diff --git a/helm-chart/eoapi/templates/_helpers.tpl b/helm-chart/eoapi/templates/_helpers.tpl
index 299c19b..b652e1e 100644
--- a/helm-chart/eoapi/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/helm-chart/eoapi/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -159,11 +159,23 @@ so we use this helper function to check autoscaling rules
 {{- define "eoapi.validateAutoscaleRules" -}}
 {{- if and .Values.ingress.enabled (ne .Values.ingress.className "nginx") }}
 {{/* "requestRate" cannot be enabled for any service if not "nginx" so give feedback and fail */}}
-{{- if (or (and .Values.raster.autoscaling.enabled (eq .Values.raster.autoscaling.type "requestRate")) (and .Values.stac.autoscaling.enabled (eq .Values.stac.autoscaling.type "requestRate")) (and .Values.vector.autoscaling.enabled (eq .Values.vector.autoscaling.type "requestRate")) ) }}
+{{- $hasRequestRate := false }}
+{{- range $serviceName, $service := .Values.externalServices }}
+  {{- if and $service.autoscaling.enabled (eq $service.autoscaling.type "requestRate") }}
+    {{- $hasRequestRate = true }}
+  {{- end }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- if $hasRequestRate }}
 {{- fail "When using an 'ingress.className' other than 'nginx' you cannot enable autoscaling by 'requestRate' at this time b/c it's solely an nginx metric" }}
 {{- end }}
 {{/* "both" cannot be enabled for any service if not "nginx" so give feedback and fail */}}
-{{- if (or (and .Values.raster.autoscaling.enabled (eq .Values.raster.autoscaling.type "both")) (and .Values.stac.autoscaling.enabled (eq .Values.stac.autoscaling.type "both")) (and .Values.vector.autoscaling.enabled (eq .Values.vector.autoscaling.type "both")) ) }}
+{{- $hasBoth := false }}
+{{- range $serviceName, $service := .Values.externalServices }}
+  {{- if and $service.autoscaling.enabled (eq $service.autoscaling.type "both") }}
+    {{- $hasBoth = true }}
+  {{- end }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- if $hasBoth }}
 {{- fail "When using an 'ingress.className' other than 'nginx' you cannot enable autoscaling by 'both' at this time b/c 'requestRate' is solely an nginx metric" }}
 {{- end }}
 {{- end }}
diff --git a/helm-chart/eoapi/tests/ingress_tests_nginx.yaml b/helm-chart/eoapi/tests/ingress_tests_nginx.yaml
index bee00d0..fe63122 100644
--- a/helm-chart/eoapi/tests/ingress_tests_nginx.yaml
+++ b/helm-chart/eoapi/tests/ingress_tests_nginx.yaml
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ templates:
 tests:
   - it: "vector ingress defaults"
     set:
-      ingress.className: "nginx"
-      raster.enabled: false
-      stac.enabled: false
-      vector.enabled: true
+      externalServices.ingress.className: "nginx"
+      externalServices.raster.enabled: false
+      externalServices.stac.enabled: false
+      externalServices.vector.enabled: true
     asserts:
       - isKind:
           of: Ingress
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ tests:
           value: "nginx"
   - it: "raster ingress defaults"
     set:
-      ingress.className: "nginx"
-      raster.enabled: true
-      stac.enabled: false
-      vector.enabled: false
+      externalServices.ingress.className: "nginx"
+      externalServices.raster.enabled: true
+      externalServices.stac.enabled: false
+      externalServices.vector.enabled: false
     asserts:
       - isKind:
           of: Ingress
@@ -48,10 +48,10 @@ tests:
           value: "nginx"
   - it: "stac ingress defaults"
     set:
-      ingress.className: "nginx"
-      raster.enabled: false
-      stac.enabled: true
-      vector.enabled: false
+      externalServices.ingress.className: "nginx"
+      externalServices.raster.enabled: false
+      externalServices.stac.enabled: true
+      externalServices.vector.enabled: false
     asserts:
       - isKind:
           of: Ingress