diff --git a/osm_mon/collector/vnf_collectors/openstack.py b/osm_mon/collector/vnf_collectors/openstack.py
index f63d0b2..58721a9 100644
--- a/osm_mon/collector/vnf_collectors/openstack.py
+++ b/osm_mon/collector/vnf_collectors/openstack.py
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
             return ceilometer
         except EndpointNotFound:
             gnocchi = GnocchiBackend(vim_account)
-            gnocchi.client.status.get()
+            gnocchi.client.metric.list(limit=1)
             return gnocchi
 
     def _get_metric_type(self, metric_name: str, interface_name: str) -> MetricType: