diff --git a/azure/azure-release-pipeline.yml b/azure/azure-release-pipeline.yml
index 9980e892b..d1e2474f0 100644
--- a/azure/azure-release-pipeline.yml
+++ b/azure/azure-release-pipeline.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ extends:
     service_name: ${{ variables.service_name }}
     short_service_name: ${{ variables.short_service_name }}
     service_base_path: ${{ variables.service_base_path }}
-    enable_status_monitoring: true
     manual_approval_env: manual-approval-ptl
     prod_producer_approval: true
     python_version: ${{ variables.python_version }}
@@ -38,6 +37,8 @@ extends:
     - environment: manual-approval
       stage_name: ers_manual_approval_rc
     - environment: internal-dev
+      enable_status_monitoring: false
+      enable_monitoring: false
       stage_name: ers_rc_release
       service_name: "${{ variables.service_name }}-rc"
       short_service_name: "${{ variables.short_service_name }}-rc"
@@ -53,6 +54,8 @@ extends:
       depends_on:
       - ers_manual_approval_rc
     - environment: internal-dev-sandbox
+      enable_status_monitoring: false
+      enable_monitoring: false
       proxy_path: sandbox
       post_deploy:
       - template: templates/run-tests.yml
@@ -64,11 +67,12 @@ extends:
     - environment: manual-approval
       stage_name: ers_manual_approval_fix
     - environment: internal-dev
+      enable_status_monitoring: false
+      enable_monitoring: false
       stage_name: ers_fix_release
       service_name: "${{ variables.service_name }}-fix"
       short_service_name: "${{ variables.short_service_name }}-fix"
       service_base_path: "${{ variables.service_base_path }}-fix"
-      enable_status_monitoring: false
       jinja_templates:
         ERS_TARGET_SERVER: e-referrals-service-api--fix
         ALLOW_ECHO_TARGET: true
@@ -82,6 +86,8 @@ extends:
     - environment: manual-approval
       stage_name: ers_manual_approval_sa
     - environment: internal-qa
+      enable_status_monitoring: false
+      enable_monitoring: false
       stage_name: ers_sa_release
       post_deploy:
       - template: templates/run-tests.yml
@@ -92,6 +98,8 @@ extends:
     - environment: manual-approval
       stage_name: ers_manual_approval_int
     - environment: int
+      enable_status_monitoring: true
+      enable_monitoring: true
       stage_name: ers_int_release
       post_deploy:
       - template: templates/run-tests.yml
@@ -102,6 +110,8 @@ extends:
     - environment: manual-approval
       stage_name: ers_manual_approval_testdev
     - environment: internal-dev
+      enable_status_monitoring: false
+      enable_monitoring: false
       stage_name: ers_testdev_release
       service_name: "${{ variables.service_name }}-testdev"
       short_service_name: "${{ variables.short_service_name }}-testdev"
@@ -117,11 +127,12 @@ extends:
     - environment: manual-approval
       stage_name: ers_manual_approval_dep
     - environment: dev
+      enable_status_monitoring: false
+      enable_monitoring: false
       stage_name: ers_dep_release
       service_name: "${{ variables.service_name }}-dep"
       short_service_name: "${{ variables.short_service_name }}-dep"
       service_base_path: "${{ variables.service_base_path }}-dep"
-      enable_status_monitoring: true
       jinja_templates:
         ERS_TARGET_SERVER: e-referrals-service-api--dep
       post_deploy:
@@ -135,6 +146,8 @@ extends:
       depends_on:
       - ers_sa_release
     - environment: prod
+      enable_status_monitoring: true
+      enable_monitoring: true
       stage_name: prod #revert to ers_prod_release when monitoring stack fixed to support it.
       post_deploy:
       - template: templates/run-tests.yml
@@ -143,6 +156,8 @@ extends:
       depends_on:
       - ers_manual_approval_prod
     - environment: internal-qa-sandbox
+      enable_status_monitoring: false
+      enable_monitoring: false
       proxy_path: sandbox
       depends_on:
       - ers_manual_approval_sa
@@ -151,6 +166,8 @@ extends:
         parameters:
           smoke_tests: true
     - environment: sandbox
+      enable_status_monitoring: false
+      enable_monitoring: false
       proxy_path: sandbox
       depends_on:
       - ers_manual_approval_int