diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5f67d5d..1f6c92a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 deploy
 zot-data/
+scratch/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ansible/templates/zot-config.json.j2 b/ansible/templates/zot-config.json.j2
index 75b6b4a..7774804 100644
--- a/ansible/templates/zot-config.json.j2
+++ b/ansible/templates/zot-config.json.j2
@@ -53,6 +53,12 @@
           "timeout": "5s"
         }
       ]
+    },
+    "metrics": {
+      "enable": true,
+      "prometheus": {
+        "path": "/metrics"
+      }
     }
   }
 }