diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 70f97a70..843c3009 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # Unreleased
 
+- Fix prometheus_exporter to only be enabled when the GOVUK_PROMETHEUS_EXPORTER env var is set to "true" ([#231](https://github.com/alphagov/govuk_app_config/pull/231)).
+- Add Prometheus monitoring for EKS section to README.md ([#231](https://github.com/alphagov/govuk_app_config/pull/231)).
 - Fix govuk_error being incompatible with Ruby >= 3 ([#233](https://github.com/alphagov/govuk_app_config/pull/233))
 - Require Ruby 2.7 as the minimum supported Ruby version ([#233](https://github.com/alphagov/govuk_app_config/pull/233))
 - Require Sentry 5 and Unicorn 6 major versions ([#237](https://github.com/alphagov/govuk_app_config/pull/237))
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 408ad794..0a5c84c7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ Adds the basics of a GOV.UK application:
 - Statsd client for reporting stats
 - Rails logging
 - Content Security Policy generation for frontend apps
+- Prometheus monitoring for EKS
 
 ## Installation
 
@@ -166,6 +167,15 @@ GovukContentSecurityPolicy.configure
 
 Some frontend apps support languages that are not defined in the i18n gem. This provides them with our own custom rules for these languages.
 
+## Prometheus monitoring for EKS
+
+Create a `/config/initializers/prometheus.rb` file in the app and add the following
+
+```ruby
+require "govuk_app_config/govuk_prometheus_exporter"	
+GovukPrometheusExporter.configure	
+```
+
 ## License
 
 [MIT License](LICENSE.md)
diff --git a/lib/govuk_app_config/govuk_prometheus_exporter.rb b/lib/govuk_app_config/govuk_prometheus_exporter.rb
index 2d570774..d036d964 100644
--- a/lib/govuk_app_config/govuk_prometheus_exporter.rb
+++ b/lib/govuk_app_config/govuk_prometheus_exporter.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module GovukPrometheusExporter
   def self.configure
-    unless Rails.env == "test"
+    unless Rails.env == "test" || (ENV["GOVUK_PROMETHEUS_EXPORTER"]) != "true"
       require "prometheus_exporter"
       require "prometheus_exporter/server"
       require "prometheus_exporter/middleware"