diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 4e1bcc43f7..8e92343fa1 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ set ( LIB_SRC
   ${LIB_DIR}/core/proxy_queue.cpp
   ${LIB_DIR}/core/simple_proxy_queue.cpp
   ${LIB_DIR}/core/intercept_queue.cpp
+  ${LIB_DIR}/core/metrics.cpp
   ${LIB_DIR}/util/hsa_rsrc_factory.cpp
 )
 add_library ( ${TARGET_LIB} SHARED ${LIB_SRC} )
diff --git a/src/core/context.h b/src/core/context.h
index 15a85166d0..cb32064717 100644
--- a/src/core/context.h
+++ b/src/core/context.h
@@ -129,9 +129,10 @@ class Context {
     agent_info_(agent_info),
     queue_(queue),
     hsa_rsrc_(&util::HsaRsrcFactory::Instance()),
-    api_(hsa_rsrc_->AqlProfileApi()),
-    metrics_(agent_info)
+    api_(hsa_rsrc_->AqlProfileApi())
   {
+    metrics_ = MetricsDict::Create(agent_info);
+    if (metrics_ == NULL) EXC_RAISING(HSA_STATUS_ERROR, "MetricsDict create failed");
     Initialize(info, info_count);
     Finalize();
   }
@@ -163,7 +164,7 @@ class Context {
       const char* name = info->name;
 
       if (type == ROCPROFILER_TYPE_METRIC) {
-        const Metric* metric = metrics_.Get(name);
+        const Metric* metric = metrics_->Get(name);
         if (metric == NULL) EXC_RAISING(HSA_STATUS_ERROR, "metric '" << name << "' is not found");
         auto ret = metrics_map_.insert({name, metric});
         if (!ret.second) EXC_RAISING(HSA_STATUS_ERROR, "metric '" << name << "' is registered more then once");
@@ -385,7 +386,7 @@ class Context {
   // Profile group set
   std::vector<Group> set_;
   // Metrics dictionary 
-  MetricsDict metrics_;
+  MetricsDict* metrics_;
   // Groups map
   std::map<block_des_t, block_status_t, lt_block_des> groups_map_;
   // Info map
diff --git a/src/core/metrics.cpp b/src/core/metrics.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3c5751d95c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/metrics.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#include "core/metrics.h"
+
+namespace rocprofiler {
+MetricsDict::map_t* MetricsDict::map_ = NULL;
+MetricsDict::mutex_t MetricsDict::mutex_;
+}
diff --git a/src/core/metrics.h b/src/core/metrics.h
index 95e3536b67..e4d045f584 100644
--- a/src/core/metrics.h
+++ b/src/core/metrics.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 #include <fstream>
 #include <iostream>
+#include <thread>
 #include <map>
 #include <vector>
 
@@ -62,6 +63,8 @@ class MetricsDict {
   public:
   typedef std::map<std::string, const Metric*> cache_t;
   typedef cache_t::const_iterator const_iterator_t;
+  typedef std::map<std::string, MetricsDict*> map_t;
+  typedef std::mutex mutex_t;
 
   class ExprCache : public xml::expr_cache_t {
     public:
@@ -80,14 +83,12 @@ class MetricsDict {
     const cache_t* const cache_;
   };
 
-  MetricsDict(const util::AgentInfo* agent_info) : xml_(NULL) {
-    const char* xml_name = getenv("ROCP_METRICS");
-    if (xml_name != NULL) {
-      xml_ = new xml::Xml(xml_name);
-      std::cout << "ROCProfiler: importing metrics from '" << xml_name << "':" << std::endl;
-      ImportMetrics(agent_info, agent_info->gfxip);
-      ImportMetrics(agent_info, "global");
-    }
+  static MetricsDict* Create(const util::AgentInfo* agent_info) {
+    std::lock_guard<mutex_t> lck(mutex_);
+    if (map_ == NULL) map_ = new map_t;
+    auto ret = map_->insert({agent_info->gfxip, NULL});
+    if (ret.second) ret.first->second = new MetricsDict(agent_info);
+    return ret.first->second;
   }
 
   const Metric* Get(const std::string& name) const {
@@ -98,6 +99,16 @@ class MetricsDict {
   }
 
   private:
+  MetricsDict(const util::AgentInfo* agent_info) : xml_(NULL) {
+    const char* xml_name = getenv("ROCP_METRICS");
+    if (xml_name != NULL) {
+      xml_ = new xml::Xml(xml_name);
+      std::cout << "ROCProfiler: importing metrics from '" << xml_name << "':" << std::endl;
+      ImportMetrics(agent_info, agent_info->gfxip);
+      ImportMetrics(agent_info, "global");
+    }
+  }
+
   void ImportMetrics(const util::AgentInfo* agent_info, const char* scope) {
     auto scope_list = xml_->GetNodes("top." + std::string(scope) + ".metric");
     if (!scope_list.empty()) {
@@ -159,9 +170,11 @@ class MetricsDict {
     }
   }
 
-  // Metrics map
   xml::Xml* xml_;
   cache_t cache_;
+
+  static map_t* map_;
+  static mutex_t mutex_;
 };
 
 }  // namespace rocprofiler