diff --git a/data/queue.py b/data/queue.py
index 9b03123d0..c5e5dad72 100644
--- a/data/queue.py
+++ b/data/queue.py
@@ -128,9 +128,9 @@ class WorkQueue(object):
 
     with self._transaction_factory(db):
       r = str(QueueItem.create(**params).id)
-      if self._metric_queue:
-        self._metric_queue.put('Added', 1, dimensions={'queue': self._queue_name})
-      return r
+    if self._metric_queue:
+      self._metric_queue.put('Added', 1, dimensions={'queue': self._queue_name})
+    return r
 
   def get(self, processing_time=300):
     """