diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index 690dbf38..458a2ea8 100644
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -75,7 +75,8 @@ variable "activate_apis" {
     "iam.googleapis.com",
     "admin.googleapis.com",
     "appengine.googleapis.com",
-    "storage-api.googleapis.com"
+    "storage-api.googleapis.com",
+    "monitoring.googleapis.com"
   ]
 }