diff --git a/roles/servicetelemetry/tasks/component_alertmanager.yml b/roles/servicetelemetry/tasks/component_alertmanager.yml
index 1e555131..e8d21388 100644
--- a/roles/servicetelemetry/tasks/component_alertmanager.yml
+++ b/roles/servicetelemetry/tasks/component_alertmanager.yml
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
     name: '{{ ansible_operator_meta.name }}'
     namespace: '{{ ansible_operator_meta.namespace }}'
   when:
+    - "'monitoring.rhobs' in api_groups"
     - observability_strategy not in ['use_redhat', 'use_hybrid']
 
 # TODO: expand the management of alertmanager receivers and move this functionality to a common location
diff --git a/roles/servicetelemetry/tasks/component_prometheus.yml b/roles/servicetelemetry/tasks/component_prometheus.yml
index 601a2824..a88d8d9a 100644
--- a/roles/servicetelemetry/tasks/component_prometheus.yml
+++ b/roles/servicetelemetry/tasks/component_prometheus.yml
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@
     name: '{{ ansible_operator_meta.name }}'
     namespace: '{{ ansible_operator_meta.namespace }}'
   when:
+    - "'monitoring.rhobs' in api_groups"
     - observability_strategy not in ['use_redhat', 'use_hybrid']
 
 - name: Set default prometheus service template