diff --git a/trustgraph-flow/trustgraph/query/ontology/monitoring.py b/trustgraph-flow/trustgraph/query/ontology/monitoring.py
index 703c6e95..4b0106fc 100644
--- a/trustgraph-flow/trustgraph/query/ontology/monitoring.py
+++ b/trustgraph-flow/trustgraph/query/ontology/monitoring.py
@@ -475,8 +475,11 @@ class PerformanceMonitor:
         cache_types = set()
         for metric_name in self.metrics_collector.counters.keys():
             if 'cache_type=' in metric_name:
-                cache_type = metric_name.split('cache_type=')[1].split(',')[0].split('}')[0]
-                cache_types.add(cache_type)
+                # Safely extract cache_type label value
+                parts = metric_name.split('cache_type=')
+                if len(parts) >= 2:
+                    cache_type = parts[1].split(',')[0].split('}')[0]
+                    cache_types.add(cache_type)
 
         for cache_type in cache_types:
             labels = {'cache_type': cache_type}