diff --git a/roles/network_plugin/cilium/templates/cilium-config.yml.j2 b/roles/network_plugin/cilium/templates/cilium-config.yml.j2
index fd251761dd00b2aa8612191aeb01f64c8bc6aafa..c9f4d26a66fdebb484d72d3de5d1962ac9706134 100644
--- a/roles/network_plugin/cilium/templates/cilium-config.yml.j2
+++ b/roles/network_plugin/cilium/templates/cilium-config.yml.j2
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ data:
   # scheduled.
 {% if cilium_enable_prometheus %}
   prometheus-serve-addr: ":9090"
+  operator-prometheus-serve-addr: ":6942"
+  enable-metrics: "true"
 {% endif %}
 
   # If you want to run cilium in debug mode change this value to true