diff --git a/exporters/postgres/docker-compose.postgres-exporter.yml b/exporters/postgres/docker-compose.postgres-exporter.yml
index 433f717..aa8098f 100644
--- a/exporters/postgres/docker-compose.postgres-exporter.yml
+++ b/exporters/postgres/docker-compose.postgres-exporter.yml
@@ -9,8 +9,19 @@ services:
     image: prometheuscommunity/postgres-exporter:${POSTGRES_EXPORTER_VERSION:-latest}
     command:
       - '--config.file=/etc/postgres-exporter/postgres_exporter.yml'
-      # disables the collection of logical replication metrics to keep the exporter working with Postgres 9.6 (https://github.com/medic/cht-watchdog/issues/55)
+      # disables the collection of all metrics except for custom queries (https://github.com/medic/cht-watchdog/issues/70)
+      - '--no-collector.database'
+      - '--no-collector.postmaster'
+      - '--no-collector.process_idle'
+      - '--no-collector.replication'
       - '--no-collector.replication_slot'
+      - '--no-collector.stat_bgwriter'
+      - '--no-collector.stat_database'
+      - '--no-collector.statio_user_tables'
+      - '--no-collector.stat_statements'
+      - '--no-collector.stat_user_tables'
+      - '--disable-default-metrics'
+      - '--disable-settings-metrics'
     environment:
       - PG_EXPORTER_EXTEND_QUERY_PATH=/etc/postgres-exporter/queries.yml
     volumes: