diff --git a/swarm/api/http/middleware.go b/swarm/api/http/middleware.go
index 115a008566..3800212c21 100644
--- a/swarm/api/http/middleware.go
+++ b/swarm/api/http/middleware.go
@@ -74,13 +74,15 @@ func ParseURI(h http.Handler) http.Handler {
 
 func InitLoggingResponseWriter(h http.Handler) http.Handler {
 	return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-		startTime := time.Now()
-		defer metrics.GetOrRegisterResettingTimer(fmt.Sprintf("http.request.%s.time", r.Method), nil).UpdateSince(startTime)
+		tn := time.Now()
 
 		writer := newLoggingResponseWriter(w)
 		h.ServeHTTP(writer, r)
-		log.Info("request served", "ruid", GetRUID(r.Context()), "code", writer.statusCode)
-		metrics.GetOrRegisterResettingTimer(fmt.Sprintf("http.request.%s.%d.time", r.Method, writer.statusCode), nil).UpdateSince(startTime)
+
+		ts := time.Since(tn)
+		log.Info("request served", "ruid", GetRUID(r.Context()), "code", writer.statusCode, "time", ts*time.Millisecond)
+		metrics.GetOrRegisterResettingTimer(fmt.Sprintf("http.request.%s.time", r.Method), nil).Update(ts)
+		metrics.GetOrRegisterResettingTimer(fmt.Sprintf("http.request.%s.%d.time", r.Method, writer.statusCode), nil).Update(ts)
 	})
 }