diff --git a/dgraph/cmd/alpha/metrics_test.go b/dgraph/cmd/alpha/metrics_test.go
index a1264711066..7d35010f14b 100644
--- a/dgraph/cmd/alpha/metrics_test.go
+++ b/dgraph/cmd/alpha/metrics_test.go
@@ -183,6 +183,9 @@ func TestMetrics(t *testing.T) {
 		"badger_v3_disk_reads_total", "badger_v3_disk_writes_total", "badger_v3_gets_total",
 		"badger_v3_memtable_gets_total", "badger_v3_puts_total", "badger_v3_read_bytes",
 		"badger_v3_written_bytes",
+		// The following metrics get exposed after 1 minute from Badger, so
+		// they're not available in time for this test
+		// "badger_v3_lsm_size_bytes", "badger_v3_vlog_size_bytes",
 
 		// Transaction Metrics
 		"dgraph_txn_aborts_total", "dgraph_txn_commits_total", "dgraph_txn_discards_total",
diff --git a/x/metrics.go b/x/metrics.go
index 940bb586361..e14edbdd681 100644
--- a/x/metrics.go
+++ b/x/metrics.go
@@ -490,13 +490,13 @@ func NewBadgerCollector() prometheus.Collector {
 			"Total number of memtable gets",
 			nil, nil,
 		),
-		"badger_v3_lsm_size": prometheus.NewDesc(
-			"badger_v3_lsm_size",
+		"badger_v3_lsm_size_bytes": prometheus.NewDesc(
+			"badger_v3_lsm_size_bytes",
 			"Size of the LSM in bytes",
 			[]string{"dir"}, nil,
 		),
-		"badger_v3_vlog_size": prometheus.NewDesc(
-			"badger_v3_vlog_size",
+		"badger_v3_vlog_size_bytes": prometheus.NewDesc(
+			"badger_v3_vlog_size_bytes",
 			"Size of the value log in bytes",
 			[]string{"dir"}, nil,
 		),