diff --git a/caas/kubernetes/ark/inputs.tf b/caas/kubernetes/ark/inputs.tf
index e9b391b..089d214 100644
--- a/caas/kubernetes/ark/inputs.tf
+++ b/caas/kubernetes/ark/inputs.tf
@@ -48,6 +48,18 @@ variable "ark_schedules_monitor_silenced" {
   default     = {}
 }
 
+variable "ark_schedules_enabled" {
+  description = "Flag to enable Ark schedules monitor"
+  type        = "string"
+  default     = "true"
+}
+
+variable "ark_schedules_extra_tags" {
+  description = "Extra tags for Ark schedules monitor"
+  type        = "list"
+  default     = []
+}
+
 variable "ark_schedules_monitor_no_data_timeframe" {
   description = "No data timeframe"
   default     = 1440
diff --git a/caas/kubernetes/ark/monitors-ark.tf b/caas/kubernetes/ark/monitors-ark.tf
index 49ca827..4f6aa38 100644
--- a/caas/kubernetes/ark/monitors-ark.tf
+++ b/caas/kubernetes/ark/monitors-ark.tf
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 resource "datadog_monitor" "ark_schedules_monitor" {
+  count   = "${var.ark_schedules_enabled ? 1 : 0}"
   name    = "[${var.environment}] Ark backup failed on {{schedule.name}}"
   type    = "metric alert"
   message = "${coalesce(var.ark_schedules_monitor_message, var.message)}"
@@ -25,5 +26,5 @@ resource "datadog_monitor" "ark_schedules_monitor" {
   require_full_window = false
 
   silenced = "${var.ark_schedules_monitor_silenced}"
-  tags = ["env:${var.environment}", "type:caas", "provider:prometheus", "resource:ark", "team:claranet", "created-by:terraform"]
+  tags = ["env:${var.environment}", "type:caas", "provider:prometheus", "resource:ark", "team:claranet", "created-by:terraform", "${var.ark_schedules_extra_tags}"]
 }