diff --git a/instrumentation/google.golang.org/grpc/otelgrpc/stats_handler.go b/instrumentation/google.golang.org/grpc/otelgrpc/stats_handler.go
index 0211e55e003..8e13bb54e87 100644
--- a/instrumentation/google.golang.org/grpc/otelgrpc/stats_handler.go
+++ b/instrumentation/google.golang.org/grpc/otelgrpc/stats_handler.go
@@ -195,8 +195,8 @@ func (c *config) handleRPC(ctx context.Context, rs stats.RPCStats) {
 
 		metricAttrs = append(metricAttrs, rpcStatusAttr)
 		c.rpcDuration.Record(wctx, float64(rs.EndTime.Sub(rs.BeginTime)), metric.WithAttributes(metricAttrs...))
-		c.rpcRequestsPerRPC.Record(wctx, gctx.messagesReceived, metric.WithAttributes(metricAttrs...))
-		c.rpcResponsesPerRPC.Record(wctx, gctx.messagesSent, metric.WithAttributes(metricAttrs...))
+		c.rpcRequestsPerRPC.Record(wctx, atomic.LoadInt64(&gctx.messagesReceived), metric.WithAttributes(metricAttrs...))
+		c.rpcResponsesPerRPC.Record(wctx, atomic.LoadInt64(&gctx.messagesSent), metric.WithAttributes(metricAttrs...))
 
 	default:
 		return