diff --git a/nbresuse/__init__.py b/nbresuse/__init__.py
index f25bc29..64e6b70 100644
--- a/nbresuse/__init__.py
+++ b/nbresuse/__init__.py
@@ -35,9 +35,16 @@ def load_jupyter_server_extension(nbapp):
     resuseconfig = ResourceUseDisplay(parent=nbapp)
     nbapp.web_app.settings["nbresuse_display_config"] = resuseconfig
     base_url = nbapp.web_app.settings["base_url"]
+
+    if not resuseconfig.disable_legacy_endpoint:
+        nbapp.web_app.add_handlers(
+            ".*", [(url_path_join(base_url, "/metrics"), ApiHandler)]
+        )
+
     nbapp.web_app.add_handlers(
-        ".*", [(url_path_join(base_url, "/metrics"), ApiHandler)]
+        ".*", [(url_path_join(base_url, "/api/metrics/v1"), ApiHandler)]
     )
+
     callback = ioloop.PeriodicCallback(
         PrometheusHandler(PSUtilMetricsLoader(nbapp)), 1000
     )
diff --git a/nbresuse/config.py b/nbresuse/config.py
index ec88565..295c296 100644
--- a/nbresuse/config.py
+++ b/nbresuse/config.py
@@ -37,6 +37,16 @@ class ResourceUseDisplay(Configurable):
     Holds server-side configuration for nbresuse
     """
 
+    disable_legacy_endpoint = Bool(
+        True,
+        help="""
+        Disable legacy /metrics endpoint
+
+        This prevents nbresuse from shadowing the prometheus /metrics endpoint.
+        """,
+        config=True,
+    )
+
     process_memory_metrics = List(
         trait=PSUtilMetric(),
         default_value=[{"name": "memory_info", "attribute": "rss"}],
diff --git a/nbresuse/static/main.js b/nbresuse/static/main.js
index 581a775..8c0cfcb 100644
--- a/nbresuse/static/main.js
+++ b/nbresuse/static/main.js
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ define([
             return;
         }
         $.getJSON({
-            url: utils.get_body_data('baseUrl') + 'metrics',
+            url: utils.get_body_data('baseUrl') + 'api/metrics/v1',
             success: function (data) {
                 totalMemoryUsage = humanFileSize(data['rss']);
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index a792250..09b7b9d 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 setuptools.setup(
     name="nbresuse",
-    version="0.3.6",
+    version="0.4.0",
     url="https://github.com/yuvipanda/nbresuse",
     author="Yuvi Panda",
     description="Simple Jupyter extension to show how much resources (RAM) your notebook is using",