diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 967153d..6eba655 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	ebpfEnabled, _ := strconv.ParseBool(os.Getenv("EBPF_ENABLED"))
-	metricsEnabled, _ := strconv.ParseBool(os.Getenv("METRICS_BACKEND"))
+	metricsEnabled, _ := strconv.ParseBool(os.Getenv("METRICS_ENABLED"))
 
 	// datastore backend
 	dsBackend := datastore.NewBackendDS(ctx, config.BackendConfig{
diff --git a/resources/alaz.yaml b/resources/alaz.yaml
index f6a19ab..0675f0b 100644
--- a/resources/alaz.yaml
+++ b/resources/alaz.yaml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ spec:
       - env:
         - name: EBPF_ENABLED
           value: "true"
-        - name: METRICS_BACKEND
+        - name: METRICS_ENABLED
           value: "true"
         - name: BACKEND_HOST
           value: https://api.ddosify.com:443