diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b34087b..60ea02d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,20 +2,18 @@
 
 ### **Breaking changes**
 
-* `systemd_unit_state` label `type` has new meaning
-   Now shows Unit type (`service`, `scope`, etc), not Service Unit types (`simple`, `forking`, etc)
-   or mount unit types(`aufs`,`ext3`, etc). Service and mount types have been moved to `systemd_unit_info` 
+* `systemd_unit_state` label `type` has new meaning. Previously `type` contained service unit type (`simple`, `forking`, etc) or mount unit types (`aufs`, `ext3`, etc). Now `systemd_unit_state{type}` contains overall unit type (`service`, `scope`, etc) to allow easy PromQL group by clauses. Service and mount types have been moved to `systemd_unit_info` 
 
 ### Changes
 
 - [FEATURE] Read unit CPU usage from cgroup. Added `systemd_unit_cpu_seconds_total` metric. **Note** - Untested on unified hierarchy
 - [FEATURE] Add `systemd_unit_info` with metainformation about units incl. subtype specific info
 - [ENHANCEMENT] Added `type` label to all metrics named `systemd_unit-*` to support PromQL grouping
-* [ENHANCEMENT] `systemd_unit_state` works for all unit types, not just service and mount units
-* [ENHANCEMENT] Scrapes are approx 80% faster. If needed, set GOMAXPROCS to limit max concurrency
-* [CHANGE] Start tracking metric cardinality in readme
-* [CHANGE] Expanded default set of unit types monitored. Only device unit types are not enabled by default
-* [BUGFIX] `timer_last_trigger_seconds` metric is now exported as expected for all timers
+- [ENHANCEMENT] `systemd_unit_state` works for all unit types, not just service and mount units
+- [ENHANCEMENT] Scrapes are approx 80% faster. If needed, set GOMAXPROCS to limit max concurrency
+- [CHANGE] Start tracking metric cardinality in readme
+- [CHANGE] Expanded default set of unit types monitored. Only device unit types are not enabled by default
+- [BUGFIX] `timer_last_trigger_seconds` metric is now exported as expected for all timers
 
 ## 0.2.0 / 2019-03-20
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9d52ad1..9fa8f76 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -79,15 +79,15 @@ Note that a number of unit types are filtered by default
 | ----------------------------------------- | ----------- | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------ |
 | systemd_exporter_build_info               | Gauge       | UNSTABLE | 1 per systemd-exporter                                             |
 | systemd_unit_info                         | Gauge       | UNSTABLE | 1 per service + 1 per mount                                        |
-| systemd_unit_cpu_seconds_total            | Gauge       | UNSTABLE | 2 per mount/scope/slice/socket/swap {mode="system/user"}           |
+| systemd_unit_cpu_seconds_total            | Counter     | UNSTABLE | 2 per mount/scope/slice/socket/swap {mode="system/user"}           |
 | systemd_unit_state                        | Gauge       | UNSTABLE | 5 per unit {state="activating/active/deactivating/failed/inactive} |
 | systemd_unit_tasks_current                | Gauge       | UNSTABLE | 1 per service                                                      |
 | systemd_unit_tasks_max                    | Gauge       | UNSTABLE | 1 per service                                                      |
 | systemd_unit_start_time_seconds           | Gauge       | UNSTABLE | 1 per service                                                      |
-| systemd_service_restart_total             | Gauge       | UNSTABLE | 1 per service                                                      |
+| systemd_service_restart_total             | Counter     | UNSTABLE | 1 per service                                                      |
 | systemd_socket_accepted_connections_total | Counter     | UNSTABLE | 1 per socket                                                       |
 | systemd_socket_current_connections        | Gauge       | UNSTABLE | 1 per socket                                                       |
-| systemd_socket_refused_connections_total  | Gauge       | UNSTABLE | 1 per socket                                                       |
+| systemd_socket_refused_connections_total  | Counter     | UNSTABLE | 1 per socket. Requires systemd>239                                 |
 | systemd_timer_last_trigger_seconds        | Gauge       | UNSTABLE | 1 per timer                                                        |
 | systemd_process_resident_memory_bytes     | Gauge       | UNSTABLE | 1 per service                                                      |
 | systemd_process_virtual_memory_bytes      | Gauge       | UNSTABLE | 1 per service                                                      |
diff --git a/systemd/systemd.go b/systemd/systemd.go
index 87af595..3ac1ff4 100644
--- a/systemd/systemd.go
+++ b/systemd/systemd.go
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ func (c *Collector) collectSocketConnMetrics(conn *dbus.Conn, ch chan<- promethe
 		return errors.Wrapf(err, errGetPropertyMsg, "NRefused")
 	}
 	ch <- prometheus.MustNewConstMetric(
-		c.socketRefusedConnectionsDesc, prometheus.GaugeValue,
+		c.socketRefusedConnectionsDesc, prometheus.CounterValue,
 		float64(refusedConnectionCount.Value.Value().(uint32)), unit.Name)
 
 	return nil