diff --git a/server/main.js b/server/main.js
index 462ece7f..84c58d31 100644
--- a/server/main.js
+++ b/server/main.js
@@ -41,11 +41,17 @@ io.of("/").adapter.on("error", (err) => {
 
 io.on("connection", (socket) => {
   metrics.increment("websockets.connected");
-  metrics.gauge("websockets.count", socket.client.conn.server.clientsCount);
+  metrics.gaugePerInstance(
+    "websockets.count",
+    socket.client.conn.server.clientsCount
+  );
 
   socket.on("disconnect", () => {
     metrics.increment("websockets.disconnected");
-    metrics.gauge("websockets.count", socket.client.conn.server.clientsCount);
+    metrics.gaugePerInstance(
+      "websockets.count",
+      socket.client.conn.server.clientsCount
+    );
   });
 });
 
diff --git a/server/utils/metrics.js b/server/utils/metrics.js
index 8518d7fe..ebbf4ecb 100644
--- a/server/utils/metrics.js
+++ b/server/utils/metrics.js
@@ -9,12 +9,31 @@ if (process.env.DD_API_KEY) {
   });
 }
 
-export function gauge(key: string, value: number): void {
+export function gauge(
+  key: string,
+  value: number,
+  tags?: { [string]: string }
+): void {
   if (!process.env.DD_API_KEY) {
     return;
   }
 
-  return metrics.gauge(key, value);
+  return metrics.gauge(key, value, tags);
+}
+
+export function gaugePerInstance(
+  key: string,
+  value: number,
+  tags?: { [string]: string } = {}
+): void {
+  if (!process.env.DD_API_KEY) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  return metrics.gauge(key, value, {
+    ...tags,
+    instance: process.env.INSTANCE_ID || process.env.HEROKU_DYNO_ID,
+  });
 }
 
 export function increment(key: string, tags?: { [string]: string }): void {