diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d56daec..8411991 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -33,22 +33,23 @@ The application reads configuration using environment variables:
 | `QBITTORRENT_PASS`   | `""`          | qbittorrent password |
 | `EXPORTER_PORT`      | `8000`        | Exporter listening port |
 | `EXPORTER_LOG_LEVEL` | `INFO`        | Log level. One of: `DEBUG`, `INFO`, `WARNING`, `ERROR`, `CRITICAL` |
+| `METRICS_PREFIX`     | `qbittorrent` | Prefix to add to all the metrics |
 
 
 ## Metrics
 
-These are the metrics this program exports:
+These are the metrics this program exports, assuming the `METRICS_PREFIX` is `qbittorrent`:
 
 
 | Metric name                                         | Type     | Description      |
 | --------------------------------------------------- | -------- | ---------------- |
 | `qbittorrent_up`                                    | gauge    | Whether if the qBittorrent server is answering requests from this exporter. A `version` label with the server version is added |
-| `connected`                                         | gauge    | Whether if the qBittorrent server is connected to the Bittorrent network.  |
-| `firewalled`                                        | gauge    | Whether if the qBittorrent server is connected to the Bittorrent network but is behind a firewall.  |
-| `dht_nodes`                                         | gauge    | Number of DHT nodes connected to |
-| `dl_info_data`                                      | counter  | Data downloaded since the server started, in bytes |
-| `up_info_data`                                      | counter  | Data uploaded since the server started, in bytes |
-| `torrents_count`                                    | gauge    | Number of torrents for each `category` and `status`. Example: `torrents_count{category="movies",status="downloading"}`|
+| `qbittorrent_connected`                                         | gauge    | Whether if the qBittorrent server is connected to the Bittorrent network.  |
+| `qbittorrent_firewalled`                                        | gauge    | Whether if the qBittorrent server is connected to the Bittorrent network but is behind a firewall.  |
+| `qbittorrent_dht_nodes`                                         | gauge    | Number of DHT nodes connected to |
+| `qbittorrent_dl_info_data`                                      | counter  | Data downloaded since the server started, in bytes |
+| `qbittorrent_up_info_data`                                      | counter  | Data uploaded since the server started, in bytes |
+| `qbittorrent_torrents_count`                                    | gauge    | Number of torrents for each `category` and `status`. Example: `qbittorrent_torrents_count{category="movies",status="downloading"}`|
 
 ## License
 
diff --git a/qbittorrent_exporter/exporter.py b/qbittorrent_exporter/exporter.py
index e16e64c..3050f8f 100644
--- a/qbittorrent_exporter/exporter.py
+++ b/qbittorrent_exporter/exporter.py
@@ -77,34 +77,34 @@ class QbittorrentMetricsCollector():
 
         return [
             {
-                "name": "qbittorrent_up",
+                "name": f"{self.config['metrics_prefix']}_up",
                 "value": response is not None,
                 "labels": {"version": version},
                 "help": "Whether if server is alive or not",
             },
             {
-                "name": "connected",
+                "name": f"{self.config['metrics_prefix']}_connected",
                 "value": response.get("connection_status", "") == "connected",
                 "help": "Whether if server is connected or not",
             },
             {
-                "name": "firewalled",
+                "name": f"{self.config['metrics_prefix']}_firewalled",
                 "value": response.get("connection_status", "") == "firewalled",
                 "help": "Whether if server is under a firewall or not",
             },
             {
-                "name": "dht_nodes",
+                "name": f"{self.config['metrics_prefix']}_dht_nodes",
                 "value": response.get("dht_nodes", 0),
                 "help": "DHT nodes connected to",
             },
             {
-                "name": "dl_info_data",
+                "name": f"{self.config['metrics_prefix']}_dl_info_data",
                 "value": response.get("dl_info_data", 0),
                 "help": "Data downloaded this session (bytes)",
                 "type": "counter"
             },
             {
-                "name": "up_info_data",
+                "name": f"{self.config['metrics_prefix']}_up_info_data",
                 "value": response.get("up_info_data", 0),
                 "help": "Data uploaded this session (bytes)",
                 "type": "counter"
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ class QbittorrentMetricsCollector():
                     t for t in category_torrents if getattr(TorrentStates, status_prop).fget(TorrentStates(t['state']))
                 ]
                 metrics.append({
-                    "name": "torrents_count",
+                    "name": f"{self.config['metrics_prefix']}_torrents_count",
                     "value": len(status_torrents),
                     "labels": {
                         "status": status,
@@ -166,7 +166,8 @@ def main():
         "username": os.environ.get("QBITTORRENT_USER", ""),
         "password": os.environ.get("QBITTORRENT_PASS", ""),
         "exporter_port": int(os.environ.get("EXPORTER_PORT", "8000")),
-        "log_level": os.environ.get("EXPORTER_LOG_LEVEL", "INFO")
+        "log_level": os.environ.get("EXPORTER_LOG_LEVEL", "INFO"),
+        "metrics_prefix": os.environ.get("METRICS_PREFIX", "qbittorrent"),
     }
 
     # Register signal handler