diff --git a/library/StatsD_Types.ttcn b/library/StatsD_Types.ttcn
index 2142b8c..546e469 100644
--- a/library/StatsD_Types.ttcn
+++ b/library/StatsD_Types.ttcn
@@ -51,19 +51,22 @@
 template StatsDMetric tr_StatsDMetric(template MetricName name, template MetricValue val := ?, template MetricType mtype) := {
 	name := name,
 	val := val,
-	mtype := mtype
+	mtype := mtype,
+	srate := *
 }
 
 template StatsDMetric tr_StatsDMetricCounter(template MetricName name, template MetricValue val := ?) := {
 	name := name,
 	val := val,
-	mtype := "c"
+	mtype := "c",
+	srate := *
 }
 
 template StatsDMetric tr_StatsDMetricGauge(template MetricName name, template MetricValue val := ?) := {
 	name := name,
 	val := val,
-	mtype := "g"
+	mtype := "g",
+	srate := *
 }
 
 } with { encode "TEXT" }