diff --git a/pkg/metrics/register.go b/pkg/metrics/register.go
index 149a67c..a8c582b 100644
--- a/pkg/metrics/register.go
+++ b/pkg/metrics/register.go
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 	"github.com/zondax/golem/pkg/metrics/collectors"
+	"regexp"
+	"strings"
 )
 
 type collectorRegister func(name, help string, labels []string, handler MetricHandler) (prometheus.Collector, error)
@@ -19,6 +21,7 @@ var (
 func (t *taskMetrics) RegisterMetric(name string, help string, labels []string, handler MetricHandler) error {
 	var metric prometheus.Collector
 
+	name = formatMetricName(name)
 	registerFn, ok := collectorRegisterMap[handler.Type()]
 	if !ok {
 		return fmt.Errorf("unsupported metric type")
@@ -74,3 +77,12 @@ func registerGauge(name, help string, labels []string, handler MetricHandler) (p
 
 	return prometheus.NewGaugeVec(prometheus.GaugeOpts{Name: name, Help: help}, labels), nil
 }
+
+// FormatMetricName formats the given string to make it a valid Prometheus metric name.
+func formatMetricName(name string) string {
+	name = strings.ReplaceAll(name, "-", "_")
+	re := regexp.MustCompile("[^a-zA-Z0-9_]+")
+	name = re.ReplaceAllString(name, "_")
+
+	return name
+}
diff --git a/pkg/metrics/register_test.go b/pkg/metrics/register_test.go
index 8f7f18a..cfa0c4c 100644
--- a/pkg/metrics/register_test.go
+++ b/pkg/metrics/register_test.go
@@ -16,3 +16,23 @@ func TestRegisterMetric(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.IsType(t, MetricDetail{}, tm.metrics["test_counter"])
 	assert.IsType(t, prometheus.NewCounter(prometheus.CounterOpts{}), tm.metrics["test_counter"].Collector)
 }
+
+func TestFormatMetricName(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		input    string
+		expected string
+	}{
+		{"router-name", "router_name"},
+		{"router name", "router_name"},
+		{"router$name", "router_name"},
+		{"routerName", "routerName"},
+		{"router@name-123", "router_name_123"},
+	}
+
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		t.Run(test.input, func(t *testing.T) {
+			result := formatMetricName(test.input)
+			assert.Equal(t, test.expected, result)
+		})
+	}
+}