diff --git a/light9/effect/sequencer/eval_faders.py b/light9/effect/sequencer/eval_faders.py
--- a/light9/effect/sequencer/eval_faders.py
+++ b/light9/effect/sequencer/eval_faders.py
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ import time
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from typing import List, Optional, cast
 
+from prometheus_client import Summary
+
 from rdfdb import SyncedGraph
 from rdflib import URIRef
 from rdflib.term import Node
@@ -16,6 +18,8 @@ from light9.typedgraph import typedValue
 
 log = logging.getLogger('seq.fader')
 
+COMPILE=Summary('compile_graph_fader', '')
+
 @dataclass
 class Fader:
     graph: SyncedGraph
@@ -46,7 +50,7 @@ class FaderEval:
         log.debug('seq.onCodeChange')
         self.graph.addHandler(self._compile)
 
-    @metrics('compile_graph_fader').time()
+    @COMPILE.time()
     def _compile(self) -> None:
         """rebuild our data from the graph"""
         self.faders = []