diff --git a/internal/k8s/controller.go b/internal/k8s/controller.go
index 82c3ae36d0..ff5cd97eed 100644
--- a/internal/k8s/controller.go
+++ b/internal/k8s/controller.go
@@ -187,6 +187,8 @@ func NewLoadBalancerController(input NewLoadBalancerControllerInput) *LoadBalanc
 		lbc.addLeaderHandler(createLeaderHandler(lbc))
 	}
 
+	lbc.updateIngressMetrics()
+
 	return lbc
 }