diff --git a/management/server/metrics/selfhosted.go b/management/server/metrics/selfhosted.go
index 2e613c56c..f1728ba7c 100644
--- a/management/server/metrics/selfhosted.go
+++ b/management/server/metrics/selfhosted.go
@@ -182,6 +182,8 @@ func (w *Worker) generateProperties() properties {
 	metricsProperties := make(properties)
 	osPeers = make(map[string]int)
 	osUIClients = make(map[string]int)
+	rulesProtocol = make(map[string]int)
+	rulesDirection = make(map[string]int)
 	uptime = time.Since(w.startupTime).Seconds()
 	connections := w.connManager.GetAllConnectedPeers()
 	version = nbversion.NetbirdVersion()