diff --git a/charts/fastapi/Chart.yaml b/charts/fastapi/Chart.yaml
index 5e55aa1..df5a4a0 100644
--- a/charts/fastapi/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/fastapi/Chart.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ apiVersion: v2
 name: fastapi
 description: A simple Coolshop Helm chart for deploying FastAPI applications in Kubernetes
 type: application
-version: 1.1.4
+version: 1.1.5
 appVersion: latest
 icon: https://static.coolshop-cdn.com/images/favicons/coolshop/favicon-256.png
 maintainers:
diff --git a/charts/fastapi/templates/servicemonitor.yaml b/charts/fastapi/templates/servicemonitor.yaml
index b7d7b1a..ea0d368 100644
--- a/charts/fastapi/templates/servicemonitor.yaml
+++ b/charts/fastapi/templates/servicemonitor.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+{{- if .Values.serviceMonitor.enabled -}}
 apiVersion: monitoring.coreos.com/v1
 kind: ServiceMonitor
 metadata:
@@ -17,3 +18,4 @@ spec:
       path: /metrics
       port: http
       scheme: http
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/fastapi/values.yaml b/charts/fastapi/values.yaml
index 0b93124..c4069cd 100644
--- a/charts/fastapi/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/fastapi/values.yaml
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ service:
   type: ClusterIP
   port: 8000
 
+serviceMonitor:
+  enabled: false
+
 ingress:
   enabled: true
   className: "haproxy-public"