diff --git a/services/mysql-backup.hcl b/services/mysql-backup.hcl
index df605e1..046452e 100644
--- a/services/mysql-backup.hcl
+++ b/services/mysql-backup.hcl
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ job "mysql-backup" {
         data = <<EOH
           set -e
           /run/current-system/sw/bin/nomad alloc exec -job -task=mysqld mysql \
-            mysqldump -u root --password="$MYSQL_ROOT_PASS" --all-databases > /data/compute/appdata/db-backups/mysql/backup.sql
+            mysqldump -u root --password="$MYSQL_ROOT_PASS" --all-databases > /data/compute/appdata/db-backups/mysql/backup.sql && \
+          echo "last_success $(date +%s)" | \
+          /run/current-system/sw/bin/curl --data-binary @- http://pushgateway.service.consul:9091/metrics/job/mysql_backup
         EOH
       }
 
diff --git a/services/postgres-backup.hcl b/services/postgres-backup.hcl
index abc8507..d51810e 100644
--- a/services/postgres-backup.hcl
+++ b/services/postgres-backup.hcl
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ job "postgres-backup" {
         data = <<EOH
           set -e
           /run/current-system/sw/bin/nomad alloc exec -job -task=postgres postgres \
-            pg_dumpall -U postgres > /data/compute/appdata/db-backups/postgresql/backup.sql
+            pg_dumpall -U postgres > /data/compute/appdata/db-backups/postgresql/backup.sql && \
+          echo "last_success $(date +%s)" | \
+          /run/current-system/sw/bin/curl --data-binary @- http://pushgateway.service.consul:9091/metrics/job/postgres_backup
         EOH
       }