diff --git a/plugins/inputs/pgbouncer/pgbouncer.go b/plugins/inputs/pgbouncer/pgbouncer.go
index cda51267bb776..44f90b79eff84 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/pgbouncer/pgbouncer.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/pgbouncer/pgbouncer.go
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ type PgBouncer struct {
 	postgresql.Service
 }
 
-var ignoredColumns = map[string]bool{"user": true, "database": true, "pool_mode": true}
+var ignoredColumns = map[string]bool{"user": true, "database": true, "pool_mode": true,
+	"avg_req": true, "avg_recv": true, "avg_sent": true, "avg_query": true,
+}
 
 var sampleConfig = `
   ## specify address via a url matching: