diff --git a/deployments/helm/templates/deployment.yaml b/deployments/helm/templates/deployment.yaml
index 1e8fed4b2d..1dcdbdd49d 100644
--- a/deployments/helm/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/deployments/helm/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ spec:
             cpu: {{ .Values.deployment.resources.requests.cpu | quote}}
             memory: {{ .Values.deployment.resources.requests.memory }}
         {{- if not .Values.backup.enabled }}
+        env:
+        - name: RUST_LOG
+          value: papyrus=DEBUG
         args:
         - --chain_id
         - {{ .Values.starknet.chainId }}
@@ -64,6 +67,8 @@ spec:
         - {{ .Values.starknet.centralUrl }}
         - --base_layer.node_url
         - {{ .Values.base_layer_node_url }}
+        - --collect_metrics
+        - {{ .Values.collect_metrics | quote }}
         {{- if .Values.services }}
         ports:
         - containerPort: {{ .Values.services.rpc.port }}
diff --git a/deployments/helm/values.yaml b/deployments/helm/values.yaml
index 5ecc5da5fa..bb92832b23 100644
--- a/deployments/helm/values.yaml
+++ b/deployments/helm/values.yaml
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ node:
 # Ethereum node URL. A value for this variable is mandatory.
 base_layer_node_url:
 
+# If true, metrics will be collected and exposed on the monitoring port.
+collect_metrics: true
+
 starknet:
   chainId: SN_MAIN # possible values: SN_MAIN, SN_GOERLI
   # feeder-gateway url