diff --git a/src/main/helm/templates/service_monitor.yaml b/src/main/helm/templates/service_monitor.yaml
index e107a617ce446f0ffe1d0de30c160aef42bea568..75b75133512c9979d287b252e97a33db65e2066c 100644
--- a/src/main/helm/templates/service_monitor.yaml
+++ b/src/main/helm/templates/service_monitor.yaml
@@ -40,4 +40,4 @@ spec:
   selector:
     matchLabels:
       {{- include "app.matchLabels" . | indent 6 }}
-      component: bayernid-proxy-service
\ No newline at end of file
+      component: bayernid-proxy
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/test/helm/service_monitor_test.yaml b/src/test/helm/service_monitor_test.yaml
index 24e6a01eeda28dfb75c699550c6fd5000452156d..1ae8d9f40704d4439dfa9a8912f88e5d3532181c 100644
--- a/src/test/helm/service_monitor_test.yaml
+++ b/src/test/helm/service_monitor_test.yaml
@@ -81,11 +81,7 @@ tests:
       - contains:
           path: spec.namespaceSelector.matchNames
           content: sh-helm-test
-  - it: selector should contain the component label with the value bayernid-proxy-service
-    asserts:
-      - equal:
-          path: spec.selector.matchLabels["component"]
-          value: bayernid-proxy-service
+
   - it: selector should contain helm recommended labels name and namespace
     asserts:
       - equal:
@@ -93,4 +89,4 @@ tests:
           value: 
             app.kubernetes.io/name: bayernid-proxy
             app.kubernetes.io/namespace: sh-helm-test
-            component: bayernid-proxy-service
+            component: bayernid-proxy