diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0d446a4b16..2d566c9ff0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ it being synced automatically everyday.
 | PORT                                          | 8000                                       | Exposed port                                                                                                                                                                                       | Server                |
 | NUM_WORKERS                                   | 1                                          | The number of worker per Worker instance (Set to 0 for API/Server instances, Set to 1 for normal workers, and > 1 for workers dedicated to native jobs)                                            | Worker                |
 | DISABLE_SERVER                                | false                                      | Disable the external API, operate as a worker only instance                                                                                                                                        | Worker                |
-| METRICS_ADDR                                  | None                                       | The socket addr at which to expose Prometheus metrics at the /metrics path. Set to "true" to expose it on port 8001                                                                                | All                   |
+| METRICS_ADDR                                  | None                                       | (ee only) The socket addr at which to expose Prometheus metrics at the /metrics path. Set to "true" to expose it on port 8001                                                                      | All                   |
 | JSON_FMT                                      | false                                      | Output the logs in json format instead of logfmt                                                                                                                                                   | All                   |
 | BASE_URL                                      | http://localhost:8000                      | The base url that is exposed publicly to access your instance                                                                                                                                      | Server                |
 | TIMEOUT                                       | 300                                        | The maximum time of execution of a script. When reached, the job is failed as having timedout.                                                                                                     | Worker                |
diff --git a/backend/src/main.rs b/backend/src/main.rs
index a56da225d9..4f014294b4 100644
--- a/backend/src/main.rs
+++ b/backend/src/main.rs
@@ -245,6 +245,9 @@ Windmill Community Edition {GIT_VERSION}
         let metrics_f = async {
             match metrics_addr {
                 Some(addr) => {
+                    #[cfg(not(feature = "enterprise"))]
+                    panic!("Metrics are only available in the Enterprise Edition");
+
                     windmill_common::serve_metrics(addr, rx.resubscribe(), num_workers > 0)
                         .await
                         .map_err(anyhow::Error::from)
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 8309407c09..a9728ab620 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ services:
       ## You can set the number of workers to 1 and not need any separate worker service but not recommended
       - NUM_WORKERS=0
       - DISABLE_SERVER=false
-      - METRICS_ADDR=false
+      - METRICS_ADDR=false # (ee only, if set to true, metrics will be exposed on port 8001)
       - REQUEST_SIZE_LIMIT=${WM_REQUEST_SIZE_LIMIT}
       # LICENSE_KEY is only needed for the enterprise edition
       - LICENSE_KEY=${WM_LICENSE_KEY}
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ services:
       - RUST_LOG=info
       - DISABLE_SERVER=true
       - KEEP_JOB_DIR=false
-      - METRICS_ADDR=false
+      - METRICS_ADDR=false # (ee only, if set to true, metrics will be exposed on port 8001)
       - NUM_WORKERS=4
       - WORKER_TAGS=nativets,postgresql,mysql,graphql,snowflake
       # LICENSE_KEY is only needed for the enterprise edition