diff --git a/src/rust/lqos_utils/src/units/atomic_down_up.rs b/src/rust/lqos_utils/src/units/atomic_down_up.rs
index 7570d2a5..413fa1d2 100644
--- a/src/rust/lqos_utils/src/units/atomic_down_up.rs
+++ b/src/rust/lqos_utils/src/units/atomic_down_up.rs
@@ -38,4 +38,12 @@ impl AtomicDownUp {
     pub fn get_up(&self) -> u64 {
         self.up.load(Relaxed)
     }
+    
+    pub fn set_down(&self, n: u64) {
+        self.down.store(n, Relaxed);
+    }
+
+    pub fn set_up(&self, n: u64) {
+        self.up.store(n, Relaxed);
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/rust/lqosd/src/anonymous_usage/mod.rs b/src/rust/lqosd/src/anonymous_usage/mod.rs
index 24339e16..fbbb44c1 100644
--- a/src/rust/lqosd/src/anonymous_usage/mod.rs
+++ b/src/rust/lqosd/src/anonymous_usage/mod.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use std::{time::Duration, net::TcpStream, io::Write};
 use lqos_bus::anonymous::{AnonymousUsageV1, build_stats};
 use lqos_sys::num_possible_cpus;
 use sysinfo::System;
-use crate::{shaped_devices_tracker::{SHAPED_DEVICES, NETWORK_JSON}, stats::{HIGH_WATERMARK_DOWN, HIGH_WATERMARK_UP}};
+use crate::{shaped_devices_tracker::{SHAPED_DEVICES, NETWORK_JSON}, stats::HIGH_WATERMARK};
 
 const SLOW_START_SECS: u64 = 1;
 const INTERVAL_SECS: u64 = 60 * 60 * 24;
@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@ fn anonymous_usage_dump() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     data.net_json_len = NETWORK_JSON.read().unwrap().nodes.len();
 
     data.high_watermark_bps = (
-        HIGH_WATERMARK_DOWN.load(std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed),
-        HIGH_WATERMARK_UP.load(std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed),
+        HIGH_WATERMARK.get_down(),
+        HIGH_WATERMARK.get_up(),
     );
 
 
diff --git a/src/rust/lqosd/src/main.rs b/src/rust/lqosd/src/main.rs
index ce54a009..50705672 100644
--- a/src/rust/lqosd/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/rust/lqosd/src/main.rs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ use signal_hook::{
   consts::{SIGHUP, SIGINT, SIGTERM},
   iterator::Signals,
 };
-use stats::{BUS_REQUESTS, TIME_TO_POLL_HOSTS, HIGH_WATERMARK_DOWN, HIGH_WATERMARK_UP, FLOWS_TRACKED};
+use stats::{BUS_REQUESTS, TIME_TO_POLL_HOSTS, HIGH_WATERMARK, FLOWS_TRACKED};
 use throughput_tracker::flow_data::get_rtt_events_per_second;
 use tokio::join;
 mod stats;
@@ -224,8 +224,8 @@ fn handle_bus_requests(
           bus_requests: BUS_REQUESTS.load(std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed),
           time_to_poll_hosts: TIME_TO_POLL_HOSTS.load(std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed),
           high_watermark: (
-            HIGH_WATERMARK_DOWN.load(std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed),
-            HIGH_WATERMARK_UP.load(std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed),
+            HIGH_WATERMARK.get_down(),
+            HIGH_WATERMARK.get_up(),
           ),
           tracked_flows: FLOWS_TRACKED.load(std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed),
           rtt_events_per_second: get_rtt_events_per_second(),
diff --git a/src/rust/lqosd/src/stats.rs b/src/rust/lqosd/src/stats.rs
index e3763b7c..135ca763 100644
--- a/src/rust/lqosd/src/stats.rs
+++ b/src/rust/lqosd/src/stats.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use std::sync::atomic::AtomicU64;
+use lqos_utils::units::AtomicDownUp;
 
 pub static BUS_REQUESTS: AtomicU64 = AtomicU64::new(0);
 pub static TIME_TO_POLL_HOSTS: AtomicU64 = AtomicU64::new(0);
-pub static HIGH_WATERMARK_DOWN: AtomicU64 = AtomicU64::new(0);
-pub static HIGH_WATERMARK_UP: AtomicU64 = AtomicU64::new(0);
+pub static HIGH_WATERMARK: AtomicDownUp = AtomicDownUp::zeroed();
 pub static FLOWS_TRACKED: AtomicU64 = AtomicU64::new(0);
diff --git a/src/rust/lqosd/src/throughput_tracker/tracking_data.rs b/src/rust/lqosd/src/throughput_tracker/tracking_data.rs
index d4b8639e..df940916 100644
--- a/src/rust/lqosd/src/throughput_tracker/tracking_data.rs
+++ b/src/rust/lqosd/src/throughput_tracker/tracking_data.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use std::{sync::atomic::AtomicU64, time::Duration};
-use crate::{shaped_devices_tracker::{NETWORK_JSON, SHAPED_DEVICES}, stats::{HIGH_WATERMARK_DOWN, HIGH_WATERMARK_UP}, throughput_tracker::flow_data::{expire_rtt_flows, flowbee_rtt_map}};
+use crate::{shaped_devices_tracker::{NETWORK_JSON, SHAPED_DEVICES}, stats::HIGH_WATERMARK, throughput_tracker::flow_data::{expire_rtt_flows, flowbee_rtt_map}};
 use super::{flow_data::{get_flowbee_event_count_and_reset, FlowAnalysis, FlowbeeLocalData, RttData, ALL_FLOWS}, throughput_entry::ThroughputEntry, RETIRE_AFTER_SECONDS};
 use dashmap::DashMap;
 use fxhash::FxHashMap;
@@ -382,14 +382,14 @@ impl ThroughputTracker {
       let current = self.bits_per_second();
       if current.0 < 100000000000  && current.1 < 100000000000 {
         let prev_max = (
-          HIGH_WATERMARK_DOWN.load(std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed),
-          HIGH_WATERMARK_UP.load(std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed),
+          HIGH_WATERMARK.get_down(),
+          HIGH_WATERMARK.get_up(),
         );
         if current.0 > prev_max.0 {
-          HIGH_WATERMARK_DOWN.store(current.0, std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed);
+          HIGH_WATERMARK.set_down(current.0);
         }
         if current.1 > prev_max.1 {
-          HIGH_WATERMARK_UP.store(current.1, std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed);
+          HIGH_WATERMARK.set_up(current.1);
         }
       }
   }