diff --git a/pkg/jobs/job_scheduler.go b/pkg/jobs/job_scheduler.go
index 1cd51fe4ac92..dc36a78e617a 100644
--- a/pkg/jobs/job_scheduler.go
+++ b/pkg/jobs/job_scheduler.go
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ const recheckRunningAfter = 1 * time.Minute
 type loopStats struct {
 	rescheduleWait, rescheduleSkip, started int64
 	readyToRun, jobsRunning                 int64
+	malformed                               int64
 }
 
 func (s *loopStats) updateMetrics(m *SchedulerMetrics) {
@@ -123,6 +124,7 @@ func (s *loopStats) updateMetrics(m *SchedulerMetrics) {
 	m.NumRunning.Update(s.jobsRunning)
 	m.RescheduleSkip.Update(s.rescheduleSkip)
 	m.RescheduleWait.Update(s.rescheduleWait)
+	m.NumMalformedSchedules.Update(s.malformed)
 }
 
 func (s *jobScheduler) processSchedule(
@@ -290,7 +292,7 @@ func (s *jobScheduler) executeSchedules(
 	for _, row := range rows {
 		schedule, numRunning, err := s.unmarshalScheduledJob(row, cols)
 		if err != nil {
-			s.metrics.NumBadSchedules.Inc(1)
+			stats.malformed++
 			log.Errorf(ctx, "error parsing schedule: %+v", row)
 			continue
 		}
@@ -303,7 +305,7 @@ func (s *jobScheduler) executeSchedules(
 			}
 
 			// Failed to process schedule.
-			s.metrics.NumBadSchedules.Inc(1)
+			s.metrics.NumErrSchedules.Inc(1)
 			log.Errorf(ctx,
 				"error processing schedule %d: %+v", schedule.ScheduleID(), processErr)
 
diff --git a/pkg/jobs/schedule_metrics.go b/pkg/jobs/schedule_metrics.go
index 3504c3aeb878..f613e2b5296f 100644
--- a/pkg/jobs/schedule_metrics.go
+++ b/pkg/jobs/schedule_metrics.go
@@ -42,7 +42,10 @@ type SchedulerMetrics struct {
 	// Number of schedules rescheduled due to WAIT policy.
 	RescheduleWait *metric.Gauge
 	// Number of schedules that could not be processed due to an error.
-	NumBadSchedules *metric.Counter
+	NumErrSchedules *metric.Gauge
+	// Number of schedules that are malformed: that is, the schedules
+	// we cannot parse, or even attempt to execute.
+	NumMalformedSchedules *metric.Gauge
 }
 
 // MakeSchedulerMetrics returns metrics for scheduled job daemon.
@@ -83,9 +86,16 @@ func MakeSchedulerMetrics() SchedulerMetrics {
 			Unit:        metric.Unit_COUNT,
 		}),
 
-		NumBadSchedules: metric.NewCounter(metric.Metadata{
-			Name:        "schedules.corrupt",
-			Help:        "Number of corrupt/bad schedules",
+		NumErrSchedules: metric.NewGauge(metric.Metadata{
+			Name:        "schedules.error",
+			Help:        "Number of schedules which did not execute successfully",
+			Measurement: "Schedules",
+			Unit:        metric.Unit_COUNT,
+		}),
+
+		NumMalformedSchedules: metric.NewGauge(metric.Metadata{
+			Name:        "schedules.malformed",
+			Help:        "Number of malformed schedules",
 			Measurement: "Schedules",
 			Unit:        metric.Unit_COUNT,
 		}),
diff --git a/pkg/ts/catalog/chart_catalog.go b/pkg/ts/catalog/chart_catalog.go
index 1183cbceb04c..b7696210c0d9 100644
--- a/pkg/ts/catalog/chart_catalog.go
+++ b/pkg/ts/catalog/chart_catalog.go
@@ -2225,7 +2225,8 @@ var charts = []sectionDescription{
 			{
 				Title: "Total",
 				Metrics: []string{
-					"schedules.corrupt",
+					"schedules.malformed",
+					"schedules.error",
 					"schedules.total.started",
 					"schedules.total.succeeded",
 					"schedules.total.failed",