diff --git a/system-apps/external-secrets/chart/values.yaml b/system-apps/external-secrets/chart/values.yaml
index 7ceea30..9e4c596 100644
--- a/system-apps/external-secrets/chart/values.yaml
+++ b/system-apps/external-secrets/chart/values.yaml
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ resources: {}
 
 serviceMonitor:
   # -- Specifies whether to create a ServiceMonitor resource for collecting Prometheus metrics
-  enabled: false
+  enabled: true
 
   # -- namespace where you want to install ServiceMonitors
   namespace: ""