diff --git a/common/event/interface.go b/common/event/interface.go
index 66fdbf8..dfb3f97 100644
--- a/common/event/interface.go
+++ b/common/event/interface.go
@@ -108,8 +108,8 @@ type EventOnProxyStats struct {
 }
 
 func (e EventOnProxyStats) String() string {
-	statString := fmt.Sprintf("In the last %v, there were %v completed successful connections. %v connections failed to establish. Traffic Relayed ↓ %v %v (%.2f %v%s), ↑ %v %v (%.2f %v%s).",
-		e.SummaryInterval.String(), e.ConnectionCount, e.FailedConnectionCount,
+	statString := fmt.Sprintf("In the last %v, there were %v completed successful connections. Traffic Relayed ↓ %v %v (%.2f %v%s), ↑ %v %v (%.2f %v%s).",
+		e.SummaryInterval.String(), e.ConnectionCount,
 		e.InboundBytes, e.InboundUnit, float64(e.InboundBytes)/e.SummaryInterval.Seconds(), e.InboundUnit, "/s",
 		e.OutboundBytes, e.OutboundUnit, float64(e.OutboundBytes)/e.SummaryInterval.Seconds(), e.OutboundUnit, "/s")
 	return statString
diff --git a/proxy/lib/metrics.go b/proxy/lib/metrics.go
index 78aefc8..24dd776 100644
--- a/proxy/lib/metrics.go
+++ b/proxy/lib/metrics.go
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ func NewMetrics() *Metrics {
 		),
 		totalFailedConnections: prometheus.NewCounter(prometheus.CounterOpts{
 			Namespace: metricNamespace,
-			Name:      "failed_connections_total",
-			Help:      "The total number of client connection attempts that failed after successful rendezvous",
+			Name:      "connection_timeouts_total",
+			Help:      "The total number of client connection attempts that failed after successful rendezvous. Note that failures can occur for reasons outside of the proxy's control, such as the client's NAT and censorship situation.",
 		}),
 		totalInBoundTraffic: prometheus.NewCounter(prometheus.CounterOpts{
 			Namespace: metricNamespace,