diff --git a/jupyterhub/handlers/base.py b/jupyterhub/handlers/base.py
index d9df1bf0..7d7886e9 100644
--- a/jupyterhub/handlers/base.py
+++ b/jupyterhub/handlers/base.py
@@ -946,8 +946,8 @@ class BaseHandler(RequestHandler):
                 return
             # spawn failed, increment count and abort if limit reached
             SERVER_SPAWN_DURATION_SECONDS.labels(
-                    status=ServerSpawnStatus.failure
-                ).observe(time.perf_counter() - spawn_start_time)
+                status=ServerSpawnStatus.failure
+            ).observe(time.perf_counter() - spawn_start_time)
             self.settings.setdefault('failure_count', 0)
             self.settings['failure_count'] += 1
             failure_count = self.settings['failure_count']