diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 813c45e3e7..30e2aa02c9 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2637,7 +2637,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "jormungandr"
-version = "0.15.86"
+version = "0.15.87"
 dependencies = [
  "arc-swap",
  "async-trait",
diff --git a/jormungandr/Cargo.toml b/jormungandr/Cargo.toml
index 86e5e693e4..36d4f50ef3 100644
--- a/jormungandr/Cargo.toml
+++ b/jormungandr/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "jormungandr"
-version = "0.15.86"
+version = "0.15.87"
 authors = [ "dev@iohk.io" ]
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 repository = "https://github.com/input-output-hk/jormungandr"
diff --git a/jormungandr/src/fragment/pool.rs b/jormungandr/src/fragment/pool.rs
index e09a83afed..dbeeea111e 100644
--- a/jormungandr/src/fragment/pool.rs
+++ b/jormungandr/src/fragment/pool.rs
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ impl Pool {
         let FragmentSelectionResult {
             contents,
             ledger,
-            rejected_fragments_cnt,
+            rejected_fragments_cnt: _,
         } = match selection_alg {
             FragmentSelectionAlgorithmParams::OldestFirst => {
                 let mut selection_alg = OldestFirst::new();
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ impl Pool {
                     .await
             }
         };
-        self.metrics.add_tx_rejected_cnt(rejected_fragments_cnt);
+
         self.update_metrics();
         (contents, ledger)
     }
@@ -301,6 +301,7 @@ impl Pool {
         let tip = self.tip.get_ref().await;
         let block_date = get_current_block_date(&tip);
         let fragment_ids = self.pool.remove_expired_txs(block_date);
+        self.metrics.add_tx_rejected_cnt(fragment_ids.len());
 
         self.logs.modify_all(
             fragment_ids,