diff --git a/platform/melt/exporter.go b/platform/melt/exporter.go
index ea67eb27..4782f304 100644
--- a/platform/melt/exporter.go
+++ b/platform/melt/exporter.go
@@ -269,7 +269,9 @@ func (exp *Exporter) buildSpansPayload(entities []*Entity) *collspans.ExportTrac
 
 func (exp *Exporter) createOtelMetric(m *Metric) *metrics.Metric {
 	otm := &metrics.Metric{
-		Name: m.TypeName,
+		Name:        m.TypeName,
+		Description: m.Description,
+		Unit:        m.Unit,
 	}
 
 	switch m.ContentType {
diff --git a/platform/melt/types.go b/platform/melt/types.go
index eecc87fc..cc2fa536 100644
--- a/platform/melt/types.go
+++ b/platform/melt/types.go
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ type Entity struct {
 // Metric - structs for metrics
 type Metric struct {
 	TypeName               string
+	Description            string
 	ContentType            string
 	Unit                   string
 	Type                   string