diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 7e08567..71db965 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -151,13 +151,17 @@ async fn route_metrics(
     let mut out = String::new();
 
     for bad in trafficdata {
+        let badcounter = match bad.counter {
+            Some(c) => c,
+            None => continue,
+        };
         let badid = escape_metric_label_value(&bad.id);
         match state.baedernames.get(&bad.id) {
             Some(name) => {
                 let badname = escape_metric_label_value(name);
-                out.push_str(&format!("berlinerbaeder_occupation{{bad=\"{}\", badname=\"{}\"}} {}\n", badid, badname, bad.counter.unwrap_or(-1)))}
+                out.push_str(&format!("berlinerbaeder_occupation{{bad=\"{}\", badname=\"{}\"}} {}\n", badid, badname, badcounter))}
             ,
-            None => out.push_str(&format!("berlinerbaeder_occupation{{bad=\"{}\"}} {}\n", badid, bad.counter.unwrap_or(-1))),
+            None => out.push_str(&format!("berlinerbaeder_occupation{{bad=\"{}\"}} {}\n", badid, badcounter)),
         };
     }