diff --git a/charts/kubezero-logging/delete_zdt-logging.sh b/charts/kubezero-logging/delete_zdt-logging.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..0931e5da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/charts/kubezero-logging/delete_zdt-logging.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# We only need to delete the service monitor and virtual service, others will be taken over by the new chart and we dont loose data
+kubectl delete -n logging VirtualService kibana-logging
+kubectl delete -n logging ServiceMonitor es-logging
diff --git a/charts/kubezero-logging/templates/elasticsearch.yaml b/charts/kubezero-logging/templates/elasticsearch.yaml
index 5798c5e5..a9dfd271 100644
--- a/charts/kubezero-logging/templates/elasticsearch.yaml
+++ b/charts/kubezero-logging/templates/elasticsearch.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ spec:
       node.data: true
       node.ingest: true
       node.ml: false
+      {{- if $.Values.es.prometheus }}
       prometheus.indices: false
+      {{- end }}
       {{- if .zone }}
       node.attr.zone: {{ .zone }}
       cluster.routing.allocation.awareness.attributes: zone