diff --git a/jsonnet/telemeter/client/kubernetes.libsonnet b/jsonnet/telemeter/client/kubernetes.libsonnet
index 445c39a42..be5606a46 100644
--- a/jsonnet/telemeter/client/kubernetes.libsonnet
+++ b/jsonnet/telemeter/client/kubernetes.libsonnet
@@ -253,12 +253,7 @@ local securePort = 8443;
               },
               {
                 expr: |||
-                  sum by (namespace) (
-                    rate(federate_requests_failed_total{job="telemeter-client"}[15m])
-                  ) /
-                  sum by (namespace) (
-                    rate(federate_requests_total{job="telemeter-client"}[15m])
-                  ) > 0.2
+                  sum by(client, status_code) (rate(metricsclient_http_requests_total{status_code!~"200"}[15m])) > 0
                 |||,
                 labels: {
                   severity: 'warning',
diff --git a/manifests/client/prometheusRule.yaml b/manifests/client/prometheusRule.yaml
index 87a8761fd..99ab56941 100644
--- a/manifests/client/prometheusRule.yaml
+++ b/manifests/client/prometheusRule.yaml
@@ -18,12 +18,7 @@ spec:
           If the telemeter client fails to authenticate with the telemeter service, make sure that the global pull secret is up to date, see https://docs.openshift.com/container-platform/latest/openshift_images/managing_images/using-image-pull-secrets.html#images-update-global-pull-secret_using-image-pull-secrets for more details.
         summary: Telemeter client fails to send metrics
       expr: |
-        sum by (namespace) (
-          rate(federate_requests_failed_total{job="telemeter-client"}[15m])
-        ) /
-        sum by (namespace) (
-          rate(federate_requests_total{job="telemeter-client"}[15m])
-        ) > 0.2
+        sum by(client, status_code) (rate(metricsclient_http_requests_total{status_code!~"200"}[15m])) > 0
       for: 1h
       labels:
         severity: warning