diff --git a/disperser/dataapi/metrics.go b/disperser/dataapi/metrics.go
index d9b241739e..d5177cb8e8 100644
--- a/disperser/dataapi/metrics.go
+++ b/disperser/dataapi/metrics.go
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func NewMetrics(serverVersion uint, blobMetadataStore interface{}, httpPort stri
 		}
 	} else if serverVersion == 2 {
 		if store, ok := blobMetadataStore.(*blobstorev2.BlobMetadataStore); ok {
-			reg.MustRegister(NewDynamoDBCollectorV2(store, logger))
+			reg.MustRegister(NewBlobMetadataStoreV2Collector(store, logger))
 		}
 	}
 	metrics := &Metrics{
@@ -252,8 +252,8 @@ type BlobStatusMetrics struct {
 	currentValue float64
 }
 
-// DynamoDBCollectorV2 collects metrics about blob metadata from DynamoDB.
-type DynamoDBCollectorV2 struct {
+// BlobMetadataStoreV2Collector collects metrics from the blob metadata store.
+type BlobMetadataStoreV2Collector struct {
 	blobMetadataStore *blobstorev2.BlobMetadataStore
 	statusMetrics     map[commonv2.BlobStatus]*BlobStatusMetrics
 	logger            logging.Logger
@@ -261,9 +261,9 @@ type DynamoDBCollectorV2 struct {
 	cancel            context.CancelFunc
 }
 
-func NewDynamoDBCollectorV2(blobMetadataStore *blobstorev2.BlobMetadataStore, logger logging.Logger) *DynamoDBCollectorV2 {
+func NewBlobMetadataStoreV2Collector(blobMetadataStore *blobstorev2.BlobMetadataStore, logger logging.Logger) *BlobMetadataStoreV2Collector {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
-	collector := &DynamoDBCollectorV2{
+	collector := &BlobMetadataStoreV2Collector{
 		blobMetadataStore: blobMetadataStore,
 		statusMetrics:     make(map[commonv2.BlobStatus]*BlobStatusMetrics),
 		logger:            logger,
@@ -279,8 +279,8 @@ func NewDynamoDBCollectorV2(blobMetadataStore *blobstorev2.BlobMetadataStore, lo
 	} {
 		gauge := prometheus.NewGauge(
 			prometheus.GaugeOpts{
-				Name: "dynamodb_blob_metadata_v2_status_count",
-				Help: "Current number of blobs in this status. In case of timeouts or failures when querying DynamoDB (e.g. when there are too many blobs), the last known value will be returned as stale data.",
+				Name: "eigenda_blob_metadata_v2_status_count",
+				Help: "Current number of blobs in this status. In case of timeouts or failures when querying the blob metadata store (e.g. when there are too many blobs), the last known value will be returned as stale data.",
 				ConstLabels: prometheus.Labels{
 					"status": status.String(),
 				},
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ func NewDynamoDBCollectorV2(blobMetadataStore *blobstorev2.BlobMetadataStore, lo
 }
 
 // countBlobsWithStatus counts blobs for a specific status with pagination and timeout handling
-func (collector *DynamoDBCollectorV2) countBlobsWithStatus(ctx context.Context, status commonv2.BlobStatus) (int32, error) {
+func (collector *BlobMetadataStoreV2Collector) countBlobsWithStatus(ctx context.Context, status commonv2.BlobStatus) (int32, error) {
 	var totalCount int32
 	var cursor *blobstorev2.StatusIndexCursor
 
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ func (collector *DynamoDBCollectorV2) countBlobsWithStatus(ctx context.Context,
 	}
 }
 
-func (collector *DynamoDBCollectorV2) updateCounts(ctx context.Context) {
+func (collector *BlobMetadataStoreV2Collector) updateCounts(ctx context.Context) {
 	collector.logger.Debug("Starting blob status count update")
 	startTime := time.Now()
 
@@ -343,20 +343,12 @@ func (collector *DynamoDBCollectorV2) updateCounts(ctx context.Context) {
 		defer cancel()
 
 		if err != nil {
-			if err == context.DeadlineExceeded {
-				collector.logger.Warn("Timeout while counting blobs",
-					"status", status.String(),
-					"current_count", metrics.currentValue,
-					"using_stale_data", true,
-				)
-				continue // Keep using the last known value
-			}
-			collector.logger.Error("Failed to get count of blob metadata by status",
+			collector.logger.Error("Failed to get count of blob metadata by status - using stale data",
 				"status", status,
 				"err", err,
-				"current_value", metrics.currentValue,
+				"current_count", metrics.currentValue,
 			)
-			continue
+			continue // Keep using the last known value
 		}
 
 		metrics.gauge.Set(float64(totalCount))
@@ -373,17 +365,18 @@ func (collector *DynamoDBCollectorV2) updateCounts(ctx context.Context) {
 	)
 }
 
-func (collector *DynamoDBCollectorV2) Describe(ch chan<- *prometheus.Desc) {
+func (collector *BlobMetadataStoreV2Collector) Describe(ch chan<- *prometheus.Desc) {
 	for _, metrics := range collector.statusMetrics {
 		ch <- metrics.gauge.Desc()
 	}
 }
 
-func (collector *DynamoDBCollectorV2) Collect(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) {
+func (collector *BlobMetadataStoreV2Collector) Collect(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) {
 	collector.logger.Debug("Prometheus scrape triggered, updating counts")
 	startTime := time.Now()
 
-	// Create a context with timeout for the entire collection
+	// Create a context with timeout for the entire collection.
+	// The default scrape timeout is 10 seconds so we set it to 8 seconds to allow for some time for the collection.
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 8*time.Second)
 	defer cancel()
 
@@ -395,7 +388,7 @@ func (collector *DynamoDBCollectorV2) Collect(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) {
 		ch <- metrics.gauge
 	}
 
-	collector.logger.Debug("Completed DynamoDB collector scrape",
+	collector.logger.Debug("Completed blob metadata store v2 collector scrape",
 		"duration_ms", time.Since(startTime).Milliseconds(),
 	)
 }