diff --git a/roles/installer/defaults/main.yml b/roles/installer/defaults/main.yml
index 3eeb99d5..303b987e 100644
--- a/roles/installer/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/installer/defaults/main.yml
@@ -491,17 +491,3 @@ nginx_worker_processes: 1
 nginx_worker_connections: "{{ uwsgi_listen_queue_size }}"
 nginx_worker_cpu_affinity: 'auto'
 nginx_listen_queue_size: "{{ uwsgi_listen_queue_size }}"
-
-# metrics-utility (github.com/ansible/metrics-utility)
-_metrics_utility_enabled: "{{ metrics_utility_enabled | default(false) }}"
-_metrics_utility_configmap: "{{ metrics_utility_configmap | default(deployment_type + '-metrics-utility-configmap') }}"
-_metrics_utility_secret: "{{ metrics_utility_secret | default(deployment_type + '-metrics-utility-secret') }}"
-_metrics_utility_console_enabled: "{{ metrics_utility_console_enabled | default(false) }}"
-_metrics_utility_image: "{{ metrics_utility_image | default(_image) }}"
-_metrics_utility_image_version: "{{ metrics_utility_image_version | default(_image_version) }}"
-_metrics_utility_image_pull_policy: "{{ metrics_utility_image_pull_policy | default('IfNotPresent') }}"
-_metrics_utility_ship_target: "{{ metrics_utility_ship_target | default('directory') }}"
-_metrics_utility_pvc_claim: "{{ metrics_utility_pvc_claim | default(deployment_type + '-metrics-utility') }}"
-_metrics_utility_pvc_claim_size: "{{ metrics_utility_pvc_claim_size | default('5Gi') }}"
-_metrics_utility_cronjob_gather_schedule: "{{ metrics_utility_cronjob_gather_schedule | default('@hourly') }}"
-_metrics_utility_cronjob_report_schedule: "{{ metrics_utility_cronjob_report_schedule | default('@monthly') }}"
diff --git a/roles/installer/vars/main.yml b/roles/installer/vars/main.yml
index 6492f322..fc4cde3a 100644
--- a/roles/installer/vars/main.yml
+++ b/roles/installer/vars/main.yml
@@ -8,3 +8,16 @@ supported_pg_version: 15
 _previous_upgraded_pg_version: 0
 old_postgres_pod: []
 _postgres_data_path: '/var/lib/pgsql/data/userdata'
+# metrics-utility (github.com/ansible/metrics-utility)
+_metrics_utility_enabled: "{{ metrics_utility_enabled | default(false) }}"
+_metrics_utility_configmap: "{{ metrics_utility_configmap | default(deployment_type + '-metrics-utility-configmap') }}"
+_metrics_utility_secret: "{{ metrics_utility_secret | default('') }}"
+_metrics_utility_console_enabled: "{{ metrics_utility_console_enabled | default(false) }}"
+_metrics_utility_image: "{{ metrics_utility_image | default(_image) }}"
+_metrics_utility_image_version: "{{ metrics_utility_image_version | default(_image_version) }}"
+_metrics_utility_image_pull_policy: "{{ metrics_utility_image_pull_policy | default('IfNotPresent') }}"
+_metrics_utility_ship_target: "{{ metrics_utility_ship_target | default('directory') }}"
+_metrics_utility_pvc_claim: "{{ metrics_utility_pvc_claim | default(deployment_type + '-metrics-utility') }}"
+_metrics_utility_pvc_claim_size: "{{ metrics_utility_pvc_claim_size | default('5Gi') }}"
+_metrics_utility_cronjob_gather_schedule: "{{ metrics_utility_cronjob_gather_schedule | default('@hourly') }}"
+_metrics_utility_cronjob_report_schedule: "{{ metrics_utility_cronjob_report_schedule | default('@monthly') }}"