diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index c4cd5b4..3b9e9e3 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -372,21 +372,19 @@ function recordMetrics(meter, metrics, metricPrefix) {
   });
   core.debug(`Created counter metric: ${stepCounterName}`);
 
-  // Record job-level metrics
-  if (metrics.job.durationMs > 0) {
-    const jobDurationHistogram = meter.createHistogram(`${metricPrefix}.job.duration`, {
-      description: 'Duration of workflow jobs in milliseconds',
-      unit: 'ms',
-    });
+  // Record job-level metrics (always record, even if job not completed yet)
+  const jobDurationHistogram = meter.createHistogram(`${metricPrefix}.job.duration`, {
+    description: 'Duration of workflow jobs in milliseconds',
+    unit: 'ms',
+  });
 
-    jobDurationHistogram.record(metrics.job.durationMs, {
-      ...baseAttributes,
-      'job.status': metrics.job.status,
-      'job.conclusion': metrics.job.conclusion || 'unknown',
-    });
+  jobDurationHistogram.record(metrics.job.durationMs, {
+    ...baseAttributes,
+    'job.status': metrics.job.status,
+    'job.conclusion': metrics.job.conclusion || 'unknown',
+  });
 
-    core.info(`Recorded job duration: ${metrics.job.durationMs}ms`);
-  }
+  core.info(`Recorded job duration: ${metrics.job.durationMs}ms`);
 
   // Record step-level metrics
   for (const step of metrics.steps) {
diff --git a/dist/post/index.js b/dist/post/index.js
index 37b75ef..5bcc70f 100644
--- a/dist/post/index.js
+++ b/dist/post/index.js
@@ -64,9 +64,15 @@ async function collectMetrics(octokit, context) {
     });
 
     // Calculate job duration
-    const jobStartedAt = job.started_at ? new Date(job.started_at) : null;
-    const jobCompletedAt = job.completed_at ? new Date(job.completed_at) : null;
-    const jobDurationMs = jobStartedAt && jobCompletedAt ? jobCompletedAt - jobStartedAt : 0;
+    // Post-action runs before job is marked complete, so we estimate
+    const jobStartedAt = job.started_at ? new Date(job.started_at) : new Date();
+    const jobCompletedAt = job.completed_at ? new Date(job.completed_at) : new Date();
+
+    const jobDurationMs = jobCompletedAt - jobStartedAt;
+
+    if (!job.completed_at) {
+      core.debug(`Job not marked complete yet, estimating duration using current time: ${jobDurationMs}ms`);
+    }
 
     // Extract PR number if this is a pull request event
     const prNumber = context.payload?.pull_request?.number ||
@@ -493,21 +499,19 @@ function recordMetrics(meter, metrics, metricPrefix) {
   });
   core.debug(`Created counter metric: ${stepCounterName}`);
 
-  // Record job-level metrics
-  if (metrics.job.durationMs > 0) {
-    const jobDurationHistogram = meter.createHistogram(`${metricPrefix}.job.duration`, {
-      description: 'Duration of workflow jobs in milliseconds',
-      unit: 'ms',
-    });
+  // Record job-level metrics (always record, even if job not completed yet)
+  const jobDurationHistogram = meter.createHistogram(`${metricPrefix}.job.duration`, {
+    description: 'Duration of workflow jobs in milliseconds',
+    unit: 'ms',
+  });
 
-    jobDurationHistogram.record(metrics.job.durationMs, {
-      ...baseAttributes,
-      'job.status': metrics.job.status,
-      'job.conclusion': metrics.job.conclusion || 'unknown',
-    });
+  jobDurationHistogram.record(metrics.job.durationMs, {
+    ...baseAttributes,
+    'job.status': metrics.job.status,
+    'job.conclusion': metrics.job.conclusion || 'unknown',
+  });
 
-    core.info(`Recorded job duration: ${metrics.job.durationMs}ms`);
-  }
+  core.info(`Recorded job duration: ${metrics.job.durationMs}ms`);
 
   // Record step-level metrics
   for (const step of metrics.steps) {
diff --git a/lib/collector.js b/lib/collector.js
index c6a5299..fd08ee8 100644
--- a/lib/collector.js
+++ b/lib/collector.js
@@ -58,9 +58,15 @@ async function collectMetrics(octokit, context) {
     });
 
     // Calculate job duration
-    const jobStartedAt = job.started_at ? new Date(job.started_at) : null;
-    const jobCompletedAt = job.completed_at ? new Date(job.completed_at) : null;
-    const jobDurationMs = jobStartedAt && jobCompletedAt ? jobCompletedAt - jobStartedAt : 0;
+    // Post-action runs before job is marked complete, so we estimate
+    const jobStartedAt = job.started_at ? new Date(job.started_at) : new Date();
+    const jobCompletedAt = job.completed_at ? new Date(job.completed_at) : new Date();
+
+    const jobDurationMs = jobCompletedAt - jobStartedAt;
+
+    if (!job.completed_at) {
+      core.debug(`Job not marked complete yet, estimating duration using current time: ${jobDurationMs}ms`);
+    }
 
     // Extract PR number if this is a pull request event
     const prNumber = context.payload?.pull_request?.number ||
diff --git a/lib/exporter.js b/lib/exporter.js
index 97a584c..172883a 100644
--- a/lib/exporter.js
+++ b/lib/exporter.js
@@ -112,21 +112,19 @@ function recordMetrics(meter, metrics, metricPrefix) {
   });
   core.debug(`Created counter metric: ${stepCounterName}`);
 
-  // Record job-level metrics
-  if (metrics.job.durationMs > 0) {
-    const jobDurationHistogram = meter.createHistogram(`${metricPrefix}.job.duration`, {
-      description: 'Duration of workflow jobs in milliseconds',
-      unit: 'ms',
-    });
+  // Record job-level metrics (always record, even if job not completed yet)
+  const jobDurationHistogram = meter.createHistogram(`${metricPrefix}.job.duration`, {
+    description: 'Duration of workflow jobs in milliseconds',
+    unit: 'ms',
+  });
 
-    jobDurationHistogram.record(metrics.job.durationMs, {
-      ...baseAttributes,
-      'job.status': metrics.job.status,
-      'job.conclusion': metrics.job.conclusion || 'unknown',
-    });
+  jobDurationHistogram.record(metrics.job.durationMs, {
+    ...baseAttributes,
+    'job.status': metrics.job.status,
+    'job.conclusion': metrics.job.conclusion || 'unknown',
+  });
 
-    core.info(`Recorded job duration: ${metrics.job.durationMs}ms`);
-  }
+  core.info(`Recorded job duration: ${metrics.job.durationMs}ms`);
 
   // Record step-level metrics
   for (const step of metrics.steps) {