diff --git a/api-daemon/pvcapid/flaskapi.py b/api-daemon/pvcapid/flaskapi.py
index dba6317f..ba9ffec0 100755
--- a/api-daemon/pvcapid/flaskapi.py
+++ b/api-daemon/pvcapid/flaskapi.py
@@ -624,6 +624,42 @@ api.add_resource(API_Status, "/status")
 
 # /metrics
 class API_Metrics(Resource):
+    def get(self):
+        """
+        Return the current PVC cluster status in Prometheus-compatible metrics format and
+        the Ceph cluster metrics as one document.
+
+        Endpoint is unauthenticated to allow metrics exfiltration without having to deal
+        with the Prometheus compatibility later.
+        ---
+        tags:
+          - root
+        responses:
+          200:
+            description: OK
+          400:
+            description: Bad request
+        """
+        cluster_output, cluster_retcode = api_helper.cluster_metrics()
+        ceph_output, ceph_retcode = api_helper.ceph_metrics()
+
+        if cluster_retcode != 200 or ceph_retcode != 200:
+            output = "Error: Failed to obtain data"
+            retcode = 400
+        else:
+            output = cluster_output + ceph_output
+            retcode = 200
+
+        response = flask.make_response(output, retcode)
+        response.mimetype = "text/plain"
+        return response
+
+
+api.add_resource(API_Metrics, "/metrics")
+
+
+# /metrics/pvc
+class API_Metrics_PVC(Resource):
     def get(self):
         """
         Return the current PVC cluster status in Prometheus-compatible metrics format
@@ -639,10 +675,21 @@ class API_Metrics(Resource):
           400:
             description: Bad request
         """
-        return api_helper.cluster_metrics()
+        cluster_output, cluster_retcode = api_helper.cluster_metrics()
+
+        if cluster_retcode != 200:
+            output = "Error: Failed to obtain data"
+            retcode = 400
+        else:
+            output = cluster_output
+            retcode = 200
+
+        response = flask.make_response(output, retcode)
+        response.mimetype = "text/plain"
+        return response
 
 
-api.add_resource(API_Metrics, "/metrics")
+api.add_resource(API_Metrics_PVC, "/metrics/pvc")
 
 
 # /metrics/ceph
@@ -662,7 +709,18 @@ class API_Metrics_Ceph(Resource):
           400:
             description: Bad request
         """
-        return api_helper.cluster_ceph_metrics_proxy()
+        ceph_output, ceph_retcode = api_helper.ceph_metrics()
+
+        if ceph_retcode != 200:
+            output = "Error: Failed to obtain data"
+            retcode = 400
+        else:
+            output = ceph_output
+            retcode = 200
+
+        response = flask.make_response(output, retcode)
+        response.mimetype = "text/plain"
+        return response
 
 
 api.add_resource(API_Metrics_Ceph, "/metrics/ceph")
diff --git a/api-daemon/pvcapid/helper.py b/api-daemon/pvcapid/helper.py
index ecf7130c..8ddb66ec 100755
--- a/api-daemon/pvcapid/helper.py
+++ b/api-daemon/pvcapid/helper.py
@@ -152,7 +152,6 @@ def cluster_metrics(zkhandler):
     if not osd_retflag:
         return "Error: OSD data threw error", 400
 
-    retcode = 200
     output_lines = list()
 
     output_lines.append("# HELP pvc_info PVC cluster information")
@@ -290,15 +289,12 @@ def cluster_metrics(zkhandler):
     output_lines.append("# TYPE pvc_snapshots gauge")
     output_lines.append(f"pvc_snapshots {status_data['snapshots']}")
 
-    # We manually make the Flask response here so the output format is correct.
-    response = flask.make_response("\n".join(output_lines) + "\n", retcode)
-    response.mimetype = "text/plain"
-    return response
+    return "\n".join(output_lines) + "\n", 200
 
 
 @pvc_common.Profiler(config)
 @ZKConnection(config)
-def cluster_ceph_metrics_proxy(zkhandler):
+def ceph_metrics(zkhandler):
     """
     Obtain current Ceph Prometheus metrics from the active MGR
     """
@@ -327,21 +323,18 @@ def cluster_ceph_metrics_proxy(zkhandler):
         response = get(ceph_prometheus_uri)
 
         if response.status_code == 200:
-            status_code = 200
             output = response.text
+            status_code = 200
         else:
-            status_code = 400
             output = (
                 f"Error: Failed to obtain metric data from {ceph_mgr_node} MGR daemon\n"
             )
+            status_code = 400
     else:
-        status_code = 400
         output = "Error: Failed to find an active MGR node\n"
+        status_code = 400
 
-    # We manually make the Flask response here so the output format is correct.
-    response = flask.make_response(output, status_code)
-    response.mimetype = "text/plain"
-    return response
+    return output, status_code
 
 
 #