diff --git a/controllers/helmrepository_controller.go b/controllers/helmrepository_controller.go
index ed1a1afb..e4cee436 100644
--- a/controllers/helmrepository_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/helmrepository_controller.go
@@ -89,6 +89,9 @@ func (r *HelmRepositoryReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Reque
 		return ctrl.Result{}, client.IgnoreNotFound(err)
 	}
 
+	// Record suspended status metric
+	defer r.recordSuspension(ctx, repository)
+
 	// Add our finalizer if it does not exist
 	if !controllerutil.ContainsFinalizer(&repository, sourcev1.SourceFinalizer) {
 		controllerutil.AddFinalizer(&repository, sourcev1.SourceFinalizer)