diff --git a/setup/start/collectd/docker-stats.py b/setup/start/collectd/docker-stats.py
index dc96e236d..0b4aa414b 100644
--- a/setup/start/collectd/docker-stats.py
+++ b/setup/start/collectd/docker-stats.py
@@ -53,6 +53,12 @@ def read():
         val.dispatch(values=[memMax], type_instance='mem-max')
         val.dispatch(values=[cpuPerc], type_instance='cpu-perc')
 
+        val = collectd.Values(type='counter', plugin='docker-stats', plugin_instance=containerName)
+        val.dispatch(values=[networkRead], type_instance='network-read')
+        val.dispatch(values=[networkWrite], type_instance='network-write')
+        val.dispatch(values=[blockRead], type_instance='blockio-read')
+        val.dispatch(values=[blockWrite], type_instance='blockio-write')
+
 collectd.register_init(init)
 # see Interval setting in collectd.conf for polling interval
 collectd.register_read(read)
diff --git a/src/graphs.js b/src/graphs.js
index 8cbd8989d..a3043dea4 100644
--- a/src/graphs.js
+++ b/src/graphs.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const apps = require('./apps.js'),
     system = require('./system.js');
 
 // for testing locally: curl 'http://${graphite-ip}:8000/graphite-web/render?format=json&from=-1min&target=absolute(collectd.localhost.du-docker.capacity-usage)'
-// the datapoint is (value, timestamp) https://buildmedia.readthedocs.org/media/pdf/graphite/0.9.16/graphite.pdf
+// the datapoint is (value, timestamp) https://graphite.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
 async function getGraphiteUrl() {
     const [error, result] = await safe(docker.inspect('graphite'));
     if (error && error.reason === BoxError.NOT_FOUND) return { status: exports.SERVICE_STATUS_STOPPED };
@@ -38,10 +38,10 @@ async function getByApp(app, fromMinutes, noNullPoints) {
         `summarize(collectd.localhost.docker-stats-${app.id}.gauge-cpu-perc, "${timeBucketSize}min", "avg")`,
         `summarize(collectd.localhost.docker-stats-${app.id}.gauge-mem-used, "${timeBucketSize}min", "avg")`,
         // `summarize(collectd.localhost.docker-stats-${app.id}.gauge-mem-max, "${timeBucketSize}min", "avg")`,
-        `summarize(collectd.localhost.docker-stats-${app.id}.gauge-blockio-read, "${timeBucketSize}min", "avg")`,
-        `summarize(collectd.localhost.docker-stats-${app.id}.gauge-blockio-write, "${timeBucketSize}min", "avg")`,
-        `summarize(collectd.localhost.docker-stats-${app.id}.gauge-network-read, "${timeBucketSize}min", "avg")`,
-        `summarize(collectd.localhost.docker-stats-${app.id}.gauge-network-write, "${timeBucketSize}min", "avg")`,
+        `summarize(collectd.localhost.docker-stats-${app.id}.counter-blockio-read, "${timeBucketSize}min", "sum")`,
+        `summarize(collectd.localhost.docker-stats-${app.id}.counter-blockio-write, "${timeBucketSize}min", "sum")`,
+        `summarize(collectd.localhost.docker-stats-${app.id}.counter-network-read, "${timeBucketSize}min", "sum")`,
+        `summarize(collectd.localhost.docker-stats-${app.id}.counter-network-write, "${timeBucketSize}min", "sum")`,
     ];
 
     const results = [];