diff --git a/PVE/Status/InfluxDB.pm b/PVE/Status/InfluxDB.pm
index de291de..f6442a9 100644
--- a/PVE/Status/InfluxDB.pm
+++ b/PVE/Status/InfluxDB.pm
@@ -150,7 +150,8 @@ sub update_storage_status {
     }
     $object =~ s/\s/\\ /g;
 
-    build_influxdb_payload($class, $txn, $data, $ctime, $object);
+    # type is already added in base $object above, so exclude it from being re-added
+    build_influxdb_payload($class, $txn, $data, $ctime, $object, { 'type' => 1 });
 }
 
 sub _send_batch_size {