diff --git a/config/initializers/sidekiq.rb b/config/initializers/sidekiq.rb
index fdbca0dd..d7e28c3b 100644
--- a/config/initializers/sidekiq.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/sidekiq.rb
@@ -3,21 +3,19 @@
 Sidekiq.configure_server do |config|
   config.redis = { url: ENV['REDIS_URL'] }
 
-  if ENV.fetch('PROMETHEUS_EXPORTER_ENABLED', false)
-    require 'prometheus_exporter/instrumentation'
+  require 'prometheus_exporter/instrumentation'
 
-    config.server_middleware do |chain|
-      chain.add PrometheusExporter::Instrumentation::Sidekiq
-    end
+  config.server_middleware do |chain|
+    chain.add PrometheusExporter::Instrumentation::Sidekiq
+  end
 
-    config.death_handlers << PrometheusExporter::Instrumentation::Sidekiq.death_handler
+  config.death_handlers << PrometheusExporter::Instrumentation::Sidekiq.death_handler
 
-    config.on :startup do
-      PrometheusExporter::Instrumentation::Process.start type: 'sidekiq'
-      PrometheusExporter::Instrumentation::SidekiqProcess.start
-      PrometheusExporter::Instrumentation::SidekiqQueue.start
-      PrometheusExporter::Instrumentation::SidekiqStats.start
-    end
+  config.on :startup do
+    PrometheusExporter::Instrumentation::Process.start type: 'sidekiq'
+    PrometheusExporter::Instrumentation::SidekiqProcess.start
+    PrometheusExporter::Instrumentation::SidekiqQueue.start
+    PrometheusExporter::Instrumentation::SidekiqStats.start
   end
 end
 
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 947b6e89..d5df6b27 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ services:
       - dawarich
     ports:
       - 3000:3000
+      # - 9394:9394 # Prometheus exporter, uncomment if needed
     stdin_open: true
     tty: true
     entrypoint: dev-entrypoint.sh
@@ -65,8 +66,8 @@ services:
       DISTANCE_UNIT: km
       PHOTON_API_HOST: photon.komoot.io
       PHOTON_API_USE_HTTPS: true
-      PROMETHEUS_EXPORTER_ENABLED: false
-      PROMETHEUS_EXPORTER_HOST: "0.0.0.0"
+      PROMETHEUS_EXPORTER_ENABLED: true
+      PROMETHEUS_EXPORTER_HOST: 0.0.0.0
       PROMETHEUS_EXPORTER_PORT: 9394
     logging:
       driver: "json-file"