diff --git a/templates/gitea/metrics-secret.yaml b/templates/gitea/metrics-secret.yaml
index 2698c1a..971b1ec 100644
--- a/templates/gitea/metrics-secret.yaml
+++ b/templates/gitea/metrics-secret.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{{- if and (.Values.gitea.config.metrics) (.Values.gitea.config.metrics.TOKEN) -}}
+{{- if and (.Values.gitea.metrics.serviceMonitor.enabled) (.Values.gitea.config.metrics) (.Values.gitea.config.metrics.TOKEN) -}}
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Secret
 metadata: