diff --git a/nix/modules/spindle.nix b/nix/modules/spindle.nix
index ad878257a..a6b53a4aa 100644
--- a/nix/modules/spindle.nix
+++ b/nix/modules/spindle.nix
@@ -512,6 +512,9 @@ in
               artifactStores = mkDefault cfg.artifactStores;
               pipelines = mkDefault cfg.pipelines;
               environmentFile = mkDefault cfg.environmentFile;
+              tracing = mkDefault cfg.tracing;
+              logging = mkDefault cfg.logging;
+              quota = mkDefault cfg.quota;
             }
             {
               server.listenAddr = mkOverride 900 "127.0.0.1:0";
@@ -519,6 +522,8 @@ in
               server.repoDir = mkOverride 900 "/var/lib/${config.stateDirectory}/repos";
               server.hostname = mkOverride 900 name;
               server.owner = mkOverride 900 "";
+              # a colocated executor cannot share the mill's metrics port; opt in per executor
+              server.metricsListenAddr = mkOverride 900 "";
               pipelines.microvm.debugSsh.listenAddr = mkOverride 900 "127.0.0.1:${toString cfg.mill.debugExecutorPort}";
             }
           ];