diff --git a/charts/splunk-connect-for-syslog/templates/statefulset.yaml b/charts/splunk-connect-for-syslog/templates/statefulset.yaml
index 754f836d67..0647b9753e 100644
--- a/charts/splunk-connect-for-syslog/templates/statefulset.yaml
+++ b/charts/splunk-connect-for-syslog/templates/statefulset.yaml
@@ -43,7 +43,9 @@ spec:
               fieldRef:
                 fieldPath: spec.nodeName
           - name: SC4S_RUNTIME_ENV
-            value: "k8s"            
+            value: "k8s"
+          - name: SC4S_DEST_SPLUNK_SC4S_METRICS_HEC
+            value: "multi"
           - name: SC4S_DEST_SPLUNK_HEC_DEFAULT_URL
             value: "{{ .Values.splunk.hec_url }}"
           - name: SC4S_DEST_SPLUNK_HEC_DEFAULT_TOKEN