diff --git a/modules/eks-monitoring/otel-config/templates/opentelemetrycollector.yaml b/modules/eks-monitoring/otel-config/templates/opentelemetrycollector.yaml
index 2f99d9ce..79e73cc3 100644
--- a/modules/eks-monitoring/otel-config/templates/opentelemetrycollector.yaml
+++ b/modules/eks-monitoring/otel-config/templates/opentelemetrycollector.yaml
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ spec:
               - source_labels: [__name__, le]
                 separator: ;
                 regex: apiserver_request_duration_seconds_bucket;(0.15|0.2|0.3|0.35|0.4|0.45|0.6|0.7|0.8|0.9|1.25|1.5|1.75|2|3|3.5|4|4.5|6|7|8|9|15|25|40|50)
-                replacement: $1
+                replacement: $$1
                 action: drop
             {{ end }}