diff --git a/lnrpc/wtclientrpc/wtclient.go b/lnrpc/wtclientrpc/wtclient.go
index 2dafc7c6..683866e4 100644
--- a/lnrpc/wtclientrpc/wtclient.go
+++ b/lnrpc/wtclientrpc/wtclient.go
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ func (c *WatchtowerClient) Stats(ctx context.Context,
 
 		stats.NumTasksAccepted += stat.NumTasksAccepted
 		stats.NumTasksIneligible += stat.NumTasksIneligible
-		stats.NumTasksReceived += stat.NumTasksReceived
+		stats.NumTasksPending += stat.NumTasksPending
 		stats.NumSessionsAcquired += stat.NumSessionsAcquired
 		stats.NumSessionsExhausted += stat.NumSessionsExhausted
 	}
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ func (c *WatchtowerClient) Stats(ctx context.Context,
 	return &StatsResponse{
 		NumBackups:           uint32(stats.NumTasksAccepted),
 		NumFailedBackups:     uint32(stats.NumTasksIneligible),
-		NumPendingBackups:    uint32(stats.NumTasksReceived),
+		NumPendingBackups:    uint32(stats.NumTasksPending),
 		NumSessionsAcquired:  uint32(stats.NumSessionsAcquired),
 		NumSessionsExhausted: uint32(stats.NumSessionsExhausted),
 	}, nil
diff --git a/watchtower/wtclient/stats.go b/watchtower/wtclient/stats.go
index 174a9d3d..63178ac3 100644
--- a/watchtower/wtclient/stats.go
+++ b/watchtower/wtclient/stats.go
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ import (
 type ClientStats struct {
 	mu sync.Mutex
 
-	// NumTasksReceived is the total number of backups that are pending to
+	// NumTasksPending is the total number of backups that are pending to
 	// be acknowledged by all active and exhausted watchtower sessions.
-	NumTasksReceived int
+	NumTasksPending int
 
 	// NumTasksAccepted is the total number of backups made to all active
 	// and exhausted watchtower sessions.
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ type ClientStats struct {
 func (s *ClientStats) taskReceived() {
 	s.mu.Lock()
 	defer s.mu.Unlock()
-	s.NumTasksReceived++
+	s.NumTasksPending++
 }
 
 // taskAccepted increments the number of tasks that have been assigned to active
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ func (s *ClientStats) taskAccepted() {
 	s.mu.Lock()
 	defer s.mu.Unlock()
 	s.NumTasksAccepted++
+	s.NumTasksPending--
 }
 
 // taskIneligible increments the number of tasks that were unable to satisfy the
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ func (s *ClientStats) String() string {
 	s.mu.Lock()
 	defer s.mu.Unlock()
 	return fmt.Sprintf("tasks(received=%d accepted=%d ineligible=%d) "+
-		"sessions(acquired=%d exhausted=%d)", s.NumTasksReceived,
+		"sessions(acquired=%d exhausted=%d)", s.NumTasksPending,
 		s.NumTasksAccepted, s.NumTasksIneligible, s.NumSessionsAcquired,
 		s.NumSessionsExhausted)
 }
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ func (s *ClientStats) Copy() ClientStats {
 	s.mu.Lock()
 	defer s.mu.Unlock()
 	return ClientStats{
-		NumTasksReceived:     s.NumTasksReceived,
+		NumTasksPending:      s.NumTasksPending,
 		NumTasksAccepted:     s.NumTasksAccepted,
 		NumTasksIneligible:   s.NumTasksIneligible,
 		NumSessionsAcquired:  s.NumSessionsAcquired,