diff --git a/public/app/plugins/datasource/stackdriver/StackdriverMetricFindQuery.ts b/public/app/plugins/datasource/stackdriver/StackdriverMetricFindQuery.ts
index 5a41efd3885..dd7fe6a22e3 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/datasource/stackdriver/StackdriverMetricFindQuery.ts
+++ b/public/app/plugins/datasource/stackdriver/StackdriverMetricFindQuery.ts
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ export default class StackdriverMetricFindQuery {
     const metricDescriptors = await this.datasource.getMetricTypes(this.datasource.projectName);
     return getMetricTypesByService(metricDescriptors, selectedService).map(s => ({
       text: s.displayName,
-      value: s.name,
+      value: s.type,
       expandable: true,
     }));
   }