diff --git a/src/backend/common/infrastructure/config/client/index.ts b/src/backend/common/infrastructure/config/client/index.ts
index e5c69058..2060db26 100644
--- a/src/backend/common/infrastructure/config/client/index.ts
+++ b/src/backend/common/infrastructure/config/client/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import * as z from "zod";
 import {playTransformOptionsSchema} from "../../../../../core/Transform.ts";
-import {commonConfigSchema, requestRetryOptionsSchema, MonitorOptions} from "../common.ts";
+import {commonConfigSchema, requestRetryOptionsSchema, monitorOptionsSchema} from "../common.ts";
 import {retentionConfigDurationValueSchema} from "../database.ts";
 
 /**
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ export const nowPlayingOptionsSchema = z.object({
 export type NowPlayingOptions = z.infer<typeof nowPlayingOptionsSchema>;
 
 export const commonClientOptionsSchema = z.object({
+    ...monitorOptionsSchema.shape,
     ...requestRetryOptionsSchema.shape,
     ...upstreamRefreshOptionsSchema.shape,
 
diff --git a/src/backend/common/infrastructure/config/common.ts b/src/backend/common/infrastructure/config/common.ts
index 350afa34..40898142 100644
--- a/src/backend/common/infrastructure/config/common.ts
+++ b/src/backend/common/infrastructure/config/common.ts
@@ -125,12 +125,16 @@ export const pollingOptionsSchema = z.object({
 });
 
 export type PollingOptions = z.infer<typeof pollingOptionsSchema>;
-export interface MonitorOptions {
+
+export const monitorOptionsSchema = z.object({
     /**
      * Set the default behavior for wether this component should automatically monitor any activity, or scrobble, it encounters
      * 
      * @default true
-     * @examples [true, false]
      */
-    autoMonitor?: boolean
-}
+    autoMonitor: z.boolean().optional().meta({
+        default: true,
+        description: 'Set the default behavior for wether this component should automatically monitor any activity, or scrobble, it encounters'
+    })
+})
+export type MonitorOptions = z.infer<typeof monitorOptionsSchema>;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/backend/common/infrastructure/config/source/index.ts b/src/backend/common/infrastructure/config/source/index.ts
index b932c40d..77695a5b 100644
--- a/src/backend/common/infrastructure/config/source/index.ts
+++ b/src/backend/common/infrastructure/config/source/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as z from "zod";
-import {requestRetryOptionsSchema, commonConfigSchema, MonitorOptions} from "../common.ts";
+import {requestRetryOptionsSchema, commonConfigSchema, monitorOptionsSchema} from "../common.ts";
 import {retentionConfigDurationValueSchema} from "../database.ts";
 import {playTransformOptionsSchema} from "../../../../../core/Transform.ts";
 
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ export const fileLogOptionsSchema = z.object({
 });
 
 export const commonSourceOptionsSchema = z.object({
+    ...monitorOptionsSchema.shape,
     ...sourceRetryOptionsSchema.shape,
     /**
      * * If this source has INGRESS to MS (sends a payload, rather than MS GETTING requesting a payload) then setting this option to true will make MS log the payload JSON to DEBUG output