--- lpstat.orig	2015-10-13 10:03:38.701906004 +0200
+++ lpstat	2015-10-13 11:39:32.941436141 +0200
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@
         exit 2;
     }
     @jobs = ( <LPSTAT> );
+    $n_jobs = scalar @jobs;
     $jobs{$printer}=$n_jobs || 0;
 }
 
@@ -156,7 +157,7 @@
 ";
     foreach my $printer (sort(keys %jobs)) {
         print "$printer.label $printer\n";
-        print "$printer.type COUNTER\n";
+        print "$printer.type GAUGE\n";
     }
     exit 0;
 }