diff --git a/ebean-datasource/src/main/java/io/ebean/datasource/pool/ConnectionPool.java b/ebean-datasource/src/main/java/io/ebean/datasource/pool/ConnectionPool.java
index 47b32cf..48f53da 100644
--- a/ebean-datasource/src/main/java/io/ebean/datasource/pool/ConnectionPool.java
+++ b/ebean-datasource/src/main/java/io/ebean/datasource/pool/ConnectionPool.java
@@ -155,6 +155,8 @@ private void init() {
         initialiseDatabase();
       }
       initialiseConnections();
+      // reset the metrics
+      status(true);
     } catch (SQLException e) {
       throw new DataSourceInitialiseException("Error initialising DataSource with user: " + user + " error:" + e.getMessage(), e);
     }