diff --git a/extensions/micrometer/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/micrometer/deployment/binder/StorkMetricsLoadBalancerFailTest.java b/extensions/micrometer/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/micrometer/deployment/binder/StorkMetricsLoadBalancerFailTest.java
index bffc6ed8ea71c..586569da48acb 100644
--- a/extensions/micrometer/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/micrometer/deployment/binder/StorkMetricsLoadBalancerFailTest.java
+++ b/extensions/micrometer/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/micrometer/deployment/binder/StorkMetricsLoadBalancerFailTest.java
@@ -117,9 +117,14 @@ private void assertStorkMetricsInMicrometerRegistry(String serviceName) {
         Util.assertTags(Tag.of("service-name", serviceName), instanceCounter, serviceDiscoveryDuration,
                 serviceSelectionDuration);
 
+        Assertions.assertThat(instanceCounter).isNotNull();
+        Assertions.assertThat(serviceDiscoveryDuration).isNotNull();
+        Assertions.assertThat(serviceSelectionDuration).isNotNull();
+        Assertions.assertThat(serviceDiscoveryFailures).isNotNull();
+        Assertions.assertThat(loadBalancerFailures).isNotNull();
         Assertions.assertThat(instanceCounter.count()).isEqualTo(1);
         Assertions.assertThat(loadBalancerFailures.count()).isEqualTo(1);
-        Assertions.assertThat(serviceDiscoveryFailures).isNull();// FIXME should this be null?
+        Assertions.assertThat(serviceDiscoveryFailures.count()).isEqualTo(0);
         Assertions.assertThat(serviceDiscoveryDuration.totalTime(TimeUnit.NANOSECONDS)).isGreaterThan(0);
         Assertions.assertThat(serviceSelectionDuration.totalTime(TimeUnit.NANOSECONDS)).isGreaterThan(0);
     }
diff --git a/extensions/micrometer/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/micrometer/deployment/binder/StorkMetricsServiceDiscoveryFailTest.java b/extensions/micrometer/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/micrometer/deployment/binder/StorkMetricsServiceDiscoveryFailTest.java
index ff5bb5f48fa46..92beb6f34c099 100644
--- a/extensions/micrometer/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/micrometer/deployment/binder/StorkMetricsServiceDiscoveryFailTest.java
+++ b/extensions/micrometer/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/micrometer/deployment/binder/StorkMetricsServiceDiscoveryFailTest.java
@@ -98,8 +98,13 @@ private void assertStorkMetricsInMicrometerRegistry(String serviceName) {
         Util.assertTags(Tag.of("service-name", serviceName), instanceCounter, serviceDiscoveryDuration,
                 serviceSelectionDuration);
 
-        Assertions.assertThat(instanceCounter.count()).isEqualTo(-1); // same as initial value
-        Assertions.assertThat(loadBalancerFailures).isNull(); // FIXME it probably shouldn't be null
+        Assertions.assertThat(instanceCounter).isNotNull();
+        Assertions.assertThat(serviceDiscoveryDuration).isNotNull();
+        Assertions.assertThat(serviceSelectionDuration).isNotNull();
+        Assertions.assertThat(serviceDiscoveryFailures).isNotNull();
+        Assertions.assertThat(loadBalancerFailures).isNotNull();
+        Assertions.assertThat(instanceCounter.count()).isEqualTo(0);
+        Assertions.assertThat(loadBalancerFailures.count()).isEqualTo(0);
         Assertions.assertThat(serviceDiscoveryFailures.count()).isEqualTo(1);
         Assertions.assertThat(serviceDiscoveryDuration.totalTime(TimeUnit.NANOSECONDS)).isGreaterThan(0);
         Assertions.assertThat(serviceSelectionDuration.totalTime(TimeUnit.NANOSECONDS)).isGreaterThan(0);
diff --git a/extensions/micrometer/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/micrometer/deployment/binder/StorkMetricsTest.java b/extensions/micrometer/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/micrometer/deployment/binder/StorkMetricsTest.java
index 0b0a4b8d74ce4..b7b548f914ec7 100644
--- a/extensions/micrometer/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/micrometer/deployment/binder/StorkMetricsTest.java
+++ b/extensions/micrometer/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/micrometer/deployment/binder/StorkMetricsTest.java
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ static void removeRegistry() {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void shouldGetStorkMetricsForTwoServicesWhenEverythingSucceded() {
+    public void shouldGetStorkMetricsForTwoServicesWhenEverythingSucceeded() {
         when().get("/ping/one").then().statusCode(200);
         when().get("greeting/hola").then().statusCode(200);
 
