diff --git a/modules/metrics/src/main/java/org/springside/modules/metrics/Counter.java b/modules/metrics/src/main/java/org/springside/modules/metrics/Counter.java
index 0a84ad15..3f8908d4 100644
--- a/modules/metrics/src/main/java/org/springside/modules/metrics/Counter.java
+++ b/modules/metrics/src/main/java/org/springside/modules/metrics/Counter.java
@@ -18,16 +18,16 @@ import org.springside.modules.metrics.utils.Clock;
 public class Counter {
 	public static Clock clock = Clock.DEFAULT;
 
-	public CounterMetric snapshot = new CounterMetric();
+	public CounterMetric snapshot;
 
-	private AtomicLong counter = new AtomicLong(0);
+	private AtomicLong counter;
 
-	private long totalCount = 0L;
+	private long totalCount;
 	private long startTime;
 	private long lastReportTime;
 
 	public Counter() {
-		lastReportTime = clock.getCurrentTime();
+		reset();
 	}
 
 	public void inc() {
@@ -71,6 +71,14 @@ public class Counter {
 		return metric;
 	}
 
+	public void reset() {
+		snapshot = new CounterMetric();
+		counter = new AtomicLong(0);
+		totalCount = 0L;
+		startTime = clock.getCurrentTime();
+		lastReportTime = 0L;
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public String toString() {
 		return "Counter [counter=" + counter + ", totalCount=" + totalCount + ", startTime=" + startTime
diff --git a/modules/metrics/src/main/java/org/springside/modules/metrics/MetricRegistry.java b/modules/metrics/src/main/java/org/springside/modules/metrics/MetricRegistry.java
index 8c78ab67..92241041 100644
--- a/modules/metrics/src/main/java/org/springside/modules/metrics/MetricRegistry.java
+++ b/modules/metrics/src/main/java/org/springside/modules/metrics/MetricRegistry.java
@@ -97,6 +97,12 @@ public class MetricRegistry {
 		}
 	}
 
+	public void clearAll() {
+		counters.clear();
+		histograms.clear();
+		timers.clear();
+	}
+
 	private <T> T register(ConcurrentMap<String, T> metrics, String name, T newMetric) {
 		T existingMetric = metrics.putIfAbsent(name, newMetric);
 		if (existingMetric != null) {
diff --git a/modules/metrics/src/main/java/org/springside/modules/metrics/reporter/ConsoleReporter.java b/modules/metrics/src/main/java/org/springside/modules/metrics/reporter/ConsoleReporter.java
index 0b5b38c1..a03f90bb 100644
--- a/modules/metrics/src/main/java/org/springside/modules/metrics/reporter/ConsoleReporter.java
+++ b/modules/metrics/src/main/java/org/springside/modules/metrics/reporter/ConsoleReporter.java
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@ public class ConsoleReporter implements Reporter {
 	}
 
 	private void printCounter(CounterMetric counter) {
-		output.printf("             count = %d%n", counter.totalCount);
+		output.printf("        last count = %d%n", counter.lastCount);
+		output.printf("       total count = %d%n", counter.totalCount);
 		output.printf("         last rate = %2.2f/s%n", counter.lastRate);
 		output.printf("         mean rate = %2.2f/s%n", counter.meanRate);
 	}
diff --git a/modules/metrics/src/main/java/org/springside/modules/metrics/reporter/GraphiteReporter.java b/modules/metrics/src/main/java/org/springside/modules/metrics/reporter/GraphiteReporter.java
index 3bc5194d..11f0211c 100644
--- a/modules/metrics/src/main/java/org/springside/modules/metrics/reporter/GraphiteReporter.java
+++ b/modules/metrics/src/main/java/org/springside/modules/metrics/reporter/GraphiteReporter.java
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ public class GraphiteReporter implements Reporter {
 	private Socket socket;
 	private Writer writer;
 
+	// use to only print connection error message once.
+	private GraphiteConnStatus graphiteConnStatus = GraphiteConnStatus.CONN_OK;
+
 	public GraphiteReporter(InetSocketAddress address) {
 		this(address, "metrics");
 	}
@@ -72,8 +75,10 @@ public class GraphiteReporter implements Reporter {
 			}
 
 			flush();
+
+			onConnSuccess();
 		} catch (IOException e) {
-			logger.warn("Unable to report to Graphite", e);
+			onConnFail(e);
 		} finally {
 			try {
 				close();
@@ -136,6 +141,10 @@ public class GraphiteReporter implements Reporter {
 	}
 
 	private void close() throws IOException {
+		if (writer != null) {
+			writer.flush();
+		}
+
 		if (socket != null) {
 			socket.close();
 		}
@@ -154,4 +163,22 @@ public class GraphiteReporter implements Reporter {
 	private String sanitize(String s) {
 		return WHITESPACE.matcher(s).replaceAll("-");
 	}
+
+	private void onConnFail(Exception exception) {
+		if (graphiteConnStatus != GraphiteConnStatus.CONN_NOK) {
+			logger.warn("Unable to report to Graphite", exception);
+			graphiteConnStatus = GraphiteConnStatus.CONN_NOK;
+		}
+	}
+
+	private void onConnSuccess() {
+		if (graphiteConnStatus != GraphiteConnStatus.CONN_OK) {
+			logger.info("Graphite connection is recovered.");
+			graphiteConnStatus = GraphiteConnStatus.CONN_OK;
+		}
+	}
+
+	private enum GraphiteConnStatus {
+		CONN_OK, CONN_NOK
+	}
 }
diff --git a/modules/metrics/src/main/java/org/springside/modules/metrics/reporter/ReportScheduler.java b/modules/metrics/src/main/java/org/springside/modules/metrics/reporter/ReportScheduler.java
index 31f14e95..bc580807 100644
--- a/modules/metrics/src/main/java/org/springside/modules/metrics/reporter/ReportScheduler.java
+++ b/modules/metrics/src/main/java/org/springside/modules/metrics/reporter/ReportScheduler.java
@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@ public class ReportScheduler {
 		reporters.add(reporter);
 	}
 
+	public void removeReporter(Reporter reporter) {
+		reporters.remove(reporter);
+	}
+
 	public void start(long period, TimeUnit unit) {
 		executor.scheduleAtFixedRate(new Runnable() {
 			@Override