 				help: key, 
 				labelNames: ['name','host']
 			})
-		gauges[key].set({name: name, host: hostname},value)
+		gauges[key].set({name: name, host: hostname},this.sanitizeValue(value))
 
 	globalGauge: (key, value, sampleRate = 1)->
 		statsd.gauge buildGlobalKey(key), value, sampleRate


	sanitizeKey: (key) ->
		key.replace /[^a-zA-Z0-9]/g, "_"

	set : (key, value, sampleRate = 1)->
		statsd.set buildKey(key), value, sampleRate

				help: key, 
				labelNames: ['name','host']
			})
		gauges[key].set({name: name},this.sanitizeValue(value))

	mongodb: require "./mongodb"
	http: require "./http"
