1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/config.ru b/config.ru
index ed76239ef2e..ebe719d4b0f 100644
--- a/config.ru
+++ b/config.ru
@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@ def master_process?
 end
 
 warmup do |app|
+  # The following is necessary to ensure stale Prometheus metrics don't accumulate over time.
+  # It needs to be done as early as here to ensure metrics files aren't deleted.
+  # After we hit our app in `warmup`, first metrics and corresponding files already being created,
+  # for example in `lib/gitlab/metrics/requests_rack_middleware.rb`.
+  Prometheus::CleanupMultiprocDirService.new.execute if master_process?
+
   client = Rack::MockRequest.new(app)
   client.get('/')
 end