diff --git a/engine/src/main/java/org/terasology/engine/core/subsystem/common/MonitoringSubsystem.java b/engine/src/main/java/org/terasology/engine/core/subsystem/common/MonitoringSubsystem.java
index 2120544cfeb..51aa237ce86 100644
--- a/engine/src/main/java/org/terasology/engine/core/subsystem/common/MonitoringSubsystem.java
+++ b/engine/src/main/java/org/terasology/engine/core/subsystem/common/MonitoringSubsystem.java
@@ -23,9 +23,6 @@
 import org.terasology.engine.core.subsystem.EngineSubsystem;
 import org.terasology.engine.monitoring.gui.AdvancedMonitor;
 import reactor.core.publisher.Flux;
-import reactor.function.TupleUtils;
-import reactor.util.function.Tuple2;
-import reactor.util.function.Tuples;
 
 import java.time.Duration;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -45,6 +42,12 @@ public String getName() {
         return "Monitoring";
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void preInitialise(Context rootContext) {
+        // FIXME: `@Share` is not implemented for EngineSubsystems?
+        rootContext.put(MonitoringSubsystem.class, this);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void initialise(GameEngine engine, Context rootContext) {
         if (rootContext.get(SystemConfig.class).monitoringEnabled.get()) {
@@ -54,11 +57,6 @@ public void initialise(GameEngine engine, Context rootContext) {
         meterRegistry = initMeterRegistries();
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public void postInitialise(Context context) {
-        initMeters(context);
-    }
-
     /**
      * Initialize Micrometer metrics and publishers.
      *
@@ -95,7 +93,7 @@ public Duration step() {
     }
 
     /** Initialize meters for all the things in this Context. */
-    protected void initMeters(Context context) {
+    public void initMeters(Context context) {
         // We can build meters individually like this:
         var time = context.get(Time.class);
         Gauge.builder("terasology.fps", time::getFps)
@@ -117,15 +115,17 @@ protected void initMeters(Context context) {
     }
 
     protected void registerForContext(Context context, Iterable<GaugeMapEntry> gaugeMap) {
-        Flux.fromIterable(gaugeMap)
-            .map(entry -> Tuples.of(context.get(entry.iface), entry.gaugeSpecs))
-            .filter(TupleUtils.predicate((subject, specs) -> subject != null))
-            .doOnDiscard(Tuple2.class, TupleUtils.consumer((iface, gaugeSpecs) ->
-                    logger.debug("Not building gauges for {}, none was in {}", iface, context)))
-            .subscribe(TupleUtils.consumer(this::registerAll));
+        for (GaugeMapEntry entry : gaugeMap) {
+            var subject = context.get(entry.iface);
+            if (subject != null) {
+                registerAll(subject, entry.gaugeSpecs);
+            } else {
+                logger.warn("Not building gauges for {}, none was in {}", entry.iface, context);
+            }
+        }
     }
 
-    protected <T> void registerAll(T subject, Set<GaugeSpec<? extends T>> gaugeSpecs) {
+    public <T> void registerAll(T subject, Set<GaugeSpec<? extends T>> gaugeSpecs) {
         Flux.fromIterable(gaugeSpecs)
             .filter(spec -> spec.isInstanceOfType(subject))
             // Make sure the gauge is right for the specific type.
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ protected <T> void registerAll(T subject, Set<GaugeSpec<? extends T>> gaugeSpecs
     }
 
     public void registerMeter(MeterBinder meterBinder) {
+        logger.debug("Binding {} to {}", meterBinder, meterRegistry);
         meterBinder.bindTo(meterRegistry);
     }
 
diff --git a/engine/src/main/java/org/terasology/engine/rendering/nui/layers/ingame/metrics/DebugMetricsSystem.java b/engine/src/main/java/org/terasology/engine/rendering/nui/layers/ingame/metrics/DebugMetricsSystem.java
index 4a82c26ba37..799b25fa64d 100644
--- a/engine/src/main/java/org/terasology/engine/rendering/nui/layers/ingame/metrics/DebugMetricsSystem.java
+++ b/engine/src/main/java/org/terasology/engine/rendering/nui/layers/ingame/metrics/DebugMetricsSystem.java
@@ -3,10 +3,13 @@
 package org.terasology.engine.rendering.nui.layers.ingame.metrics;
 
 import com.google.common.base.Preconditions;
+import org.terasology.engine.context.Context;
+import org.terasology.engine.core.subsystem.common.MonitoringSubsystem;
 import org.terasology.engine.entitySystem.systems.BaseComponentSystem;
 import org.terasology.engine.entitySystem.systems.RegisterSystem;
-import org.terasology.gestalt.module.sandbox.API;
+import org.terasology.engine.registry.In;
 import org.terasology.engine.registry.Share;
+import org.terasology.gestalt.module.sandbox.API;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 
@@ -25,6 +28,12 @@
 @API
 public class DebugMetricsSystem extends BaseComponentSystem {
 
+    @In
+    MonitoringSubsystem monitoringSubsystem;
+
+    @In
+    Context context;
+
     private final MetricsMode defaultMode = new NullMetricsMode();
     private ArrayList<MetricsMode> modes;
     private MetricsMode currentMode;
@@ -43,8 +52,21 @@ public void initialise() {
         register(new HeapAllocationMode());
         register(new RenderingExecTimeMeansMode("\n- Rendering - Execution Time: Running Means - Sorted Alphabetically -"));
         currentMode = defaultMode;
+
+        if (monitoringSubsystem == null) {
+            monitoringSubsystem = context.get(MonitoringSubsystem.class);
+        }
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void preBegin() {
+        monitoringSubsystem.initMeters(context);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void shutdown() {
+        // FIXME: Remove all the meters we added to the global registry.
+    }
 
     /**
      * Adds a MetricsMode instance to the set. Use the toggle() and getCurrentMode() methods to iterate over the set and