diff --git a/.github/workflows/push_to_live.yml b/.github/workflows/push_to_live.yml
index 67ed6b7..ded1a5f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/push_to_live.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/push_to_live.yml
@@ -29,6 +29,23 @@ jobs:
           password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
       - name: Set lowercase image name
         run: echo "IMAGE_NAME=${GITHUB_REPOSITORY,,}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+      - name: Ensure Application Insights exists
+        id: appinsights
+        run: |
+          CONN_STR=$(az monitor app-insights component show \
+            --app bottomly-live \
+            --resource-group ${{ secrets.RESOURCE_GROUP }} \
+            --query connectionString \
+            --output tsv 2>/dev/null || \
+          az monitor app-insights component create \
+            --app bottomly-live \
+            --resource-group ${{ secrets.RESOURCE_GROUP }} \
+            --location "uk south" \
+            --kind web \
+            --application-type other \
+            --query connectionString \
+            --output tsv)
+          echo "connection_string=$CONN_STR" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
       - name: Deploy to Azure Container Instances
         uses: azure/aci-deploy@v1
         with:
@@ -49,3 +66,4 @@ jobs:
             bottomly_env=${{ secrets.ENV }}
             ConnectionStrings__mongodb=${{ secrets.MONGO_CONN_STR }}
             bottomly_github_token=${{ secrets.RELEASE_HISTORY_TOKEN }}
+            APPLICATIONINSIGHTS_CONNECTION_STRING=${{ steps.appinsights.outputs.connection_string }}
diff --git a/Bottomly.ServiceDefaults/Bottomly.ServiceDefaults.csproj b/Bottomly.ServiceDefaults/Bottomly.ServiceDefaults.csproj
index 938db20..0e8b658 100644
--- a/Bottomly.ServiceDefaults/Bottomly.ServiceDefaults.csproj
+++ b/Bottomly.ServiceDefaults/Bottomly.ServiceDefaults.csproj
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
         <PackageReference Include="OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.AspNetCore" Version="1.14.0"/>
         <PackageReference Include="OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.Http" Version="1.14.0"/>
         <PackageReference Include="OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.Runtime" Version="1.14.0"/>
+        <PackageReference Include="Azure.Monitor.OpenTelemetry.AspNetCore" Version="1.3.0"/>
     </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>
diff --git a/Bottomly.ServiceDefaults/Extensions.cs b/Bottomly.ServiceDefaults/Extensions.cs
index b3f7b27..5e47062 100644
--- a/Bottomly.ServiceDefaults/Extensions.cs
+++ b/Bottomly.ServiceDefaults/Extensions.cs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+using Azure.Monitor.OpenTelemetry.AspNetCore;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Builder;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Diagnostics.HealthChecks;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
@@ -88,12 +89,11 @@ private static TBuilder AddOpenTelemetryExporters<TBuilder>(this TBuilder builde
             builder.Services.AddOpenTelemetry().UseOtlpExporter();
         }
 
-        // Uncomment the following lines to enable the Azure Monitor exporter (requires the Azure.Monitor.OpenTelemetry.AspNetCore package)
-        //if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(builder.Configuration["APPLICATIONINSIGHTS_CONNECTION_STRING"]))
-        //{
-        //    builder.Services.AddOpenTelemetry()
-        //       .UseAzureMonitor();
-        //}
+        if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(builder.Configuration["APPLICATIONINSIGHTS_CONNECTION_STRING"]))
+        {
+            builder.Services.AddOpenTelemetry()
+               .UseAzureMonitor();
+        }
 
         return builder;
     }