diff --git a/zipkin-server/src/main/scala/com/twitter/zipkin/query/QueryService.scala b/zipkin-server/src/main/scala/com/twitter/zipkin/query/QueryService.scala
index 0bf96083a2c..4d40fd1f1d0 100644
--- a/zipkin-server/src/main/scala/com/twitter/zipkin/query/QueryService.scala
+++ b/zipkin-server/src/main/scala/com/twitter/zipkin/query/QueryService.scala
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ class QueryService(storage: Storage, index: Index, aggregates: Aggregates, adjus
       annotation, value, endTs, limit, order))
     call(method) {
       if (annotation == null || "".equals(annotation)) {
-        errorStats.counter("%s_no_annotation").incr()
+        errorStats.counter("%s_no_annotation".format(method)).incr()
         return Future.exception(gen.QueryException("No annotation provided"))
       }