diff --git a/chart/templates/kiali/values.yaml b/chart/templates/kiali/values.yaml
index d11a3ecbccacd136ef82b2218926c1e75c87da6c..74b98fb0782c9d9298700e8bc1c131e59f60f869 100644
--- a/chart/templates/kiali/values.yaml
+++ b/chart/templates/kiali/values.yaml
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ image:
 
 istio:
   enabled: {{ .Values.istio.enabled }}
+  hardened:
+    monitoring:
+      enabled: {{ .Values.monitoring.enabled }}    
   kiali:
     gateways:
     - istio-system/{{ default "public" .Values.kiali.ingress.gateway }}
diff --git a/chart/values.yaml b/chart/values.yaml
index 4af9f4c0bdd853c5f2710576f7a5fcbbcd3ea66f..44be835711056f57b3da9cc9a408b4923a59de0a 100644
--- a/chart/values.yaml
+++ b/chart/values.yaml
@@ -384,11 +384,11 @@ kiali:
   git:
     repo: https://repo1.dso.mil/big-bang/product/packages/kiali.git
     path: "./chart"
-    tag: "1.80.0-bb.1"
+    tag: "1.80.0-bb.2"
   helmRepo:
     repoName: "registry1"
     chartName: "kiali"
-    tag: "1.80.0-bb.1"
+    tag: "1.80.0-bb.2"
 
   # -- Flux reconciliation overrides specifically for the Kiali Package
   flux: {}