diff --git a/block-streamer/src/lake_s3_client.rs b/block-streamer/src/lake_s3_client.rs
index 9e1afff0..fc92c8f2 100644
--- a/block-streamer/src/lake_s3_client.rs
+++ b/block-streamer/src/lake_s3_client.rs
@@ -144,12 +144,12 @@ impl LakeS3Client {
         let prefix = prefix.to_owned();
 
         async move {
-            metrics::LAKE_S3_GET_REQUEST_COUNT.inc();
-
             let object = s3_client.get_object(&bucket, &prefix).await?;
 
             let bytes = object.body.collect().await?.into_bytes().to_vec();
 
+            metrics::LAKE_S3_GET_REQUEST_COUNT.inc();
+
             Ok(bytes)
         }
         .boxed()