diff --git a/changelog.d/3-bug-fixes/bw-service-monitor b/changelog.d/3-bug-fixes/bw-service-monitor
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..95cd30bab17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/3-bug-fixes/bw-service-monitor
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+charts/background-worker: Fix name of the service monitor
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diff --git a/charts/background-worker/templates/servicemonitor.yaml b/charts/background-worker/templates/servicemonitor.yaml
index dc9e0636107..14dd65b488e 100644
--- a/charts/background-worker/templates/servicemonitor.yaml
+++ b/charts/background-worker/templates/servicemonitor.yaml
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 apiVersion: monitoring.coreos.com/v1
 kind: ServiceMonitor
 metadata:
-  name: brig
+  name: background-worker
   labels:
-    app: brig
+    app: background-worker
     chart: {{ .Chart.Name }}-{{ .Chart.Version | replace "+" "_" }}
     release: {{ .Release.Name }}
     heritage: {{ .Release.Service }}