diff --git a/crates/ptth_file_server_bin/src/main.rs b/crates/ptth_file_server_bin/src/main.rs
index bc666ac..e2496a0 100644
--- a/crates/ptth_file_server_bin/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/ptth_file_server_bin/src/main.rs
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ async fn main () -> Result <(), anyhow::Error> {
 		config_file.name.unwrap_or_else (|| "PTTH File Server".to_string ())
 	);
 	
-	debug! ("{:?}", instance_metrics);
+	let gauges = metrics::Gauges::new ().await?;
 	
 	let state = Arc::new (State {
 		config: file_server::Config {
diff --git a/crates/ptth_server/src/file_server/metrics.rs b/crates/ptth_server/src/file_server/metrics.rs
index 5165022..657c39e 100644
--- a/crates/ptth_server/src/file_server/metrics.rs
+++ b/crates/ptth_server/src/file_server/metrics.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use chrono::{DateTime, Utc};
+use tracing::debug;
 use ulid::Ulid;
 
 fn serialize_ulid <S: serde::Serializer> (t: &Ulid, s: S) 
@@ -46,9 +47,13 @@ impl Gauges {
 		let mem = our_process.memory ().await?;
 		let rss_mib = mem.rss ().get::<mebibyte> ();
 		
-		Ok (Gauges {
+		let x = Gauges {
 			rss_mib,
-		})
+		};
+		
+		debug! ("metric gauges: {:?}", x);
+		
+		Ok (x)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -74,13 +79,17 @@ impl Startup {
 	#[must_use]
 	pub fn new (server_name: String) -> Self
 	{
-		Self {
+		let x = Self {
 			machine_id: get_machine_id (),
 			git_version: None,
 			server_name,
 			instance_id: ulid::Ulid::new (),
 			startup_utc: Utc::now (),
-		}
+		};
+		
+		debug! ("metrics at startup: {:?}", x);
+		
+		x
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/ptth_server/src/lib.rs b/crates/ptth_server/src/lib.rs
index 809edb8..d8f222b 100644
--- a/crates/ptth_server/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/ptth_server/src/lib.rs
@@ -215,9 +215,7 @@ pub async fn run_server (
 		config: Config {
 			relay_url: config_file.relay_url,
 		},
-		gauges: RwLock::new (file_server::metrics::Gauges {
-			rss_mib: 7,
-		}),
+		gauges: RwLock::new (file_server::metrics::Gauges::new ().await?),
 		client,
 	});