diff --git a/jicoco-metrics/src/main/kotlin/org/jitsi/metrics/MetricsContainer.kt b/jicoco-metrics/src/main/kotlin/org/jitsi/metrics/MetricsContainer.kt
index c4a25b3..6ecf2e3 100644
--- a/jicoco-metrics/src/main/kotlin/org/jitsi/metrics/MetricsContainer.kt
+++ b/jicoco-metrics/src/main/kotlin/org/jitsi/metrics/MetricsContainer.kt
@@ -76,16 +76,24 @@ open class MetricsContainer @JvmOverloads constructor(
      * Gets metrics in a format based on the `Accept` header. Returns the content type as the second element of the
      * pair. Defaults to OpenMetrics.
      */
-    fun getMetrics(accepts: List<String>): Pair<String, String> {
-        return when {
-            accepts.isEmpty() or accepts.contains("*/*") or accepts.contains(OPENMETRICS) ->
-                getPrometheusMetrics(TextFormat.CONTENT_TYPE_OPENMETRICS_100) to TextFormat.CONTENT_TYPE_OPENMETRICS_100
-            accepts.contains(TEXT) ->
-                getPrometheusMetrics(TextFormat.CONTENT_TYPE_004) to TextFormat.CONTENT_TYPE_004
-            accepts.contains(JSON) -> jsonString to "application/json"
-            else ->
-                throw NoSupportedMediaTypeException("Supported media types are $OPENMETRICS, $TEXT, and $JSON")
+    fun getMetrics(
+        /** List of accepted media types in order of preference */
+        accepts: List<String>
+    ): Pair<String, String> {
+        accepts.forEach {
+            when(it) {
+                "application/openmetrics-text" -> return getPrometheusMetrics(
+                    TextFormat.CONTENT_TYPE_OPENMETRICS_100) to TextFormat.CONTENT_TYPE_OPENMETRICS_100
+                "text/plain" -> return getPrometheusMetrics(
+                    TextFormat.CONTENT_TYPE_004) to TextFormat.CONTENT_TYPE_004
+                "application/json" -> return jsonString to "application/json"
+                "*/*" -> return getPrometheusMetrics(
+                    TextFormat.CONTENT_TYPE_OPENMETRICS_100) to TextFormat.CONTENT_TYPE_OPENMETRICS_100
+            }
         }
+        throw NoSupportedMediaTypeException(
+            "Supported media types are application/openmetrics-text, text/plain and application/json"
+        )
     }
 
     /**
@@ -235,10 +243,4 @@ open class MetricsContainer @JvmOverloads constructor(
     }
 
     class NoSupportedMediaTypeException(message: String) : Exception(message)
-
-    companion object {
-        const val OPENMETRICS = "application/openmetrics-text"
-        const val TEXT = "text/plain"
-        const val JSON = "application/json"
-    }
 }