diff --git a/opentelemetry-operator/helm-values.yaml b/opentelemetry-operator/helm-values.yaml
index 3c03e40..285ac3b 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-operator/helm-values.yaml
+++ b/opentelemetry-operator/helm-values.yaml
@@ -50,3 +50,8 @@ tolerations:
 
 nodeSelector:
   node-role.kubernetes.io/control-plane: "true"
+
+# Metrics and ServiceMonitor configuration
+metrics:
+  serviceMonitor:
+    enabled: false  # Disable ServiceMonitor creation to prevent conflicts