diff --git a/watcher/decision_engine/datasources/prometheus.py b/watcher/decision_engine/datasources/prometheus.py
index 0f3e1a914..158063c3a 100644
--- a/watcher/decision_engine/datasources/prometheus.py
+++ b/watcher/decision_engine/datasources/prometheus.py
@@ -343,10 +343,12 @@ class PrometheusHelper(base.DataSourceBase):
                 )
                 vcpus = 1
             query_args = (
-                "clamp_max((%s by (instance)(rate(%s{%s='%s'}[%ss]))/10e+8) "
-                "*(100/%s), 100)" %
-                (aggregate, meter, uuid_label_key, instance_label, period,
-                 vcpus)
+                "clamp_max((%(agg)s by (%(label)s)"
+                "(rate(%(meter)s{%(label)s='%(label_value)s'}[%(period)ss]))"
+                "/10e+8) *(100/%(vcpus)s), 100)"
+                % {'label': uuid_label_key, 'label_value': instance_label,
+                   'agg': aggregate, 'meter': meter, 'period': period,
+                   'vcpus': vcpus}
             )
         else:
             raise exception.InvalidParameter(
diff --git a/watcher/tests/decision_engine/datasources/test_prometheus_helper.py b/watcher/tests/decision_engine/datasources/test_prometheus_helper.py
index 3e502729f..27cb58b5e 100644
--- a/watcher/tests/decision_engine/datasources/test_prometheus_helper.py
+++ b/watcher/tests/decision_engine/datasources/test_prometheus_helper.py
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ class TestPrometheusHelper(base.BaseTestCase):
         self.assertEqual(expected_cpu_usage, result_cpu)
         self.assertIsInstance(result_cpu, float)
         mock_prometheus_query.assert_called_once_with(
-            "clamp_max((avg by (instance)(rate("
+            "clamp_max((avg by (resource)(rate("
             "ceilometer_cpu{resource='uuid-0'}[300s]))"
             "/10e+8) *(100/2), 100)"
         )
@@ -644,7 +644,7 @@ class TestPrometheusHelper(base.BaseTestCase):
 
     def test_build_prometheus_query_instance_cpu_avg_agg(self):
         expected_query = (
-            "clamp_max((avg by (instance)(rate("
+            "clamp_max((avg by (resource)(rate("
             "ceilometer_cpu{resource='uuid-0'}[222s]))"
             "/10e+8) *(100/2), 100)"
         )
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ class TestPrometheusHelper(base.BaseTestCase):
 
     def test_build_prometheus_query_instance_cpu_max_agg(self):
         expected_query = (
-            "clamp_max((max by (instance)(rate("
+            "clamp_max((max by (resource)(rate("
             "ceilometer_cpu{resource='uuid-0'}[555s]))"
             "/10e+8) *(100/4), 100)"
         )
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ class TestPrometheusHelper(base.BaseTestCase):
     def test_prometheus_query_custom_uuid_label(self, mock_prometheus_get):
         cfg.CONF.prometheus_client.instance_uuid_label = 'custom_uuid_label'
         expected_query = (
-            "clamp_max((max by (instance)"
+            "clamp_max((max by (custom_uuid_label)"
             "(rate(ceilometer_cpu{custom_uuid_label='uuid-0'}[555s]))"
             "/10e+8) *(100/4), 100)"
         )