diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-main.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-main.yml
index 19ed3a670..03488b9fe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-main.yml
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ jobs:
           python-version: '3.9'
       - name: checkout stable
         run: |
+          git fetch
           # Copy current, latest config to local
           cp authentik/lib/default.yml local.env.yml
           git checkout $(git describe --abbrev=0 --match 'version/*')
diff --git a/cmd/server/main.go b/cmd/server/main.go
index e93ab1c93..91277a0f1 100644
--- a/cmd/server/main.go
+++ b/cmd/server/main.go
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ func attemptProxyStart(ws *web.WebServer, u *url.URL) {
 		log.WithField("logger", "authentik").Debug("attempting to start outpost")
 		err := ac.StartBackgorundTasks()
 		if err != nil {
+			log.WithField("logger", "authentik").WithError(err).Warning("outpost failed to start")
 			attempt += 1
 			time.Sleep(15 * time.Second)
 			if attempt > maxTries {
diff --git a/internal/outpost/ak/api.go b/internal/outpost/ak/api.go
index 319841350..21b12b32b 100644
--- a/internal/outpost/ak/api.go
+++ b/internal/outpost/ak/api.go
@@ -94,13 +94,6 @@ func NewAPIController(akURL url.URL, token string) *APIController {
 
 // Start Starts all handlers, non-blocking
 func (a *APIController) Start() error {
-	OutpostInfo.With(prometheus.Labels{
-		"outpost_name": a.Outpost.Name,
-		"outpost_type": a.Server.Type(),
-		"uuid":         a.instanceUUID.String(),
-		"version":      constants.VERSION,
-		"build":        constants.BUILD(),
-	}).Set(1)
 	err := a.StartBackgorundTasks()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -131,6 +124,13 @@ func (a *APIController) OnRefresh() error {
 }
 
 func (a *APIController) StartBackgorundTasks() error {
+	OutpostInfo.With(prometheus.Labels{
+		"outpost_name": a.Outpost.Name,
+		"outpost_type": a.Server.Type(),
+		"uuid":         a.instanceUUID.String(),
+		"version":      constants.VERSION,
+		"build":        constants.BUILD(),
+	}).Set(1)
 	err := a.OnRefresh()
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to run initial refresh")
diff --git a/internal/web/metrics.go b/internal/web/metrics.go
index 0d71197a1..29489c55e 100644
--- a/internal/web/metrics.go
+++ b/internal/web/metrics.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ var (
 func RunMetricsServer() {
 	m := mux.NewRouter()
 	m.Path("/metrics").HandlerFunc(func(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-		defer promhttp.InstrumentMetricHandler(
+		promhttp.InstrumentMetricHandler(
 			prometheus.DefaultRegisterer, promhttp.HandlerFor(prometheus.DefaultGatherer, promhttp.HandlerOpts{
 				DisableCompression: true,
 			}),