diff --git a/pkg/descheduler/evictions/evictions.go b/pkg/descheduler/evictions/evictions.go
index dc2300417..ad77690a6 100644
--- a/pkg/descheduler/evictions/evictions.go
+++ b/pkg/descheduler/evictions/evictions.go
@@ -149,6 +149,11 @@ func (pe *PodEvictor) EvictPod(ctx context.Context, pod *v1.Pod, node *v1.Node,
 
 	pe.nodepodCount[node]++
 	pe.namespacePodCount[pod.Namespace]++
+
+	if pe.metricsEnabled {
+		metrics.PodsEvicted.With(map[string]string{"result": "success", "strategy": strategy, "namespace": pod.Namespace, "node": node.Name}).Inc()
+	}
+
 	if pe.dryRun {
 		klog.V(1).InfoS("Evicted pod in dry run mode", "pod", klog.KObj(pod), "reason", reason)
 	} else {
@@ -158,9 +163,6 @@ func (pe *PodEvictor) EvictPod(ctx context.Context, pod *v1.Pod, node *v1.Node,
 		eventBroadcaster.StartRecordingToSink(&clientcorev1.EventSinkImpl{Interface: pe.client.CoreV1().Events(pod.Namespace)})
 		r := eventBroadcaster.NewRecorder(scheme.Scheme, v1.EventSource{Component: "sigs.k8s.io.descheduler"})
 		r.Event(pod, v1.EventTypeNormal, "Descheduled", fmt.Sprintf("pod evicted by sigs.k8s.io/descheduler%s", reason))
-		if pe.metricsEnabled {
-			metrics.PodsEvicted.With(map[string]string{"result": "success", "strategy": strategy, "namespace": pod.Namespace, "node": node.Name}).Inc()
-		}
 	}
 	return true, nil
 }