diff --git a/src/hydra-queue-runner/hydra-queue-runner.cc b/src/hydra-queue-runner/hydra-queue-runner.cc
index 062b0644..40babf33 100644
--- a/src/hydra-queue-runner/hydra-queue-runner.cc
+++ b/src/hydra-queue-runner/hydra-queue-runner.cc
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ State::State(uint16_t metricsPort)
     , maxLogSize(config->getIntOption("max_log_size", 64ULL << 20))
     , uploadLogsToBinaryCache(config->getBoolOption("upload_logs_to_binary_cache", false))
     , rootsDir(config->getStrOption("gc_roots_dir", fmt("%s/gcroots/per-user/%s/hydra-roots", settings.nixStateDir, getEnvOrDie("LOGNAME"))))
+    , metricsPort(config->getIntOption("queue_runner_metrics_port", metricsPort))
     , registry(std::make_shared<prometheus::Registry>())
-    , metricsPort(metricsPort)
 {
     hydraData = getEnvOrDie("HYDRA_DATA");
 
diff --git a/src/hydra-queue-runner/state.hh b/src/hydra-queue-runner/state.hh
index 4add0dbd..5299edea 100644
--- a/src/hydra-queue-runner/state.hh
+++ b/src/hydra-queue-runner/state.hh
@@ -434,10 +434,10 @@ private:
        via gc_roots_dir. */
     nix::Path rootsDir;
 
-    std::shared_ptr<prometheus::Registry> registry;
-
     uint16_t metricsPort;
 
+    std::shared_ptr<prometheus::Registry> registry;
+
 public:
     State(uint16_t metricsPort);