diff --git a/charts/cni-metrics-helper/templates/deployment.yaml b/charts/cni-metrics-helper/templates/deployment.yaml
index 192ce9e56e..7f7fbb6f4c 100644
--- a/charts/cni-metrics-helper/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/cni-metrics-helper/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ spec:
 {{- end }}
         name: cni-metrics-helper
         image: "{{- if .Values.image.override }}{{- .Values.image.override }}{{- else }}{{- .Values.image.account }}.dkr.ecr.{{- .Values.image.region }}.{{- .Values.image.domain }}/cni-metrics-helper:{{- .Values.image.tag }}{{- end}}"
+{{- if eq (get .Values.env "USE_PROMETHEUS") "true" }}
+        ports:
+        - containerPort: 61681
+          name: metrics
+{{- end }}
       serviceAccountName: {{ template "cni-metrics-helper.serviceAccountName" . }}
       {{- with .Values.tolerations }}
       tolerations: