diff --git a/kubernetes/apps/observability/smartctl-exporter/app/helmrelease.yaml b/kubernetes/apps/observability/smartctl-exporter/app/helmrelease.yaml
index 87554212..59fbdf5a 100644
--- a/kubernetes/apps/observability/smartctl-exporter/app/helmrelease.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/apps/observability/smartctl-exporter/app/helmrelease.yaml
@@ -34,4 +34,11 @@ spec:
     serviceMonitor:
       enabled: true
     prometheusRules:
-      enabled: false
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+      enabled: false
+    tolerations:
+      - effect: NoSchedule
+        operator: Exists
+    nodeSelector: {
+      # only control plane nodes
+      kubernetes.io/role: control-plane
+    }
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