diff --git a/app/models/metric/capture.rb b/app/models/metric/capture.rb
index ec7998ebcc3..a6483be10b4 100644
--- a/app/models/metric/capture.rb
+++ b/app/models/metric/capture.rb
@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@ module Metric::Capture
   REALTIME_PRIORITY = HOURLY_PRIORITY = DAILY_PRIORITY = MiqQueue::NORMAL_PRIORITY
   HISTORICAL_PRIORITY = MiqQueue::LOW_PRIORITY
 
+  # @param [String[ capture interval
+  # @return [Integer] MiqQueue priority level for this message
+  def self.interval_priority(interval)
+    interval == "historical" ? MiqQueue::LOW_PRIORITY : MiqQueue::NORMAL_PRIORITY
+  end
+
   def self.capture_cols
     @capture_cols ||= Metric.columns_hash.collect { |c, h| c.to_sym if h.type == :float && c[0, 7] != "derived" }.compact
   end
@@ -193,6 +199,8 @@ def self.calc_target_options(zone, targets_by_rollup_parent)
   end
   private_class_method :calc_target_options
 
+  # @param targets [Array<Object>] list of the targets for capture (from `capture_ems_targets`)
+  # @param target_options [ Hash{Object => Hash{Symbol => Object}}] list of options indexed by target
   def self.queue_captures(targets, target_options)
     # Queue the captures for each target
     use_historical = historical_days != 0
diff --git a/app/models/metric/ci_mixin/capture.rb b/app/models/metric/ci_mixin/capture.rb
index cc33573138e..b14494c13e4 100644
--- a/app/models/metric/ci_mixin/capture.rb
+++ b/app/models/metric/ci_mixin/capture.rb
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ def split_capture_intervals(interval_name, start_time, end_time, threshold = 1.d
   def perf_capture_queue(interval_name, options = {})
     start_time = options[:start_time]&.utc
     end_time   = options[:end_time]&.utc
-    priority   = options[:priority] || Metric::Capture.const_get("#{interval_name.upcase}_PRIORITY")
+    priority   = options[:priority] || Metric::Capture.interval_priority(interval_name)
     task_id    = options[:task_id]
     zone       = options[:zone] || my_zone
     zone = zone.name if zone.respond_to?(:name)
diff --git a/app/models/metric/ci_mixin/rollup.rb b/app/models/metric/ci_mixin/rollup.rb
index 6b829e3ddb4..b5e2fa846aa 100644
--- a/app/models/metric/ci_mixin/rollup.rb
+++ b/app/models/metric/ci_mixin/rollup.rb
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ def perf_rollup_queue(time, interval_name, time_profile = nil)
       :role        => 'ems_metrics_processor',
       :queue_name  => 'ems_metrics_processor',
       :deliver_on  => deliver_on,
-      :priority    => Metric::Capture.const_get("#{interval_name.upcase}_PRIORITY")
+      :priority    => Metric::Capture.interval_priority(interval_name)
     ) do |msg|
       _log.debug("Skipping queueing [#{interval_name}] rollup of #{self.class.name} name: [#{name}], id: [#{id}] for time: [#{time}], since it is already queued") unless msg.nil?
     end