diff --git a/operator/src/main/resources/application.yml b/operator/src/main/resources/application.yml
index e43843b..a26942c 100644
--- a/operator/src/main/resources/application.yml
+++ b/operator/src/main/resources/application.yml
@@ -149,6 +149,8 @@ quarkus:
         memory: 300Mi
       limits:
         memory: 512Mi
+    prometheus:
+      generate-service-monitor: false
     # Report bug as this or adding the ClusterRole and ClusterRoleBinding in operator/src/main/kubernetes/kubernetes.yml does not work, JOSDK simply ignores the ClusterRoleBinding
     #rbac:
     #  cluster-roles: