diff --git a/config/services/prometheus.nix b/config/services/prometheus.nix
index 911241d8..3d080ec8 100644
--- a/config/services/prometheus.nix
+++ b/config/services/prometheus.nix
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 
     retentionTime = "90d";
 
+    checkConfig = false;
+
     # ingest the published nodes
     scrapeConfigs = [
       {