diff --git a/apps/nsqadmin/main.go b/apps/nsqadmin/main.go
index 328ac3527..9e3e63e0e 100644
--- a/apps/nsqadmin/main.go
+++ b/apps/nsqadmin/main.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ var (
 	graphiteURL   = flagSet.String("graphite-url", "", "graphite HTTP address")
 	proxyGraphite = flagSet.Bool("proxy-graphite", false, "proxy HTTP requests to graphite")
 
-	useStatsdPrefixes = flagSet.Bool("use-statsd-prefixes", true, "expect statsd prefixed keys in graphite (ie: 'stats_counts.')")
+	useStatsdPrefixes = flagSet.Bool("use-statsd-prefixes", true, "expect statsd prefixed keys in graphite (ie: 'stats.counters.' and 'stats.gauges.')")
 	statsdPrefix      = flagSet.String("statsd-prefix", "nsq.%s", "prefix used for keys sent to statsd (%s for host replacement, must match nsqd)")
 	statsdInterval    = flagSet.Duration("statsd-interval", 60*time.Second, "time interval nsqd is configured to push to statsd (must match nsqd)")
 
diff --git a/nsqadmin/static/js/lib/handlebars_helpers.js b/nsqadmin/static/js/lib/handlebars_helpers.js
index 78a1133a4..6e9bad311 100644
--- a/nsqadmin/static/js/lib/handlebars_helpers.js
+++ b/nsqadmin/static/js/lib/handlebars_helpers.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ var statsdPrefix = function(host, metricType) {
         prefix += '.';
     }
     if (AppState.get('USE_STATSD_PREFIXES') && metricType === 'counter') {
-        prefix = 'stats_counts.' + prefix;
+        prefix = 'stats.counters.' + prefix;
     } else if (AppState.get('USE_STATSD_PREFIXES') && metricType === 'gauge') {
         prefix = 'stats.gauges.' + prefix;
     }