diff --git a/brian_polling_manager/interfaces.py b/brian_polling_manager/interfaces.py
index de6322f3fa23ea84d3046448bd5ca364685755cc..655127078061e6aa9112d70dfd813c3934488024 100644
--- a/brian_polling_manager/interfaces.py
+++ b/brian_polling_manager/interfaces.py
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ def refresh(sensu_params, state, statsd=None):
         sensu.delete_check(sensu_params, name)
 
     if statsd:
-        statsd.guage('checks', len(ifc_checks))
-        statsd.guage('interfaces', interfaces)
-        statsd.guage('created', created)
-        statsd.guage('updated', updated)
+        statsd.gauge('checks', len(ifc_checks))
+        statsd.gauge('interfaces', interfaces)
+        statsd.gauge('checks_created', created)
+        statsd.gauge('checks_updated', updated)
diff --git a/test/conftest.py b/test/conftest.py
index 9d1320066b0b6b27fa4034e5afdb6ac8af71605c..f86f451629ed27ffdff82ac7e3122f89804399e8 100644
--- a/test/conftest.py
+++ b/test/conftest.py
@@ -46,7 +46,12 @@ def config():
                                 '{interface} {ifIndex}'),
                 }
             },
-            'statedir': state_dir_name
+            'statedir': state_dir_name,
+            'statsd': {
+                'hostname': 'localhost',
+                'port': 11119,
+                'prefix': 'zzzzz'
+            }
         }