diff --git a/terraform/modules/aws_ecs_service/container_definition.json b/terraform/modules/aws_ecs_service/container_definition.json
index e4033b6..cc2bac6 100755
--- a/terraform/modules/aws_ecs_service/container_definition.json
+++ b/terraform/modules/aws_ecs_service/container_definition.json
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 %{ endif }
 %{ if use_adot_as_sidecar != "" }
   {
-      "name": "aws-otel-collector",
+      "name": "aws-otel-collector-${environment}",
       "cpu": 256,
       "memory": 512,
       "image": "amazon/aws-otel-collector",
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
       "mountPoints": []
     },
     {
-      "name": "aws-otel-emitter",
+      "name": "aws-otel-emitter-${environment}",
       "cpu": 256,
       "memory": 512,
       "image": "public.ecr.aws/aws-otel-test/aws-otel-goxray-sample-app:latest",
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
       "logConfiguration": {
         "logDriver": "awslogs",
         "options": {
-          "awslogs-group": "/ecs/ecs-aws-otel-sidecar-app",
+          "awslogs-group": "/ecs/ecs-aws-otel-sidecar-app-${environment}",
           "awslogs-region": "${region}",
           "awslogs-stream-prefix": "ecs",
           "awslogs-create-group": "True"
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
       },
       "dependsOn": [
         {
-          "containerName": "aws-otel-collector",
+          "containerName": "aws-otel-collector-${environment}",
           "condition": "START"
         }
       ],
@@ -92,14 +92,14 @@
       "mountPoints": []
     },
     {
-      "name": "nginx",
+      "name": "nginx-${environment}",
       "cpu": 256,
       "memory": 256,
       "image": "nginx:latest",
       "essential": false,
       "dependsOn": [
         {
-          "containerName": "aws-otel-collector",
+          "containerName": "aws-otel-collector-${environment}",
           "condition": "START"
         }
       ],
@@ -109,13 +109,13 @@
       "mountPoints": []
     },
     {
-      "name": "aoc-statsd-emitter",
+      "name": "aoc-statsd-emitter-${environment}",
       "cpu": 256,
       "memory": 512,
       "image": "alpine/socat:latest",
       "dependsOn": [
         {
-          "containerName": "aws-otel-collector",
+          "containerName": "aws-otel-collector-${environment}",
           "condition": "START"
         }
       ],
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
           "awslogs-create-group": "True",
           "awslogs-region": "${region}",
           "awslogs-stream-prefix": "ecs",
-          "awslogs-group": "/ecs/statsd-emitter"
+          "awslogs-group": "/ecs/statsd-emitter-${environment}"
         }
       },
       "entryPoint": [
diff --git a/veda-wfs3-app/fast_api_main.py b/veda-wfs3-app/fast_api_main.py
index ba844ce..ed72180 100644
--- a/veda-wfs3-app/fast_api_main.py
+++ b/veda-wfs3-app/fast_api_main.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 from fastapi import FastAPI, Request, Response, APIRouter
 from fastapi.routing import APIRoute
-from opentelemetry import trace
+from opentelemetry import trace, metrics
 from opentelemetry.instrumentation.fastapi import FastAPIInstrumentor
 from starlette_cramjam.middleware import CompressionMiddleware
 from tipg.db import close_db_connection, connect_to_db, register_collection_catalog
@@ -24,7 +24,10 @@
 db_config = json.loads(json.loads(os.environ.get("DB_CONFIG")))
 
 tracer = trace.get_tracer(__name__)
-
+meter = metrics.get_meter(__name__)
+request_counter = meter.create_counter(
+    "request.counter", unit="1", description="counts the number of requests"
+)
 
 class LoggerRouteHandler(APIRoute):
 
@@ -37,6 +40,7 @@ async def route_handler(request: Request) -> Response:
                 "route": self.path,
                 "method": request.method,
             }
+            request_counter.add(1, ctx)
             with tracer.start_as_current_span("handle_request") as route_handler_span:
                 route_handler_span.set_attribute("request.context.path", ctx["path"])
                 route_handler_span.set_attribute("request.context.route", ctx["route"])