diff --git a/outputs/opentsdb/opentsdb.go b/outputs/opentsdb/opentsdb.go
index 22c8c91fc..0146458dc 100644
--- a/outputs/opentsdb/opentsdb.go
+++ b/outputs/opentsdb/opentsdb.go
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ func (o *OpenTSDB) Write(points []*client.Point) error {
 	if len(points) == 0 {
 		return nil
 	}
-	var timeNow = time.Now()
+	now := time.Now()
+
 	// Send Data with telnet / socket communication
 	uri := fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", o.Host, o.Port)
 	tcpAddr, _ := net.ResolveTCPAddr("tcp", uri)
@@ -70,32 +71,21 @@ func (o *OpenTSDB) Write(points []*client.Point) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("OpenTSDB: Telnet connect fail")
 	}
+	defer connection.Close()
+
 	for _, pt := range points {
-		metric := &MetricLine{
-			Metric:    fmt.Sprintf("%s%s", o.Prefix, pt.Name()),
-			Timestamp: timeNow.Unix(),
-		}
-
-		metricValue, buildError := buildValue(pt)
-		if buildError != nil {
-			fmt.Printf("OpenTSDB: %s\n", buildError.Error())
-			continue
-		}
-		metric.Value = metricValue
-
-		tagsSlice := buildTags(pt.Tags())
-		metric.Tags = fmt.Sprint(strings.Join(tagsSlice, " "))
-
-		messageLine := fmt.Sprintf("put %s %v %s %s\n", metric.Metric, metric.Timestamp, metric.Value, metric.Tags)
-		if o.Debug {
-			fmt.Print(messageLine)
-		}
-		_, err := connection.Write([]byte(messageLine))
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("OpenTSDB: Telnet writing error %s", err.Error())
+		for _, metric := range buildMetrics(pt, now, o.Prefix) {
+			messageLine := fmt.Sprintf("put %s %v %s %s\n",
+				metric.Metric, metric.Timestamp, metric.Value, metric.Tags)
+			if o.Debug {
+				fmt.Print(messageLine)
+			}
+			_, err := connection.Write([]byte(messageLine))
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("OpenTSDB: Telnet writing error %s", err.Error())
+			}
 		}
 	}
-	defer connection.Close()
 
 	return nil
 }
@@ -111,9 +101,29 @@ func buildTags(ptTags map[string]string) []string {
 	return tags
 }
 
-func buildValue(pt *client.Point) (string, error) {
+func buildMetrics(pt *client.Point, now time.Time, prefix string) []*MetricLine {
+	ret := []*MetricLine{}
+	for fieldName, value := range pt.Fields() {
+		metric := &MetricLine{
+			Metric:    fmt.Sprintf("%s%s_%s", prefix, pt.Name(), fieldName),
+			Timestamp: now.Unix(),
+		}
+
+		metricValue, buildError := buildValue(value)
+		if buildError != nil {
+			fmt.Printf("OpenTSDB: %s\n", buildError.Error())
+			continue
+		}
+		metric.Value = metricValue
+		tagsSlice := buildTags(pt.Tags())
+		metric.Tags = fmt.Sprint(strings.Join(tagsSlice, " "))
+		ret = append(ret, metric)
+	}
+	return ret
+}
+
+func buildValue(v interface{}) (string, error) {
 	var retv string
-	var v = pt.Fields()["value"]
 	switch p := v.(type) {
 	case int64:
 		retv = IntToString(int64(p))