diff --git a/pkg/util/kubernetes/autoscalers/datadogexternal.go b/pkg/util/kubernetes/autoscalers/datadogexternal.go
index 61bbe1993bf70..c00e8d59ad79e 100644
--- a/pkg/util/kubernetes/autoscalers/datadogexternal.go
+++ b/pkg/util/kubernetes/autoscalers/datadogexternal.go
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ func (p *Processor) queryDatadogExternal(ddQueries []string, timeWindow time.Dur
 	newVal, err := strconv.Atoi(queryLimits.Remaining)
 	if err == nil {
 		getMinRemainingRequestsTracker().update(newVal)
-		rateLimitsRemainingMin.Set(float64(minRemainingRequestsTracker.val), queryEndpoint, le.JoinLeaderLabel)
+		rateLimitsRemainingMin.Set(float64(minRemainingRequestsTracker.get()), queryEndpoint, le.JoinLeaderLabel)
 	}
 
 	return processedMetrics, nil
diff --git a/pkg/util/kubernetes/autoscalers/datadogexternal_util.go b/pkg/util/kubernetes/autoscalers/datadogexternal_util.go
index 8aec3ec874862..fbfb06197d73c 100644
--- a/pkg/util/kubernetes/autoscalers/datadogexternal_util.go
+++ b/pkg/util/kubernetes/autoscalers/datadogexternal_util.go
@@ -39,3 +39,7 @@ func (mt *minTracker) update(newVal int) {
 		mt.timestamp = time.Now()
 	}
 }
+
+func (mt *minTracker) get() int {
+	return mt.val
+}
diff --git a/pkg/util/kubernetes/autoscalers/datadogexternal_util_test.go b/pkg/util/kubernetes/autoscalers/datadogexternal_util_test.go
index b4c9374067c95..e9781496bf39a 100644
--- a/pkg/util/kubernetes/autoscalers/datadogexternal_util_test.go
+++ b/pkg/util/kubernetes/autoscalers/datadogexternal_util_test.go
@@ -14,34 +14,34 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
-func TestUpdateMinimumRemainingRequests(t *testing.T) {
+func TestUpdateMinTracker(t *testing.T) {
 	expiryDuration := 60 * time.Second
 
-	mrr := newMinTracker(expiryDuration)
+	mt := newMinTracker(expiryDuration)
 
 	// Should update
-	mrr.update(10)
-	assert.Equal(t, mrr.val, 10)
+	mt.update(10)
+	assert.Equal(t, mt.get(), 10)
 
 	// Should not update, since value didn't expire yet
-	mrr.update(11)
-	assert.Equal(t, mrr.val, 10)
+	mt.update(11)
+	assert.Equal(t, mt.get(), 10)
 
 	// simulate waiting half the expirationDuration
-	mrr.timestamp = time.Now().Add(-expiryDuration / 2)
+	mt.timestamp = time.Now().Add(-expiryDuration / 2)
 
 	// Should not update
-	mrr.update(199)
-	assert.Equal(t, mrr.val, 10)
+	mt.update(199)
+	assert.Equal(t, mt.get(), 10)
 
 	// Shoud update, even if value didn't expire because new value is lower
-	mrr.update(5)
-	assert.Equal(t, mrr.val, 5)
+	mt.update(5)
+	assert.Equal(t, mt.get(), 5)
 
 	// Change timestamp to simulate expiration
-	mrr.timestamp = time.Now().Add(-2 * expiryDuration)
+	mt.timestamp = time.Now().Add(-2 * expiryDuration)
 
 	// Shoud update because current value has expired
-	mrr.update(100)
-	assert.Equal(t, mrr.val, 100)
+	mt.update(100)
+	assert.Equal(t, mt.get(), 100)
 }