diff --git a/roles/ansible-ansible-openshift-ansible/templates/cluster-inventory-stg.j2 b/roles/ansible-ansible-openshift-ansible/templates/cluster-inventory-stg.j2
index aa8e6a4325..a794e1bd0b 100644
--- a/roles/ansible-ansible-openshift-ansible/templates/cluster-inventory-stg.j2
+++ b/roles/ansible-ansible-openshift-ansible/templates/cluster-inventory-stg.j2
@@ -599,7 +599,10 @@ openshift_hosted_registry_storage_volume_size=10Gi
 # See: https://docs.openshift.com/enterprise/latest/install_config/cluster_metrics.html
 #
 # By default metrics are not automatically deployed, set this to enable them
-openshift_metrics_install_metrics=false
+openshift_metrics_install_metrics=true
+openshift_metrics_cassandra_storage_type=emptydir
+openshift_metrics_start_cluster=true
+openshift_metrics_cassandra_nodeselector={"node-role.kubernetes.io/infra":"true"}
 {% if openshift_metrics_deploy is defined %}
 {% if openshift_metrics_deploy %}
 openshift_hosted_metrics_deploy=true