diff --git a/cmd/main.go b/cmd/main.go
index fc3c9b1b8..9b42905d7 100644
--- a/cmd/main.go
+++ b/cmd/main.go
@@ -652,10 +652,10 @@ func main() {
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
+	syncerMonitor := commitments.NewSyncerMonitor()
+	must.Succeed(metrics.Registry.Register(syncerMonitor))
 	if slices.Contains(mainConfig.EnabledTasks, "commitments-sync-task") {
 		setupLog.Info("starting commitments syncer")
-		syncerMonitor := commitments.NewSyncerMonitor()
-		must.Succeed(metrics.Registry.Register(syncerMonitor))
 		syncer := commitments.NewSyncer(multiclusterClient, syncerMonitor)
 		syncerConfig := conf.GetConfigOrDie[commitments.SyncerConfig]()
 		syncerConfig.ApplyDefaults()
diff --git a/internal/scheduling/reservations/commitments/syncer.go b/internal/scheduling/reservations/commitments/syncer.go
index 1949186a6..c304369df 100644
--- a/internal/scheduling/reservations/commitments/syncer.go
+++ b/internal/scheduling/reservations/commitments/syncer.go
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ func (s *Syncer) getCommitmentStates(ctx context.Context, log logr.Logger, flavo
 				"expectedUnit", expectedUnit,
 				"smallestFlavorMemoryMB", flavorGroup.SmallestFlavor.MemoryMB)
 			if s.monitor != nil {
-				s.monitor.RecordUnitMismatch(flavorGroupName)
+				s.monitor.RecordCommitmentSkipped(SkipReasonUnitMismatch)
 			}
 			// Track skipped commitment so its existing CRDs won't be deleted
 			if commitment.UUID != "" {
diff --git a/internal/scheduling/reservations/commitments/syncer_monitor.go b/internal/scheduling/reservations/commitments/syncer_monitor.go
index efa25b0a4..e597f5884 100644
--- a/internal/scheduling/reservations/commitments/syncer_monitor.go
+++ b/internal/scheduling/reservations/commitments/syncer_monitor.go
@@ -109,11 +109,6 @@ func (m *SyncerMonitor) RecordCommitmentSkipped(reason string) {
 	m.commitmentsSkipped.WithLabelValues(reason).Inc()
 }
 
-// RecordUnitMismatch records a unit mismatch skip (convenience method).
-func (m *SyncerMonitor) RecordUnitMismatch(_ string) {
-	m.commitmentsSkipped.WithLabelValues(SkipReasonUnitMismatch).Inc()
-}
-
 // RecordReservationsCreated records reservations created.
 func (m *SyncerMonitor) RecordReservationsCreated(count int) {
 	m.reservationsCreated.Add(float64(count))
diff --git a/internal/scheduling/reservations/commitments/syncer_monitor_test.go b/internal/scheduling/reservations/commitments/syncer_monitor_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2e9c65029
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/scheduling/reservations/commitments/syncer_monitor_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+// Copyright SAP SE
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+package commitments
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
+	dto "github.com/prometheus/client_model/go"
+)
+
+// TestSyncerMonitor_MetricsRegistration verifies that all syncer metrics are
+// present at zero immediately after registration, without any increments.
+// This matters because alert rules reference these metrics and will warn
+// "metric missing" if they don't appear before the first sync run.
+func TestSyncerMonitor_MetricsRegistration(t *testing.T) {
+	registry := prometheus.NewRegistry()
+	monitor := NewSyncerMonitor()
+
+	if err := registry.Register(monitor); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to register monitor: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	families, err := registry.Gather()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to gather metrics: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	gathered := make(map[string]*dto.MetricFamily)
+	for _, f := range families {
+		gathered[f.GetName()] = f
+	}
+
+	cases := []struct {
+		name       string
+		metricType dto.MetricType
+	}{
+		{"cortex_committed_resource_syncer_runs_total", dto.MetricType_COUNTER},
+		{"cortex_committed_resource_syncer_errors_total", dto.MetricType_COUNTER},
+		{"cortex_committed_resource_syncer_commitments_total", dto.MetricType_COUNTER},
+		{"cortex_committed_resource_syncer_commitments_processed_total", dto.MetricType_COUNTER},
+		{"cortex_committed_resource_syncer_commitments_skipped_total", dto.MetricType_COUNTER},
+		{"cortex_committed_resource_syncer_reservations_created_total", dto.MetricType_COUNTER},
+		{"cortex_committed_resource_syncer_reservations_deleted_total", dto.MetricType_COUNTER},
+		{"cortex_committed_resource_syncer_reservations_repaired_total", dto.MetricType_COUNTER},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range cases {
+		f, ok := gathered[tc.name]
+		if !ok {
+			t.Errorf("metric %q missing after registration (no increments needed)", tc.name)
+			continue
+		}
+		if f.GetType() != tc.metricType {
+			t.Errorf("metric %q: expected type %v, got %v", tc.name, tc.metricType, f.GetType())
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// TestSyncerMonitor_SkipReasonsPreInitialized verifies that all skip reason
+// label combinations are present at zero before any commitment is skipped.
+// This prevents "metric missing" warnings for the skipped_total CounterVec.
+func TestSyncerMonitor_SkipReasonsPreInitialized(t *testing.T) {
+	registry := prometheus.NewRegistry()
+	monitor := NewSyncerMonitor()
+
+	if err := registry.Register(monitor); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to register monitor: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	families, err := registry.Gather()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to gather metrics: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	var skippedFamily *dto.MetricFamily
+	for _, f := range families {
+		if f.GetName() == "cortex_committed_resource_syncer_commitments_skipped_total" {
+			skippedFamily = f
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	if skippedFamily == nil {
+		t.Fatal("cortex_committed_resource_syncer_commitments_skipped_total missing after registration")
+	}
+
+	presentReasons := make(map[string]bool)
+	for _, m := range skippedFamily.Metric {
+		for _, l := range m.Label {
+			if l.GetName() == "reason" {
+				presentReasons[l.GetValue()] = true
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	for _, reason := range []string{
+		SkipReasonUnitMismatch,
+		SkipReasonUnknownFlavorGroup,
+		SkipReasonInvalidResource,
+		SkipReasonEmptyUUID,
+		SkipReasonNonCompute,
+	} {
+		if !presentReasons[reason] {
+			t.Errorf("skip reason %q not pre-initialized in commitments_skipped_total", reason)
+		}
+	}
+}