diff --git a/waku/v2/protocol/waku_archive/archive.nim b/waku/v2/protocol/waku_archive/archive.nim
index 60f0d5b68..553edc531 100644
--- a/waku/v2/protocol/waku_archive/archive.nim
+++ b/waku/v2/protocol/waku_archive/archive.nim
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ proc handleMessage*(w: WakuArchive, pubsubTopic: PubsubTopic, msg: WakuMessage)
   if not w.validator.isNil():
     let validationRes = w.validator.validate(msg)
     if validationRes.isErr():
-      waku_archive_errors.inc(labelValues = [invalidMessage])
+      waku_archive_errors.inc(labelValues = [validationRes.error])
       return