diff --git a/pkg/storage/imagestore/imagestore.go b/pkg/storage/imagestore/imagestore.go
index 7f5e75de..9a2c7e44 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/imagestore/imagestore.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/imagestore/imagestore.go
@@ -1974,7 +1974,7 @@ func (is *ImageStore) PopulateStorageMetrics(interval time.Duration, sch *schedu
 		MaxDelay: 15, //nolint:gomnd
 	}
 
-	sch.SubmitGenerator(generator, interval, scheduler.LowPriority)
+	sch.SubmitGenerator(generator, interval, scheduler.HighPriority)
 }
 
 type blobStream struct {