diff --git a/src/middleware/payload.rs b/src/middleware/payload.rs
index 765a767..ea72dc5 100644
--- a/src/middleware/payload.rs
+++ b/src/middleware/payload.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use std::{
     future::{ready, Ready},
     rc::Rc,
-    time::Duration,
+    time::{Duration, Instant},
 };
 
 use actix_web::{
@@ -15,6 +15,36 @@ use crate::{future::NowOrNever, stream::LocalBoxStream};
 
 const LIMIT: usize = 256;
 
+struct MetricsGuard {
+    start: Instant,
+    armed: bool,
+}
+
+impl MetricsGuard {
+    fn guard() -> Self {
+        metrics::counter!("pict-rs.payload.drain.start").increment(1);
+
+        MetricsGuard {
+            start: Instant::now(),
+            armed: true,
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn disarm(mut self) {
+        self.armed = false;
+    }
+}
+
+impl Drop for MetricsGuard {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        metrics::counter!("pict-rs.payload.drain.end", "completed" => (!self.armed).to_string())
+            .increment(1);
+
+        metrics::histogram!("pict-rs.payload.drain.duration", "completed" => (!self.armed).to_string())
+            .record(self.start.elapsed().as_secs_f64());
+    }
+}
+
 async fn drain(rx: flume::Receiver<actix_web::dev::Payload>) {
     let mut set = JoinSet::new();
 
@@ -22,11 +52,13 @@ async fn drain(rx: flume::Receiver<actix_web::dev::Payload>) {
         tracing::trace!("drain: looping");
 
         // draining a payload is a best-effort task - if we can't collect in 2 minutes we bail
+        let guard = MetricsGuard::guard();
         set.spawn_local(tokio::time::timeout(Duration::from_secs(120), async move {
             let mut streamer = payload.into_streamer();
             while streamer.next().await.is_some() {
                 tracing::trace!("drain drop bytes: looping");
             }
+            guard.disarm();
         }));
 
         let mut count = 0;
@@ -105,6 +137,7 @@ impl Drop for PayloadStream {
         if let Some(payload) = self.inner.take() {
             tracing::warn!("Dropped unclosed payload, draining");
             if self.sender.try_send(payload).is_err() {
+                metrics::counter!("pict-rs.payload.drain.fail-send").increment(1);
                 tracing::error!("Failed to send unclosed payload for draining");
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/queue.rs b/src/queue.rs
index d976aa3..501d66c 100644
--- a/src/queue.rs
+++ b/src/queue.rs
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ async fn process_image_jobs<S, F>(
             tracing::warn!("{}", format!("{e:?}"));
 
             if e.is_disconnected() {
-                tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_secs(3)).await;
+                tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_secs(10)).await;
             }
 
             continue;
diff --git a/src/queue/cleanup.rs b/src/queue/cleanup.rs
index 07540ed..6678d6a 100644
--- a/src/queue/cleanup.rs
+++ b/src/queue/cleanup.rs
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ async fn outdated_variants(repo: &ArcRepo, config: &Configuration) -> Result<(),
     let mut variant_stream = repo.older_variants(since).await?.into_streamer();
 
     while let Some(res) = variant_stream.next().await {
+        metrics::counter!("pict-rs.cleanup.outdated-variant").increment(1);
         tracing::trace!("outdated_variants: looping");
 
         let (hash, variant) = res?;
@@ -178,6 +179,7 @@ async fn outdated_proxies(repo: &ArcRepo, config: &Configuration) -> Result<(),
     let mut alias_stream = repo.older_aliases(since).await?.into_streamer();
 
     while let Some(res) = alias_stream.next().await {
+        metrics::counter!("pict-rs.cleanup.outdated-proxy").increment(1);
         tracing::trace!("outdated_proxies: looping");
 
         let alias = res?;