diff --git a/django_prometheus/exports.py b/django_prometheus/exports.py
index 91c8dfe7..8630400d 100644
--- a/django_prometheus/exports.py
+++ b/django_prometheus/exports.py
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ def ExportToDjangoView(request):
     You can use django_prometheus.urls to map /metrics to this view.
     """
     if "prometheus_multiproc_dir" in os.environ:
-        registry = prometheus_client.CollectorRegistry()
+        registry = prometheus_client.REGISTRY
         multiprocess.MultiProcessCollector(registry)
     else:
         registry = prometheus_client.REGISTRY