diff --git a/pokemonred_puffer/environment.py b/pokemonred_puffer/environment.py
index c2e78cc..88509ce 100644
--- a/pokemonred_puffer/environment.py
+++ b/pokemonred_puffer/environment.py
@@ -1431,6 +1431,9 @@ def agent_stats(self, action):
                 "max_steps": self.get_max_steps(),
                 # redundant but this is so we don't interfere with the swarm logic
                 "required_count": len(self.required_events) + len(self.required_items),
+                "event_plus_required": self.progress_reward["event"]
+                + len(self.required_events)
+                + len(self.required_items),
             }
             | {
                 "exploration": {
diff --git a/pokemonred_puffer/sweep.py b/pokemonred_puffer/sweep.py
index 30dee40..d9a8d94 100644
--- a/pokemonred_puffer/sweep.py
+++ b/pokemonred_puffer/sweep.py
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ def launch_sweep(
                 "controller": {"type": "local"},
                 "parameters": {p.name: {"min": p.space.min, "max": p.space.max} for p in params},
                 "metric": {
-                    "name": "environment/stats/required_count",
+                    "name": "environment/stats/event_plus_required",
                     "goal": "maximize",
                     "goal_value": 100,
                 },
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ def launch_sweep(
                                     if k != "wandb_version"
                                 },
                                 # TODO: try out other stats like required count
-                                output=summary_metrics["environment/stats/required_count"],
+                                output=summary_metrics["environment/stats/event_plus_required"],
                                 cost=summary_metrics["performance/uptime"],
                             )
                             carbs.observe(obs_in)