diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index dceefe2..26c6102 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func checkMonitors(config *Config) error {
 			hasAlert := alertNotice != nil
 
 			// Track status metrics
-			Metrics.SetMonitorStatus(monitor.Name, success)
+			Metrics.SetMonitorStatus(monitor.Name, monitor.IsUp())
 			Metrics.CountCheck(monitor.Name, success, hasAlert)
 
 			// Should probably consider refactoring everything below here
diff --git a/monitor.go b/monitor.go
index 764b788..c5d8cd8 100644
--- a/monitor.go
+++ b/monitor.go
@@ -85,12 +85,13 @@ func (monitor *Monitor) Check() (bool, *AlertNotice) {
 	return isSuccess, alertNotice
 }
 
-func (monitor Monitor) isUp() bool {
+// IsUp returns the status of the current monitor
+func (monitor Monitor) IsUp() bool {
 	return monitor.alertCount == 0
 }
 
 func (monitor *Monitor) success() (notice *AlertNotice) {
-	if !monitor.isUp() {
+	if !monitor.IsUp() {
 		// Alert that we have recovered
 		notice = monitor.createAlertNotice(true)
 	}
diff --git a/monitor_test.go b/monitor_test.go
index d5a1b1b..b7619c8 100644
--- a/monitor_test.go
+++ b/monitor_test.go
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func TestMonitorShouldCheck(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-// TestMonitorIsUp tests the Monitor.isUp()
+// TestMonitorIsUp tests the Monitor.IsUp()
 func TestMonitorIsUp(t *testing.T) {
 	cases := []struct {
 		monitor  Monitor
@@ -71,9 +71,9 @@ func TestMonitorIsUp(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for _, c := range cases {
 		log.Printf("Testing case %s", c.name)
-		actual := c.monitor.isUp()
+		actual := c.monitor.IsUp()
 		if actual != c.expected {
-			t.Errorf("isUp(%v), expected=%t actual=%t", c.name, c.expected, actual)
+			t.Errorf("IsUp(%v), expected=%t actual=%t", c.name, c.expected, actual)
 			log.Printf("Case failed: %s", c.name)
 		}
 		log.Println("-----")