diff --git a/aws/cloudwatch/alarm.tf b/aws/cloudwatch/alarm.tf
index bca2241a..b84902ec 100644
--- a/aws/cloudwatch/alarm.tf
+++ b/aws/cloudwatch/alarm.tf
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ resource "aws_cloudwatch_metric_alarm" "cluster_cpu" {
 
 # This alarm is only available when the container insights are enabled in the ECS
 resource "aws_cloudwatch_metric_alarm" "running_instance_count" {
-  count               = var.enable_container_insights
+  count               = var.enable_container_insights ? 1 : 0
 
   alarm_name          = "${var.project}-${var.environment}-ecs-service-${var.database_identifiers[count.index]}"
   alarm_description   = "Alert when zero running instance"