diff --git a/server/v2/api/telemetry/server.go b/server/v2/api/telemetry/server.go
index cd08eb7defae..7e3e066010b6 100644
--- a/server/v2/api/telemetry/server.go
+++ b/server/v2/api/telemetry/server.go
@@ -67,10 +67,10 @@ func (s *Server[T]) Start(ctx context.Context) error {
 	}
 
 	mux := http.NewServeMux()
-	mux.HandleFunc("/", s.metricsHandler)
-	// keeping /metrics for backwards compatibility
-	mux.HandleFunc("/metrics", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-		http.Redirect(w, r, "/", http.StatusMovedPermanently)
+	// /metrics is the default standard path for Prometheus metrics.
+	mux.HandleFunc("/metrics", s.metricsHandler)
+	mux.HandleFunc("/", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		http.Redirect(w, r, "/metrics", http.StatusMovedPermanently)
 	})
 
 	s.server = &http.Server{