	counterPacketsDesc := prometheus.NewDesc(
-		"nftables_counter_packets",
-		"Packets, matched by counter",
-		[]string{
-			"name",
-			"table",
-			"family",
-		},
-		nil,
-	)
-	tableChainsDesc := prometheus.NewDesc(
-		"nftables_table_chains",
-		"Count chains in table",
-		[]string{
-			"name",
-			"family",
-		},
-		nil,
-	)
-	chainRulesDesc := prometheus.NewDesc(
-		"nftables_chain_rules",
-		"Count rules in chain",
-		[]string{
-			"name",
-			"family",
-			"table",
-			"handle",
-		},
-		nil,
-	)
 	tables := nft.json.Get("#.table").Array()
 	chains := nft.json.Get("#.chain").Array()
 	rules := nft.json.Get("#.rule").Array()
@@ -271,25 +231,6 @@ func (nft nftables) setRuleCounters(rule nftablesRule) {
 	sourcePorts := nft.arrayToTag(rule.Ports.Source)
 	destinationPorts := nft.arrayToTag(rule.Ports.Destination)
 
-	ruleBytesDesc := prometheus.NewDesc(
-		"nftables_rule_bytes",
-		"Bytes, matched by rule per rule comment",
-		[]string{
-			"chain",
-			"family",
-			"table",
-			"input_interfaces",
-			"output_interfaces",
-			"source_addresses",
-			"destination_addresses",
-			"source_ports",
-			"destination_ports",
-			"comment",
-			"action",
-			"handle",
-		},
-		nil,
-	)
 	// logger.Verbose(fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s.%s => %s:%s:%s -> %s:%s:%s = %f, %s, %s", rule.Chain, rule.Family, rule.Table, InputInterfaces, SourceAddresses, SourcePorts, OutputInterfaces, DestinationAddresses, DestinationPorts, rule.Couters.Bytes, rule.Action, rule.Comment))
 	nft.ch <- prometheus.MustNewConstMetric(
 		ruleBytesDesc,
@@ -309,25 +250,6 @@ func (nft nftables) setRuleCounters(rule nftablesRule) {
 		rule.Handle,
 	)
 
-	rulePacketsDesc := prometheus.NewDesc(
-		"nftables_rule_packets",
-		"Packets, matched by rule per rule comment",
-		[]string{
-			"chain",
-			"family",
-			"table",
-			"input_interfaces",
-			"output_interfaces",
-			"source_addresses",
-			"destination_addresses",
-			"source_ports",
-			"destination_ports",
-			"comment",
-			"action",
-			"handle",
-		},
-		nil,
-	)
 	nft.ch <- prometheus.MustNewConstMetric(
 		rulePacketsDesc,
 		prometheus.CounterValue,