diff --git a/storage/remote/queue_manager.go b/storage/remote/queue_manager.go
index 6b50b76d11..923cb14e9f 100644
--- a/storage/remote/queue_manager.go
+++ b/storage/remote/queue_manager.go
@@ -565,6 +565,7 @@ func (t *QueueManager) calculateDesiredShards() int {
 		timePerSample = samplesOutDuration / samplesOutRate
 		desiredShards = timePerSample * (samplesInRate + t.integralAccumulator)
 	)
+	t.desiredNumShards.Set(desiredShards)
 	level.Debug(t.logger).Log("msg", "QueueManager.calculateDesiredShards",
 		"samplesInRate", samplesInRate,
 		"samplesOutRate", samplesOutRate,
@@ -591,7 +592,6 @@ func (t *QueueManager) calculateDesiredShards() int {
 	}
 
 	numShards := int(math.Ceil(desiredShards))
-	t.desiredNumShards.Set(float64(numShards))
 	if numShards > t.cfg.MaxShards {
 		numShards = t.cfg.MaxShards
 	} else if numShards < t.cfg.MinShards {