diff --git a/.github/workflows/_graph_proxy_container.yaml b/.github/workflows/_graph_proxy_container.yaml
index 2b9e0b85e..2f76053ab 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_graph_proxy_container.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_graph_proxy_container.yaml
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ jobs:
           images: ${{ env.IMAGE_REPOSITORY }}
           tags: |
             type=raw,value=${{ steps.tags.outputs.version }}
+            type=raw,value=${{ github.ref_name }}
             type=raw,value=latest
 
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx
@@ -47,7 +48,8 @@ jobs:
           context: backend
           file: backend/Dockerfile.graph-proxy
           target: deploy
-          push: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/graph-proxy@') }}
+          #push: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/graph-proxy@') }}
+          push: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' && (github.ref_type == 'branch' || startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/graph-proxy@')) }}
           load: ${{ !(github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/graph-proxy@')) }}
           tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
           labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
diff --git a/backend/graph-proxy/src/graphql/mod.rs b/backend/graph-proxy/src/graphql/mod.rs
index 76f97543a..f6ecbe511 100644
--- a/backend/graph-proxy/src/graphql/mod.rs
+++ b/backend/graph-proxy/src/graphql/mod.rs
@@ -116,7 +116,9 @@ pub async fn graphql_handler(
     auth_token_header: Option<TypedHeader<Authorization<Bearer>>>,
     request: GraphQLRequest,
 ) -> GraphQLResponse {
+    let start = std::time::Instant::now();
     let query = request.into_inner();
+    let mut request_type = "unparseable";
 
     if let Ok(query) = parse_query(&query.query) {
         let operation = query.operations;
@@ -130,19 +132,24 @@ pub async fn graphql_handler(
                 .map(|operation| operation.1.node.ty)
                 .collect(),
         };
+        let mut has_mutation = false;
         for operation in operations {
             match operation {
                 async_graphql::parser::types::OperationType::Query => state
                     .metrics_state
                     .total_requests
                     .add(1, &[KeyValue::new("request_type", "query")]),
-                async_graphql::parser::types::OperationType::Mutation => state
-                    .metrics_state
-                    .total_requests
-                    .add(1, &[KeyValue::new("request_type", "mutation")]),
+                async_graphql::parser::types::OperationType::Mutation => {
+                    has_mutation = true;
+                    state
+                        .metrics_state
+                        .total_requests
+                        .add(1, &[KeyValue::new("request_type", "mutation")])
+                }
                 async_graphql::parser::types::OperationType::Subscription => {}
             };
         }
+        request_type = if has_mutation { "mutation" } else { "query" };
     } else {
         state
             .metrics_state
@@ -151,7 +158,22 @@ pub async fn graphql_handler(
     };
 
     let auth_token = auth_token_header.map(|header| header.0);
-    state.schema.execute(query.data(auth_token)).await.into()
+    // state.schema.execute(query.data(auth_token)).await.into()
+    let response = state.schema.execute(query.data(auth_token)).await;
+    let elapsed_ms = start.elapsed().as_secs_f64() * 1000.0;
+    let status = if response.errors.is_empty() {
+        "ok"
+    } else {
+        "error"
+    };
+    state.metrics_state.request_duration_ms.record(
+        elapsed_ms,
+        &[
+            KeyValue::new("request_type", request_type),
+            KeyValue::new("status", status),
+        ],
+    );
+    response.into()
 }
 
 lazy_static! {
diff --git a/backend/graph-proxy/src/graphql/subscription.rs b/backend/graph-proxy/src/graphql/subscription.rs
index eeb3fcb31..74a4fad2c 100644
--- a/backend/graph-proxy/src/graphql/subscription.rs
+++ b/backend/graph-proxy/src/graphql/subscription.rs
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ struct WatchEvent {
     /// Error returned by API
     error: Option<StreamError>,
 }
+
+/// Get authentication token
 fn get_auth_token(ctx: &Context<'_>) -> anyhow::Result<String> {
     ctx.data_unchecked::<Option<Authorization<Bearer>>>()
         .as_ref()
@@ -203,6 +205,7 @@ impl WorkflowsSubscription {
     }
 }
 
+/// message for StreamError
 #[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
 struct StreamError {
     /// The message associated with the error
diff --git a/backend/graph-proxy/src/graphql/workflows.rs b/backend/graph-proxy/src/graphql/workflows.rs
index 030db2aeb..57e97b1c2 100644
--- a/backend/graph-proxy/src/graphql/workflows.rs
+++ b/backend/graph-proxy/src/graphql/workflows.rs
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ impl Workflow {
     }
 }
 
+/// Metadata for a workflow
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub(super) struct Metadata {
     /// The name given to the workflow, unique within a given visit
@@ -379,6 +380,7 @@ impl Artifact<'_> {
     }
 }
 
+/// Get filename of the artifact in s3 bucket
 fn artifact_filename(
     manifest: &IoArgoprojWorkflowV1alpha1Artifact,
 ) -> Result<&str, WorkflowParsingError> {
@@ -471,6 +473,7 @@ impl Task {
     }
 }
 
+/// Fetch missing task information
 async fn fetch_missing_task_info(
     mut url: Url,
     token: Option<Authorization<Bearer>>,
diff --git a/backend/graph-proxy/src/metrics.rs b/backend/graph-proxy/src/metrics.rs
index e61ed555f..75ff02de8 100644
--- a/backend/graph-proxy/src/metrics.rs
+++ b/backend/graph-proxy/src/metrics.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
-use opentelemetry::metrics::{Counter, MeterProvider};
+use opentelemetry::metrics::{Counter, Histogram, MeterProvider};
 use opentelemetry_sdk::metrics::SdkMeterProvider;
 
 /// Thread-safe wrapper for OTEL metrics
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ pub type MetricsState = Arc<Metrics>;
 pub struct Metrics {
     /// Total requests on all routes
     pub total_requests: Counter<u64>,
+    /// Request duration on every request
+    pub request_duration_ms: Histogram<f64>,
 }
 
 impl Metrics {
@@ -23,6 +25,15 @@ impl Metrics {
             .with_description("The total requests on all routes made since the last restart.")
             .build();
 
-        Metrics { total_requests }
+        let request_duration_ms = meter
+            .f64_histogram("graph_proxy_request_duration_ms")
+            .with_description("GraphQL request duration")
+            .with_unit("ms")
+            .build();
+
+        Metrics {
+            total_requests,
+            request_duration_ms,
+        }
     }
 }