diff --git a/modules/nomad-cluster/main.tf b/modules/nomad-cluster/main.tf
index cc596d7..fbfbf26 100644
--- a/modules/nomad-cluster/main.tf
+++ b/modules/nomad-cluster/main.tf
@@ -85,7 +85,8 @@ resource "aws_launch_configuration" "launch_configuration" {
   placement_tenancy           = var.tenancy
   associate_public_ip_address = var.associate_public_ip_address
 
-  ebs_optimized = var.root_volume_ebs_optimized
+  enable_monitoring = var.enable_detailed_monitoring
+  ebs_optimized     = var.root_volume_ebs_optimized
 
   root_block_device {
     volume_type           = var.root_volume_type
diff --git a/modules/nomad-cluster/variables.tf b/modules/nomad-cluster/variables.tf
index fc334a1..025af38 100644
--- a/modules/nomad-cluster/variables.tf
+++ b/modules/nomad-cluster/variables.tf
@@ -239,3 +239,9 @@ variable "iam_permissions_boundary" {
   type        = string
   default     = null
 }
+
+variable "enable_detailed_monitoring" {
+  description = "Whether instances should have detailed monitoring enabled - this can incur additional cloudwatch costs"
+  type        = bool
+  default     = true
+}