diff --git a/cloud/aws/alb/README.md b/cloud/aws/alb/README.md
index 697643e..25aa0ca 100644
--- a/cloud/aws/alb/README.md
+++ b/cloud/aws/alb/README.md
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Inputs
 |------|-------------|:----:|:-----:|:-----:|
 | alb_no_healthy_instances_message | Custom message for ALB no healthy instances monitor | string | `` | no |
 | alb_no_healthy_instances_silenced | Groups to mute for ALB no healthy instances monitor | map | `<map>` | no |
-| artificial_requests_count | Number of false requests used to mitigate false positive in case of low trafic | string | `0` | no |
+| artificial_requests_count | Number of false requests used to mitigate false positive in case of low trafic | string | `5` | no |
 | delay | Delay in seconds for the metric evaluation | string | `900` | no |
 | environment | Architecture environment | string | - | yes |
 | filter_tags_custom | Tags used for custom filtering when filter_tags_use_defaults is false | string | `*` | no |
diff --git a/cloud/aws/alb/monitors-alb.tf b/cloud/aws/alb/monitors-alb.tf
index e03c8d2..abff4a5 100644
--- a/cloud/aws/alb/monitors-alb.tf
+++ b/cloud/aws/alb/monitors-alb.tf
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ resource "datadog_monitor" "ALB_httpcode_elb_5xx" {
   message = "${coalesce(var.httpcode_elb_5xx_message, var.message)}"
 
   query = <<EOF
-    sum(last_5m): (
+    min(last_5m): (
       default(
         avg:aws.applicationelb.httpcode_elb_5xx{${data.template_file.filter.rendered}} by {region,loadbalancer}.as_count() /
         (avg:aws.applicationelb.request_count{${data.template_file.filter.rendered}} by {region,loadbalancer}.as_count() + ${var.artificial_requests_count}),
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ resource "datadog_monitor" "ALB_httpcode_elb_4xx" {
   message = "${coalesce(var.httpcode_elb_4xx_message, var.message)}"
 
   query = <<EOF
-    sum(last_5m): (
+    min(last_5m): (
       default(
         avg:aws.applicationelb.httpcode_elb_4xx{${data.template_file.filter.rendered}} by {region,loadbalancer}.as_count() /
         (avg:aws.applicationelb.request_count{${data.template_file.filter.rendered}} by {region,loadbalancer}.as_count() + ${var.artificial_requests_count}),
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ resource "datadog_monitor" "ALB_httpcode_target_5xx" {
   message = "${coalesce(var.httpcode_target_5xx_message, var.message)}"
 
   query = <<EOF
-    sum(last_5m): (
+    min(last_5m): (
       default(
         avg:aws.applicationelb.httpcode_target_5xx{${data.template_file.filter.rendered}} by {region,loadbalancer}.as_count() /
         (avg:aws.applicationelb.request_count{${data.template_file.filter.rendered}} by {region,loadbalancer}.as_count() + ${var.artificial_requests_count}),
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ resource "datadog_monitor" "ALB_httpcode_target_4xx" {
   message = "${coalesce(var.httpcode_target_4xx_message, var.message)}"
 
   query = <<EOF
-    sum(last_5m): (
+    min(last_5m): (
       default(
         avg:aws.applicationelb.httpcode_target_4xx{${data.template_file.filter.rendered}} by {region,loadbalancer}.as_count() /
         (avg:aws.applicationelb.request_count{${data.template_file.filter.rendered}} by {region,loadbalancer}.as_count() + ${var.artificial_requests_count}),
diff --git a/cloud/aws/apigateway/monitors-api.tf b/cloud/aws/apigateway/monitors-api.tf
index b25c3d2..17a515f 100644
--- a/cloud/aws/apigateway/monitors-api.tf
+++ b/cloud/aws/apigateway/monitors-api.tf
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ resource "datadog_monitor" "API_http_5xx_errors_count" {
   message = "${coalesce(var.http_5xx_requests_message, var.message)}"
 
   query = <<EOF
-    sum(last_5m): (
+    min(last_5m): (
       default(
         avg:aws.apigateway.5xxerror{${var.filter_tags}} by {region,apiname}.as_count() /
         (avg:aws.apigateway.count{${var.filter_tags}} by {region,apiname}.as_count() + ${var.artificial_requests_count}),
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ resource "datadog_monitor" "API_http_4xx_errors_count" {
   message = "${coalesce(var.http_4xx_requests_message, var.message)}"
 