@@ -86,12 +86,16 @@ private void assertStorkMetricsInMicrometerRegistry(String serviceName) {
         Util.assertTags(Tag.of("service-name", serviceName), instanceCounter, serviceDiscoveryDuration,
                 serviceSelectionDuration);
 
+        Assertions.assertThat(instanceCounter).isNotNull();
+        Assertions.assertThat(serviceDiscoveryDuration).isNotNull();
+        Assertions.assertThat(serviceSelectionDuration).isNotNull();
+        Assertions.assertThat(serviceDiscoveryFailures).isNotNull();
+        Assertions.assertThat(loadBalancerFailures).isNotNull();
         Assertions.assertThat(instanceCounter.count()).isEqualTo(1);
         Assertions.assertThat(serviceDiscoveryDuration.totalTime(TimeUnit.NANOSECONDS)).isGreaterThan(0);
         Assertions.assertThat(serviceSelectionDuration.totalTime(TimeUnit.NANOSECONDS)).isGreaterThan(0);
-        // FIXME not why this is null.
-        Assertions.assertThat(serviceDiscoveryFailures).isNull();
-        Assertions.assertThat(loadBalancerFailures).isNull();
+        Assertions.assertThat(serviceDiscoveryFailures.count()).isEqualTo(0);
+        Assertions.assertThat(loadBalancerFailures.count()).isEqualTo(0);
     }
 
     public static void assertStorkMetrics(String serviceName) {
diff --git a/extensions/micrometer/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/micrometer/runtime/binder/stork/StorkObservationCollectorBean.java b/extensions/micrometer/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/micrometer/runtime/binder/stork/StorkObservationCollectorBean.java
index c6c6ec28b84e3..a49b5ed341a12 100644
--- a/extensions/micrometer/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/micrometer/runtime/binder/stork/StorkObservationCollectorBean.java
+++ b/extensions/micrometer/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/micrometer/runtime/binder/stork/StorkObservationCollectorBean.java
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public StorkObservationCollectorBean(final MeterRegistry registry) {
 
         this.serviceSelectionTimer = Timer
                 .builder("stork.service-selection.duration")
-                .description("The duration of the selection operation ")
+                .description("The duration of the selection operation")
                 .withRegistry(registry);
 
         this.serviceDiscoveryFailures = Counter
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public StorkObservationCollectorBean(final MeterRegistry registry) {
 
         this.serviceSelectionFailures = Counter
                 .builder("stork.service-selection.failures")
-                .description("The number of failures during service selection.")
+                .description("The number of failures during service selection")
                 .withRegistry(registry);
     }
 
@@ -69,18 +69,27 @@ public StorkObservation create(String serviceName, String serviceDiscoveryType,
     public void complete(StorkObservation observation) {
         Tags tags = Tags.of(Tag.of("service-name", observation.getServiceName()));
 
-        this.instanceCounter.withTags(tags).increment(observation.getDiscoveredInstancesCount());
+        int count = observation.getDiscoveredInstancesCount();
+        this.instanceCounter.withTags(tags).increment(Math.max(count, 0));
         this.serviceDiscoveryTimer.withTags(tags).record(observation.getServiceDiscoveryDuration().getNano(),
                 TimeUnit.NANOSECONDS);
         this.serviceSelectionTimer.withTags(tags).record(observation.getServiceSelectionDuration().getNano(),
                 TimeUnit.NANOSECONDS);
 
+        Counter ssf = this.serviceSelectionFailures.withTags(tags);
+        Counter sdf = this.serviceDiscoveryFailures.withTags(tags);
         if (observation.failure() != null) {
             if (observation.isServiceDiscoverySuccessful()) {
-                this.serviceSelectionFailures.withTags(tags).increment();
+                ssf.increment();
             } else {// SD failure
-                this.serviceDiscoveryFailures.withTags(tags).increment();
+                sdf.increment();
+                // This forces the creation of the counter if it does not exist.
+                ssf.increment(0);
             }
+        } else {
+            // This forces the creation of the counters if they do not exist.
+            ssf.increment(0);
+            sdf.increment(0);
         }
 
     }