diff --git a/servo-core/src/main/java/com/netflix/servo/monitor/StatsMonitor.java b/servo-core/src/main/java/com/netflix/servo/monitor/StatsMonitor.java
index 836cf1b0..63cfb7af 100644
--- a/servo-core/src/main/java/com/netflix/servo/monitor/StatsMonitor.java
+++ b/servo-core/src/main/java/com/netflix/servo/monitor/StatsMonitor.java
@@ -435,21 +435,21 @@ private void updateGauges() {
    */
   @Override
   public List<Monitor<?>> getMonitors() {
+    return monitors;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Record the measurement we want to perform statistics on.
+   */
+  public void record(long measurement) {
     lastUsed = clock.now();
     if (isExpired()) {
       LOGGER.info("Attempting to get the value for an expired monitor: {}."
               + "Will start computing stats again.",
           getConfig().getName());
       startComputingStats(executor, statsConfig.getFrequencyMillis());
-      return Collections.emptyList();
     }
-    return monitors;
-  }
 
-  /**
-   * Record the measurement we want to perform statistics on.
-   */
-  public void record(long measurement) {
     synchronized (updateLock) {
       cur.record(measurement);
     }
diff --git a/servo-core/src/test/java/com/netflix/servo/monitor/StatsMonitorTest.java b/servo-core/src/test/java/com/netflix/servo/monitor/StatsMonitorTest.java
index 580f8d83..2767af3d 100644
--- a/servo-core/src/test/java/com/netflix/servo/monitor/StatsMonitorTest.java
+++ b/servo-core/src/test/java/com/netflix/servo/monitor/StatsMonitorTest.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-/**
- * Copyright 2015 Netflix, Inc.
+/*
+ * Copyright 2011-2018 Netflix, Inc.
  * <p/>
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public void testExpiration() throws Exception {
     clock.set(TimeUnit.MINUTES.toMillis(20));
     monitor.computeStats();
     assertTrue(monitor.isExpired());
-    monitor.getMonitors();
+    monitor.record(42);
     monitor.computeStats();
     assertFalse(monitor.isExpired());
   }