diff --git a/collector/series.go b/collector/series.go
index d1799368..d088d816 100644
--- a/collector/series.go
+++ b/collector/series.go
@@ -17,21 +17,21 @@ func (s *seriesCreator) newSeries(name string, scrapeTarget ScrapeTarget, m *io_
 
 	if scrapeTarget.Namespace != "" {
 		ts.Labels = append(ts.Labels, prompb.Label{
-			Name:  []byte("namespace"),
+			Name:  []byte("adxmon_namespace"),
 			Value: []byte(scrapeTarget.Namespace),
 		})
 	}
 
 	if scrapeTarget.Pod != "" {
 		ts.Labels = append(ts.Labels, prompb.Label{
-			Name:  []byte("pod"),
+			Name:  []byte("adxmon_pod"),
 			Value: []byte(scrapeTarget.Pod),
 		})
 	}
 
 	if scrapeTarget.Container != "" {
 		ts.Labels = append(ts.Labels, prompb.Label{
-			Name:  []byte("container"),
+			Name:  []byte("adxmon_container"),
 			Value: []byte(scrapeTarget.Container),
 		})
 	}
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func (s *seriesCreator) newSeries(name string, scrapeTarget ScrapeTarget, m *io_
 	}
 
 	for k, v := range s.AddLabels {
-		if k == "namespace" || k == "pod" || k == "container" {
+		if k == "adxmon_namespace" || k == "adxmon_pod" || k == "adxmon_container" {
 			continue
 		}
 
diff --git a/collector/series_test.go b/collector/series_test.go
index 45af5dd3..ef3dbb26 100644
--- a/collector/series_test.go
+++ b/collector/series_test.go
@@ -57,11 +57,11 @@ func TestSeriesCreator_PodMetadata(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, 4, len(series.Labels))
 	require.Equal(t, "__name__", string(series.Labels[0].Name))
 	require.Equal(t, "test", string(series.Labels[0].Value))
-	require.Equal(t, "container", string(series.Labels[1].Name))
+	require.Equal(t, "adxmon_container", string(series.Labels[1].Name))
 	require.Equal(t, "container", string(series.Labels[1].Value))
-	require.Equal(t, "namespace", string(series.Labels[2].Name))
+	require.Equal(t, "adxmon_namespace", string(series.Labels[2].Name))
 	require.Equal(t, "namespace", string(series.Labels[2].Value))
-	require.Equal(t, "pod", string(series.Labels[3].Name))
+	require.Equal(t, "adxmon_pod", string(series.Labels[3].Name))
 	require.Equal(t, "pod", string(series.Labels[3].Value))
 }
 
@@ -86,17 +86,25 @@ func TestSeriesCreator_AddLabels(t *testing.T) {
 		Pod:       "pod",
 		Container: "container",
 	}, m)
-	require.Equal(t, 5, len(series.Labels))
+	require.Equal(t, 6, len(series.Labels))
+	// Labels should be sorted by name
 	require.Equal(t, "__name__", string(series.Labels[0].Name))
 	require.Equal(t, "test", string(series.Labels[0].Value))
-	require.Equal(t, "container", string(series.Labels[1].Name))
+	// adxmon_ should always be added
+	require.Equal(t, "adxmon_container", string(series.Labels[1].Name))
 	require.Equal(t, "container", string(series.Labels[1].Value))
-	require.Equal(t, "foo", string(series.Labels[2].Name))
-	require.Equal(t, "overridden", string(series.Labels[2].Value))
-	require.Equal(t, "namespace", string(series.Labels[3].Name))
-	require.Equal(t, "namespace", string(series.Labels[3].Value))
-	require.Equal(t, "pod", string(series.Labels[4].Name))
-	require.Equal(t, "pod", string(series.Labels[4].Value))
+	require.Equal(t, "adxmon_namespace", string(series.Labels[2].Name))
+	require.Equal(t, "namespace", string(series.Labels[2].Value))
+	require.Equal(t, "adxmon_pod", string(series.Labels[3].Name))
+	require.Equal(t, "pod", string(series.Labels[3].Value))
+
+	// Label foo is overridden by the series
+	require.Equal(t, "foo", string(series.Labels[4].Name))
+	require.Equal(t, "overridden", string(series.Labels[4].Value))
+
+	// Original label is still present
+	require.Equal(t, "namespace", string(series.Labels[5].Name))
+	require.Equal(t, "default", string(series.Labels[5].Value))
 }
 
 func TestSeriesCreator_DropLabels(t *testing.T) {
@@ -122,14 +130,14 @@ func TestSeriesCreator_DropLabels(t *testing.T) {
 		Pod:       "pod",
 		Container: "container",
 	}, m)
-	require.Equal(t, 4, len(series.Labels))
+	require.Equal(t, 5, len(series.Labels))
 	require.Equal(t, "__name__", string(series.Labels[0].Name))
 	require.Equal(t, "test", string(series.Labels[0].Value))
-	require.Equal(t, "container", string(series.Labels[1].Name))
+	require.Equal(t, "adxmon_container", string(series.Labels[1].Name))
 	require.Equal(t, "container", string(series.Labels[1].Value))
-	require.Equal(t, "namespace", string(series.Labels[2].Name))
+	require.Equal(t, "adxmon_namespace", string(series.Labels[2].Name))
 	require.Equal(t, "namespace", string(series.Labels[2].Value))
-	require.Equal(t, "pod", string(series.Labels[3].Name))
+	require.Equal(t, "adxmon_pod", string(series.Labels[3].Name))
 	require.Equal(t, "pod", string(series.Labels[3].Value))
 }