diff --git a/certificate/authorization/endpoint.go b/certificate/authorization/endpoint.go
index 648d75c17..a455ed801 100644
--- a/certificate/authorization/endpoint.go
+++ b/certificate/authorization/endpoint.go
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ func (endpoint *Endpoint) Close() error {
 func (endpoint *Endpoint) handleAuthorization(writer http.ResponseWriter, httpReq *http.Request) {
 	var err error
 	ctx := httpReq.Context()
-	mon.Task()(&ctx)(&err)
+	defer mon.Task()(&ctx)(&err)
 
 	if httpReq.Method != http.MethodPut {
 		msg := fmt.Sprintf("unsupported HTTP method: %s", httpReq.Method)
diff --git a/satellite/overlay/service.go b/satellite/overlay/service.go
index 04afbd9ea..6e97f6ac4 100644
--- a/satellite/overlay/service.go
+++ b/satellite/overlay/service.go
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ func (service *Service) Reliable(ctx context.Context) (nodes storj.NodeIDList, e
 
 // UpdateReputation updates the DB columns for any of the reputation fields.
 func (service *Service) UpdateReputation(ctx context.Context, id storj.NodeID, request *ReputationStatus) (err error) {
-	mon.Task()(&ctx)(&err)
+	defer mon.Task()(&ctx)(&err)
 	return service.db.UpdateReputation(ctx, id, request)
 }
 
diff --git a/satellite/satellitedb/overlaycache.go b/satellite/satellitedb/overlaycache.go
index 8fb32a87d..9a3593c4f 100644
--- a/satellite/satellitedb/overlaycache.go
+++ b/satellite/satellitedb/overlaycache.go
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ func (cache *overlaycache) reliable(ctx context.Context, criteria *overlay.NodeC
 
 // UpdateReputation updates the DB columns for any of the reputation fields in UpdateReputationRequest.
 func (cache *overlaycache) UpdateReputation(ctx context.Context, id storj.NodeID, request *overlay.ReputationStatus) (err error) {
-	mon.Task()(&ctx)(&err)
+	defer mon.Task()(&ctx)(&err)
 
 	err = cache.db.WithTx(ctx, func(ctx context.Context, tx *dbx.Tx) (err error) {
 		_, err = tx.Tx.ExecContext(ctx, "SET TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL SERIALIZABLE")