diff --git a/probe/kubernetes/reporter.go b/probe/kubernetes/reporter.go
index 3dfa8c793..f7e20acf0 100644
--- a/probe/kubernetes/reporter.go
+++ b/probe/kubernetes/reporter.go
@@ -238,8 +238,15 @@ func isPauseContainer(n report.Node, rpt report.Report) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
+// Tagger adds pod parents to container nodes.
+type Tagger struct {
+}
+
+// Name of this tagger, for metrics gathering
+func (Tagger) Name() string { return "K8s" }
+
 // Tag adds pod parents to container nodes.
-func (r *Reporter) Tag(rpt report.Report) (report.Report, error) {
+func (r *Tagger) Tag(rpt report.Report) (report.Report, error) {
 	for id, n := range rpt.Container.Nodes {
 		uid, ok := n.Latest.Lookup(docker.LabelPrefix + "io.kubernetes.pod.uid")
 		if !ok {
diff --git a/probe/kubernetes/reporter_test.go b/probe/kubernetes/reporter_test.go
index 70e083b3a..bce58cd3a 100644
--- a/probe/kubernetes/reporter_test.go
+++ b/probe/kubernetes/reporter_test.go
@@ -328,8 +328,7 @@ func TestTagger(t *testing.T) {
 		docker.LabelPrefix + "io.kubernetes.pod.uid": "123456",
 	}))
 
-	hr := controls.NewDefaultHandlerRegistry()
-	rpt, err := kubernetes.NewReporter(newMockClient(), nil, "", "", nil, hr, "", 0).Tag(rpt)
+	rpt, err := (&kubernetes.Tagger{}).Tag(rpt)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Unexpected error: %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/prog/probe.go b/prog/probe.go
index 756a5d00b..abba70502 100644
--- a/prog/probe.go
+++ b/prog/probe.go
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ func probeMain(flags probeFlags, targets []appclient.Target) {
 			reporter := kubernetes.NewReporter(client, clients, probeID, hostID, p, handlerRegistry, flags.kubernetesNodeName, flags.kubernetesKubeletPort)
 			defer reporter.Stop()
 			p.AddReporter(reporter)
-			p.AddTagger(reporter)
+			p.AddTagger(&kubernetes.Tagger{})
 		} else {
 			log.Errorf("Kubernetes: failed to start client: %v", err)
 			log.Errorf("Kubernetes: make sure to run Scope inside a POD with a service account or provide valid probe.kubernetes.* flags")