diff --git a/nginx_exporter.go b/nginx_exporter.go
index 514a489..429b407 100644
--- a/nginx_exporter.go
+++ b/nginx_exporter.go
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ func (e *Exporter) Collect(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) {
 		e.scrapeFailures.Inc()
 		e.scrapeFailures.Collect(ch)
 	}
+	e.currentConnections.Collect(ch)
 	return
 }