diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index be6f6b41cb..c02ee123dd 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -18,10 +18,13 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ### Fixed
 
+- fix(helm): always create default metrics source if traces are enabled [#2182][#2182]
+
 [Unreleased]: https://github.com/SumoLogic/sumologic-kubernetes-collection/compare/v2.6.0...main
 [#2170]: https://github.com/SumoLogic/sumologic-kubernetes-collection/pull/2170
 [#2177]: https://github.com/SumoLogic/sumologic-kubernetes-collection/pull/2177
 [#2173]: https://github.com/SumoLogic/sumologic-kubernetes-collection/pull/2173
+[#2182]: https://github.com/SumoLogic/sumologic-kubernetes-collection/pull/2182
 
 ## [v2.6.0][v2.6.0]
 
diff --git a/deploy/helm/sumologic/conf/setup/locals.tf b/deploy/helm/sumologic/conf/setup/locals.tf
index bdeea24b3c..27a9fdd4da 100644
--- a/deploy/helm/sumologic/conf/setup/locals.tf
+++ b/deploy/helm/sumologic/conf/setup/locals.tf
@@ -1,12 +1,19 @@
 locals {
 {{- $ctx := .Values }}
 {{- range $type, $sources := .Values.sumologic.collector.sources }}
-{{- if eq (include "terraform.sources.component_enabled" (dict "Context" $ctx "Type" $type)) "true" }}
-{{- range $key, $source := $sources }}
-{{- if eq (include "terraform.sources.to_create" (dict "Context" $ctx "Type" $type "Name" $key)) "true" }}
+  {{- if eq (include "terraform.sources.component_enabled" (dict "Context" $ctx "Type" $type)) "true" }}
+    {{- range $key, $source := $sources }}
+      {{- if eq (include "terraform.sources.to_create" (dict "Context" $ctx "Type" $type "Name" $key)) "true" }}
   {{ template "terraform.sources.local" (dict "Name" (include "terraform.sources.name" (dict "Name" $key "Type" $type)) "Value" $source.name) }}
-{{- end }}
-{{- end }}
-{{- end }}
+      {{- end }}
+    {{- end }}
+  {{- else if and (eq $type "metrics") $ctx.sumologic.traces.enabled }}
+    {{- /*
+    If traces are enabled and metrics are disabled, create default metrics source anyway
+    */}}
+    {{- if hasKey $sources "default" }}
+  {{ template "terraform.sources.local" (dict "Name" (include "terraform.sources.name" (dict "Name" "default" "Type" $type)) "Value" ( dig "default" "name" "(default-metrics)" $sources )) }}
+    {{- end }}
+  {{- end }}
 {{- end }}
 }
diff --git a/deploy/helm/sumologic/conf/setup/resources.tf b/deploy/helm/sumologic/conf/setup/resources.tf
index 495357f3aa..81195e3698 100644
--- a/deploy/helm/sumologic/conf/setup/resources.tf
+++ b/deploy/helm/sumologic/conf/setup/resources.tf
@@ -11,13 +11,20 @@ resource "sumologic_collector" "collector" {
 
 {{- $ctx := .Values }}
 {{- range $type, $sources := .Values.sumologic.collector.sources }}
-{{- if eq (include "terraform.sources.component_enabled" (dict "Context" $ctx "Type" $type)) "true" }}
-{{- range $key, $source := $sources }}
-{{- if eq (include "terraform.sources.to_create" (dict "Context" $ctx "Type" $type "Name" $key)) "true" }}
+  {{- if eq (include "terraform.sources.component_enabled" (dict "Context" $ctx "Type" $type)) "true" }}
+    {{- range $key, $source := $sources }}
+      {{- if eq (include "terraform.sources.to_create" (dict "Context" $ctx "Type" $type "Name" $key)) "true" }}
 {{ include "terraform.sources.resource" (dict "Name" (include "terraform.sources.name" (dict "Name" $key "Type" $type)) "Source" $source "Context" $ctx) | nindent 2 }}
-{{- end }}
-{{- end }}
-{{- end }}
+      {{- end }}
+    {{- end }}
+  {{- else if and (eq $type "metrics") $ctx.sumologic.traces.enabled }}
+    {{- /*
+    If traces are enabled and metrics are disabled, create default metrics source anyway
+    */}}
+    {{- if hasKey $sources "default" }}
+{{ include "terraform.sources.resource" (dict "Name" (include "terraform.sources.name" (dict "Name" "default" "Type" $type)) "Source" (get $sources "default" ) "Context" $ctx) | nindent 2 }}
+    {{- end }}
+  {{- end }}
 {{- end }}
 
 resource "kubernetes_secret" "sumologic_collection_secret" {
@@ -29,13 +36,20 @@ resource "kubernetes_secret" "sumologic_collection_secret" {
   data = {
     {{- $ctx := .Values }}
     {{- range $type, $sources := .Values.sumologic.collector.sources }}
-    {{- if eq (include "terraform.sources.component_enabled" (dict "Context" $ctx "Type" $type)) "true" }}
-    {{- range $key, $source := $sources }}
-    {{- if eq (include "terraform.sources.to_create" (dict "Context" $ctx "Type" $type "Name" $key)) "true" }}
+      {{- if eq (include "terraform.sources.component_enabled" (dict "Context" $ctx "Type" $type)) "true" }}
+        {{- range $key, $source := $sources }}
+          {{- if eq (include "terraform.sources.to_create" (dict "Context" $ctx "Type" $type "Name" $key)) "true" }}
     {{ include "terraform.sources.data" (dict "Endpoint" (include "terraform.sources.config-map-variable" (dict "Type" $type "Context" $ctx "Name" $key)) "Name" (include "terraform.sources.name" (dict "Name" $key "Type" $type))) }}
-    {{- end }}
-    {{- end }}
-    {{- end }}
+          {{- end }}
+        {{- end }}
+      {{- else if and (eq $type "metrics") $ctx.sumologic.traces.enabled }}
+        {{- /*
+        If traces are enabled and metrics are disabled, create default metrics source anyway
+        */}}
+        {{- if hasKey $sources "default" }}
+    {{ include "terraform.sources.data" (dict "Endpoint" (include "terraform.sources.config-map-variable" (dict "Type" $type "Context" $ctx "Name" "default")) "Name" (include "terraform.sources.name" (dict "Name" "default" "Type" $type))) }}
+        {{- end }}
+      {{- end }}
     {{- end }}
   }
 
diff --git a/tests/helm/terraform/static/traces.output.yaml b/tests/helm/terraform/static/traces.output.yaml
index aed8adbfc0..c478946762 100644
--- a/tests/helm/terraform/static/traces.output.yaml
+++ b/tests/helm/terraform/static/traces.output.yaml
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ data:
     }
   locals.tf: |
     locals {
+      default_metrics_source                      = "(default-metrics)"
       default_traces_source                       = "traces"
     }
   main.tf: |
@@ -153,6 +154,11 @@ data:
         }
     }
     
+    resource "sumologic_http_source" "default_metrics_source" {
+        name         = local.default_metrics_source
+        collector_id = sumologic_collector.collector.id
+    }
+    
     resource "sumologic_http_source" "default_traces_source" {
         name         = local.default_traces_source
         collector_id = sumologic_collector.collector.id
@@ -166,6 +172,7 @@ data:
       }
   
       data = {
+        endpoint-metrics                          = sumologic_http_source.default_metrics_source.url
         endpoint-traces                           = sumologic_http_source.default_traces_source.url
       }