diff --git a/internal/collector/otelcol.tmpl b/internal/collector/otelcol.tmpl
index 821a34a656..de2f49d832 100644
--- a/internal/collector/otelcol.tmpl
+++ b/internal/collector/otelcol.tmpl
@@ -64,10 +64,9 @@ exporters:
       {{ if gt (len .TLS.Key) 0 -}}key_file: "{{- .TLS.Key -}}"{{- end }}
       {{- end }}
 {{- end }}
-{{- range $index, $prometheusExporter := .Exporters.PrometheusExporters }}
-  prometheus/{{$index}}:
-    endpoint: "{{ .Server.Host -}}:{{- .Server.Port }}"
-    namespace: "nginx-agent"
+{{- if ne .Exporters.PrometheusExporter nil }}
+  prometheus:
+    endpoint: "{{ .Exporters.PrometheusExporter.Server.Host -}}:{{- .Exporters.PrometheusExporter.Server.Port }}"
 {{- end }}
 {{- if ne .Exporters.Debug nil }}
   debug:
@@ -117,8 +116,8 @@ service:
         {{- range $index, $otlpExporter := .Exporters.OtlpExporters }}
         - otlp/{{$index}}
         {{- end }}
-        {{- range $index, $prometheusExporter := .Exporters.PrometheusExporters }}
-        - prometheus/{{$index}}
+        {{- if ne .Exporters.PrometheusExporter nil }}
+        - prometheus
         {{- end }}
         {{- if ne .Exporters.Debug nil }}
         - debug
diff --git a/internal/collector/settings_test.go b/internal/collector/settings_test.go
index addd1c7c23..ef7fa3b7d8 100644
--- a/internal/collector/settings_test.go
+++ b/internal/collector/settings_test.go
@@ -53,16 +53,14 @@ func TestTemplateWrite(t *testing.T) {
 	actualConfPath := filepath.Join("/tmp/", "nginx-agent-otelcol-test.yaml")
 	cfg.Collector.ConfigPath = actualConfPath
 
-	cfg.Collector.Exporters.PrometheusExporters = append(
-		cfg.Collector.Exporters.PrometheusExporters,
-		config.PrometheusExporter{
-			Server: &config.ServerConfig{
-				Host: "localhost",
-				Port: 9876,
-				Type: 0,
-			},
-			TLS: nil,
-		})
+	cfg.Collector.Exporters.PrometheusExporter = &config.PrometheusExporter{
+		Server: &config.ServerConfig{
+			Host: "localhost",
+			Port: 9876,
+			Type: 0,
+		},
+		TLS: nil,
+	}
 
 	cfg.Collector.Exporters.Debug = &config.DebugExporter{}
 
diff --git a/internal/config/types.go b/internal/config/types.go
index 73287621a4..06738d5f00 100644
--- a/internal/config/types.go
+++ b/internal/config/types.go
@@ -82,9 +82,9 @@ type (
 	}
 
 	Exporters struct {
-		OtlpExporters       []OtlpExporter       `yaml:"-" mapstructure:"otlp_exporters"`
-		Debug               *DebugExporter       `yaml:"-" mapstructure:"debug"`
-		PrometheusExporters []PrometheusExporter `yaml:"-" mapstructure:"prometheus_exporters"`
+		Debug              *DebugExporter      `yaml:"-" mapstructure:"debug"`
+		PrometheusExporter *PrometheusExporter `yaml:"-" mapstructure:"prometheus_exporter"`
+		OtlpExporters      []OtlpExporter      `yaml:"-" mapstructure:"otlp_exporters"`
 	}
 
 	OtlpExporter struct {
diff --git a/test/config/collector/test-opentelemetry-collector-agent.yaml b/test/config/collector/test-opentelemetry-collector-agent.yaml
index f5a23e23cd..cc75d7ff46 100644
--- a/test/config/collector/test-opentelemetry-collector-agent.yaml
+++ b/test/config/collector/test-opentelemetry-collector-agent.yaml
@@ -36,9 +36,8 @@ exporters:
       max_elapsed_time: 10m
     tls:
       insecure: true
-  prometheus/0:
+  prometheus:
     endpoint: "localhost:9876"
-    namespace: "nginx-agent"
   debug:
     verbosity: detailed
     sampling_initial: 5
@@ -66,5 +65,5 @@ service:
         - batch
       exporters:
         - otlp/0
-        - prometheus/0
+        - prometheus
         - debug