diff --git a/getting-started/monitored-example/monitoring.js b/getting-started/monitored-example/monitoring.js
index 070d9d01ef8..4f672be8f11 100644
--- a/getting-started/monitored-example/monitoring.js
+++ b/getting-started/monitored-example/monitoring.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ meter.addExporter(
 
 const requestCount = meter.createCounter("requests", {
   monotonic: true,
-  labelKeys: ["route"],
+  labelKeys: ["route", "status"],
   description: "Count all incoming requests"
 });
 
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ const handles = new Map();
 module.exports.countAllRequests = () => {
   return (req, res, next) => {
     if (!handles.has(req.path)) {
-      const labelSet = meter.labels({ route: req.path });
+      const labelSet = meter.labels({ route: req.path, status: res.statusCode });
       const handle = requestCount.getHandle(labelSet);
       handles.set(req.path, handle);
     }