diff --git a/userspace/falco/app/actions/load_config.cpp b/userspace/falco/app/actions/load_config.cpp
index 9fe11403..4d11a462 100644
--- a/userspace/falco/app/actions/load_config.cpp
+++ b/userspace/falco/app/actions/load_config.cpp
@@ -66,9 +66,9 @@ falco::app::run_result falco::app::actions::load_config(const falco::app::state&
 		}
 	}
 
-	s.config->m_falco_restart_ts = (int64_t)std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::nanoseconds>(
-	                                       std::chrono::system_clock::now().time_since_epoch())
-	                                       .count();
+	s.config->m_falco_reload_ts = (int64_t)std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::nanoseconds>(
+	                                      std::chrono::system_clock::now().time_since_epoch())
+	                                      .count();
 
 	s.config->m_buffered_outputs = !s.options.unbuffered_outputs;
 
diff --git a/userspace/falco/configuration.h b/userspace/falco/configuration.h
index b7ce8953..e187d46d 100644
--- a/userspace/falco/configuration.h
+++ b/userspace/falco/configuration.h
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ public:
 
 	bool m_watch_config_files;
 	bool m_buffered_outputs;
-	int64_t m_falco_restart_ts;
+	int64_t m_falco_reload_ts;
 	size_t m_outputs_queue_capacity;
 	bool m_time_format_iso_8601;
 	bool m_buffer_format_base64;
diff --git a/userspace/falco/falco_metrics.cpp b/userspace/falco/falco_metrics.cpp
index 105d48b6..8ab01890 100644
--- a/userspace/falco/falco_metrics.cpp
+++ b/userspace/falco/falco_metrics.cpp
@@ -143,12 +143,12 @@ std::string falco_metrics::to_text(const falco::app::state& state) {
 		std::vector<metrics_v2> additional_wrapper_metrics;
 
 		additional_wrapper_metrics.emplace_back(libs::metrics::libsinsp_metrics::new_metric(
-		        "restart_ts",
+		        "reload_ts",
 		        METRICS_V2_MISC,
 		        METRIC_VALUE_TYPE_S64,
 		        METRIC_VALUE_UNIT_TIME_TIMESTAMP_NS,
 		        METRIC_VALUE_METRIC_TYPE_NON_MONOTONIC_CURRENT,
-		        state.config->m_falco_restart_ts));
+		        state.config->m_falco_reload_ts));
 
 		if(agent_info) {
 			additional_wrapper_metrics.emplace_back(libs::metrics::libsinsp_metrics::new_metric(
diff --git a/userspace/falco/stats_writer.cpp b/userspace/falco/stats_writer.cpp
index 8901ffbb..ec777ae9 100644
--- a/userspace/falco/stats_writer.cpp
+++ b/userspace/falco/stats_writer.cpp
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ void stats_writer::collector::get_metrics_output_fields_wrapper(
 	/* Wrapper fields useful for statistical analyses and attributions. Always enabled. */
 	output_fields["evt.time"] =
 	        now; /* Some ETLs may prefer a consistent timestamp within output_fields. */
-	output_fields["falco.restart_ts"] = m_writer->m_config->m_falco_restart_ts;
+	output_fields["falco.reload_ts"] = m_writer->m_config->m_falco_reload_ts;
 	output_fields["falco.version"] = FALCO_VERSION;
 	if(agent_info) {
 		output_fields["falco.start_ts"] = agent_info->start_ts_epoch;