diff --git a/handlers/badges.go b/handlers/badges.go
index 3bf5aab..ae8ebb3 100644
--- a/handlers/badges.go
+++ b/handlers/badges.go
@@ -121,9 +121,9 @@ func (handler *BadgesHandler) generateSVG(c *gin.Context, colorScheme ColorSchem
 
 	prometheusOptions := badge.OptionStruct.(*models.PrometheusOptions)
 
-	metric, _ := handler.queryMetric(badge, handler.PrometheusAPIClient, prometheusOptions)
+	metric, _ := handler.queryMetric(badge, internalRequest, prometheusOptions)
 
-	metricValue := int(metric.Value)
+	metricValue := metric.Value
 	label := metric.Label
 
 	valueRectWidth := 40
@@ -247,14 +247,14 @@ func (handler *BadgesHandler) CreateBadge(c *gin.Context) {
 	c.JSON(http.StatusOK, gin.H{"id": newID})
 }
 
-func (handler *BadgesHandler) queryMetric(badge *models.Badge, client api.Client, options *models.PrometheusOptions) (*Metric, error) {
+func (handler *BadgesHandler) queryMetric(badge *models.Badge, internalRequest bool, options *models.PrometheusOptions) (*Metric, error) {
 	viewCount, err := handler.fetchViewCountFromDB(badge)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	if viewCount.Count == 0 {
-		v1api := v1.NewAPI(client)
+		v1api := v1.NewAPI(handler.PrometheusAPIClient)
 		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), metricRequestTimeout)
 		defer cancel()
 
@@ -271,9 +271,11 @@ func (handler *BadgesHandler) queryMetric(badge *models.Badge, client api.Client
 			viewCount.Count = int(float64(v.Value))
 		}
 	}
-
-	if err = handler.updateMetric(viewCount); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+	// only increase count for non internal request
+	if !internalRequest {
+		if err = handler.updateMetric(viewCount); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
 	}
 
 	return &Metric{