diff --git a/deluge/core/metrics.py b/deluge/core/metrics.py
index a505e681e..620a3799e 100644
--- a/deluge/core/metrics.py
+++ b/deluge/core/metrics.py
@@ -1,17 +1,12 @@
 import json
 import logging
+import os
 import re
-import sys
 from datetime import datetime, timezone
-from typing import Optional
 
 from prometheus_client import Counter
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-for handler in logger.handlers:
-    logger.removeHandler(handler)
-
-logger.addHandler(logging.StreamHandler(sys.stdout))
 
 torrent_pieces_downloaded = Counter(
     name='deluge_torrent_pieces_downloaded',
@@ -21,6 +16,7 @@ torrent_pieces_downloaded = Counter(
 
 NID = re.compile(r'\(([a-zA-Z0-9]+)\)')
 
+
 def metric_record(
         node: str,
         name: str,
@@ -32,14 +28,16 @@ def metric_record(
         'timestamp': datetime.now(timezone.utc).isoformat(),
         'name': name,
         'value': value,
-        'node': node if node is not None else '',
+        'node': node,
         'torrent_name': torrent_name,
     })
     return f'>>{record}'
 
+
 class Metrics:
     def __init__(self, core: 'deluge.core.Core'):
-        self.peer_id: Optional[str] = None
+        # This is hack, we should add it to the deluge config.
+        self.node_id = os.environ.get('DELUGE_NODE_ID', '<unset>')
         core.session.post_dht_stats()
 
     def handle_alert(self, alert):
@@ -47,21 +45,12 @@ class Metrics:
         handler = getattr(self, f'_{alert_type}', lambda _: None)
         handler(alert)
 
-    def _dht_stats(self, alert):
-        # Since the node id is not exposed in the alert by libtorrent's Python binding,
-        # we need to extract the digest from the string representation.
-        result = NID.search(alert.message())
-        if result is None:
-            raise Exception('Could not extract node id from DHT stats alert')
-        self.peer_id = result.group(1)
-
     def _piece_finished(self, alert):
         logger.info(
             metric_record(
-                node=self.peer_id,
+                node=self.node_id,
                 name='deluge_piece_downloaded',
                 torrent_name=alert.torrent_name,
                 value=alert.piece_index,
             )
         )
-
diff --git a/docker/deluge.Dockerfile b/docker/deluge.Dockerfile
index 48eb9b5c0..835afef05 100644
--- a/docker/deluge.Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/deluge.Dockerfile
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ ENV DELUGE_LISTEN_PORTS=6891,6892
 ENV DELUGE_DAEMON_USERNAME=user
 ENV DELUGE_DAEMON_PASSWORD=password
 ENV DELUGE_LOG_LEVEL=debug
+ENV DELUGE_NODE_ID='unset'
 
 RUN mkdir -p ${DELUGE_APP} ${DELUGE_CONFIG_DIR}
 WORKDIR ${DELUGE_APP}