diff --git a/deploy/charts/version-checker/README.md b/deploy/charts/version-checker/README.md
index 04ae1beb..ecd849c2 100644
--- a/deploy/charts/version-checker/README.md
+++ b/deploy/charts/version-checker/README.md
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ A Helm chart for version-checker
 | service.labels | object | `{}` | Additional labels to add to the service |
 | service.port | int | `8080` | Port to expose within the service |
 | serviceMonitor.additionalLabels | object | `{}` | Additional labels to add to the ServiceMonitor |
-| serviceMonitor.enabled | bool | `false` | Disable/Enable ServiceMonitor Object |
+| serviceMonitor.enabled | bool | `true` | Disable/Enable ServiceMonitor Object |
 | tolerations | list | `[]` | Configure tolerations |
 | topologySpreadConstraints | list | `[]` | Set topologySpreadConstraints |
 | versionChecker.imageCacheTimeout | string | `"30m"` | How long to hold on to image tags and their versions |
diff --git a/deploy/charts/version-checker/templates/servicemonitor.yaml b/deploy/charts/version-checker/templates/servicemonitor.yaml
index d256c7fa..e9841d79 100644
--- a/deploy/charts/version-checker/templates/servicemonitor.yaml
+++ b/deploy/charts/version-checker/templates/servicemonitor.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{{- if or  .Values.serviceMonitor.enabled }}
+{{- if and .Values.serviceMonitor.enabled (.Capabilities.APIVersions.Has "monitoring.coreos.com/v1/ServiceMonitor") }}
 apiVersion: monitoring.coreos.com/v1
 kind: ServiceMonitor
 metadata:
diff --git a/deploy/charts/version-checker/tests/servicemonitor_test.yaml b/deploy/charts/version-checker/tests/servicemonitor_test.yaml
index 237ddfe7..a91bc59c 100644
--- a/deploy/charts/version-checker/tests/servicemonitor_test.yaml
+++ b/deploy/charts/version-checker/tests/servicemonitor_test.yaml
@@ -1,15 +1,12 @@
 suite: test ServiceMonitor
 templates:
   - servicemonitor.yaml
+capabilities:
+  apiVersions:
+    - "monitoring.coreos.com/v1"
+    - "monitoring.coreos.com/v1/ServiceMonitor"
 tests:
-  - it: should work (defaults)
-    asserts:
-      - hasDocuments:
-          count: 0
-
-  - it: works (when enabled)
-    set:
-      serviceMonitor.enabled: true
+  - it: Should deploy (defaults)
     asserts:
       - hasDocuments:
           count: 1
@@ -18,7 +15,19 @@ tests:
           apiVersion: monitoring.coreos.com/v1
           name: version-checker
 
-  - it: able to provide custom labels
+  - it: Not Deploy when disabled
+    capabilities:
+      apiVersions: []
+    set:
+      serviceMonitor.enabled: false
+    asserts:
+      - hasDocuments:
+          count: 0
+
+  - it: Able to provide custom labels
+    capabilities:
+      apiVersions:
+        - "monitoring.coreos.com/v1/ServiceMonitor"
     set:
       serviceMonitor.enabled: true
       serviceMonitor.additionalLabels:
diff --git a/deploy/charts/version-checker/values.yaml b/deploy/charts/version-checker/values.yaml
index cdbc44c8..011b5e92 100644
--- a/deploy/charts/version-checker/values.yaml
+++ b/deploy/charts/version-checker/values.yaml
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ prometheus:
 # Configure a Prometheus-Operator ServiceMonitor object
 serviceMonitor:
   # -- Disable/Enable ServiceMonitor Object
-  enabled: false
+  enabled: true
   # -- Additional labels to add to the ServiceMonitor
   additionalLabels: {}