   query = <<EOF
-    sum(last_5m): (
+    min(last_5m): (
       default(
         avg:aws.apigateway.4xxerror{${var.filter_tags}} by {region,apiname}.as_count() /
         (avg:aws.apigateway.count{${var.filter_tags}} by {region,apiname}.as_count() + ${var.artificial_requests_count}),
diff --git a/cloud/aws/elb/README.md b/cloud/aws/elb/README.md
index 78e54c5..424b8c7 100644
--- a/cloud/aws/elb/README.md
+++ b/cloud/aws/elb/README.md
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ Inputs
 | Name | Description | Type | Default | Required |
 |------|-------------|:----:|:-----:|:-----:|
 | dd_aws_elb | # ELB | string | `disable` | no |
+| artificial_requests_count | Number of false requests used to mitigate false positive in case of low trafic | string | `5` | no |
 | elb_4xx_message | Custom message for ELB 4xx errors monitor | string | `` | no |
 | elb_4xx_silenced | Groups to mute for ELB 4xx errors monitor | map | `<map>` | no |
 | elb_4xx_threshold_critical | loadbalancer 4xx critical threshold in percentage | string | `10` | no |
@@ -57,4 +58,4 @@ Inputs
 | delay | Delay in seconds for the metric evaluation | string | `900` | no |
 | filter_tags_custom | Tags used for custom filtering when filter_tags_use_defaults is false | string | `*` | no |
 | filter_tags_use_defaults | Use default filter tags convention | string | `true` | no |
-| message | Message sent when an alert is triggered | string | - | yes |
\ No newline at end of file
+| message | Message sent when an alert is triggered | string | - | yes |
diff --git a/cloud/aws/elb/inputs.tf b/cloud/aws/elb/inputs.tf
index ef88673..c45c140 100644
--- a/cloud/aws/elb/inputs.tf
+++ b/cloud/aws/elb/inputs.tf
@@ -150,3 +150,9 @@ variable "elb_backend_latency_critical" {
   description = "latency critical threshold in seconds"
   default     = 5
 }
+
+variable "artificial_requests_count" {
+  default     = 5
+  description = "Number of false requests used to mitigate false positive in case of low trafic"
+}
+
diff --git a/cloud/aws/elb/monitors-elb.tf b/cloud/aws/elb/monitors-elb.tf
index 79ab870..90d4750 100644
--- a/cloud/aws/elb/monitors-elb.tf
+++ b/cloud/aws/elb/monitors-elb.tf
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@ resource "datadog_monitor" "ELB_too_much_4xx" {
   message = "${coalesce(var.elb_4xx_message, var.message)}"
 
   query = <<EOF
-    avg(last_5m): (
+    min(last_5m): (
       default(
-        avg:aws.elb.httpcode_elb_4xx{${data.template_file.filter.rendered}} by {region,loadbalancername} /
-        avg:aws.elb.request_count{${data.template_file.filter.rendered}} by {region,loadbalancername},
+        avg:aws.elb.httpcode_elb_4xx{${data.template_file.filter.rendered}} by {region,loadbalancername}.as_count() /
+        (avg:aws.elb.request_count{${data.template_file.filter.rendered}} by {region,loadbalancername}.as_count() + ${var.artificial_requests_count}),
       0) * 100
     ) > ${var.elb_4xx_threshold_critical}
   EOF
@@ -75,10 +75,10 @@ resource "datadog_monitor" "ELB_too_much_5xx" {
   message = "${coalesce(var.elb_5xx_message, var.message)}"
 
   query = <<EOF
-    avg(last_5m): (
+    min(last_5m): (
       default(
         avg:aws.elb.httpcode_elb_5xx{${data.template_file.filter.rendered}} by {region,loadbalancername} /
-        avg:aws.elb.request_count{${data.template_file.filter.rendered}} by {region,loadbalancername},
+        (avg:aws.elb.request_count{${data.template_file.filter.rendered}} by {region,loadbalancername} + ${var.artificial_requests_count}),
       0) * 100
     ) > ${var.elb_5xx_threshold_critical}
   EOF
@@ -111,10 +111,10 @@ resource "datadog_monitor" "ELB_too_much_4xx_backend" {
   message = "${coalesce(var.elb_backend_4xx_message, var.message)}"
 
   query = <<EOF
-    avg(last_5m): (
+    min(last_5m): (
       default(
         avg:aws.elb.httpcode_backend_4xx{${data.template_file.filter.rendered}} by {region,loadbalancername} /
-        avg:aws.elb.request_count{${data.template_file.filter.rendered}} by {region,loadbalancername},
+        (avg:aws.elb.request_count{${data.template_file.filter.rendered}} by {region,loadbalancername} + ${var.artificial_requests_count}),
       0) * 100
     ) > ${var.elb_backend_4xx_threshold_critical}
   EOF
@@ -147,10 +147,10 @@ resource "datadog_monitor" "ELB_too_much_5xx_backend" {
   message = "${coalesce(var.elb_backend_5xx_message, var.message)}"
 
   query = <<EOF
-    avg(last_5m): (
+    min(last_5m): (
       default(
         avg:aws.elb.httpcode_backend_5xx{${data.template_file.filter.rendered}} by {region,loadbalancername} /
-        avg:aws.elb.request_count{${data.template_file.filter.rendered}} by {region,loadbalancername},
+        (avg:aws.elb.request_count{${data.template_file.filter.rendered}} by {region,loadbalancername} + ${var.artificial_requests_count}),
       0) * 100
     ) > ${var.elb_backend_5xx_threshold_critical}
   EOF