diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 5d1c07a58ae1dbf7ca6586baf15f9f29322465ce..6ebd77da288f2cd351313643071f609f589c3252 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -42,6 +42,12 @@ helm_lint:
     - helm dep update .
     - helm lint --strict .
 
+unittest:
+  stage: test
+  image: registry.cern.ch/docker.io/helmunittest/helm-unittest:3.17.0-0.7.2
+  script:
+    - helm unittest -f 'tests/**/*.yaml' .
+
 version_test:
   stage: test
   rules:
diff --git a/.helmignore b/.helmignore
index df65d1087ee2367ca1d075fa9076635836ae0dff..f72da3305333c2c1bbd8ebb596c4b092f6fa3617 100644
--- a/.helmignore
+++ b/.helmignore
@@ -27,4 +27,5 @@ README.md
 .idea/
 *.tmproj
 .vscode/
-config
\ No newline at end of file
+config
+tests/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docs/values.md b/docs/values.md
index 4d3d066c249dc6f46382a3cbe8280a4a01f574b9..5d9ac7707f6f2586e05062dbb5983efabc37ef0c 100644
--- a/docs/values.md
+++ b/docs/values.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ This file contains the markdown version of the default values that this chart ta
 
 | Key | Type | Default | Description |
 |-----|------|---------|-------------|
-| kubernetes.clusterName | string | `"nil"` | name of the kubernetes cluster to monitor. This value will be appended tovery metric and log via k8s_cluster_name label |
+| kubernetes.clusterName | string | - | name of the kubernetes cluster to monitor. This value will be appended tovery metric and log via k8s_cluster_name label |
 | logs.enabled | bool | `false` | indicates if logs components should be enabled or not. If set to false no logs component will be installed nor configured |
 | logs.fluentbit.customParsers | string | `""` |  |
 | logs.fluentbit.enabled | bool | `false` | indicates if fluentbit logs component should be installed or not |
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ This file contains the markdown version of the default values that this chart ta
 | metrics.alertmanager.nodeSelector | Hash | `{}` | node selector configuration for the alertmanager |
 | otlp.endpoint | string | `"monit-otlp.cern.ch"` | otlp endpoint where the otlp receivers are listening |
 | otlp.port | int | `4319` | otlp port where the otlp receivers are listening |
-| tenant.name | string | `"nil"` | username used for authenitcating in the MONIT infrastructure |
-| tenant.password | string | `"nil"` | password (plain) used for authenitcating in the MONIT infrastructure |
+| tenant.name | string | - | username used for authenitcating in the MONIT infrastructure |
+| tenant.password | string | - | password (plain) used for authenitcating in the MONIT infrastructure |
 | crds.enabled | bool | `true` | whether to install Prometheus operator's CRDs |
 
 ----------------------------------------------
diff --git a/templates/prometheus/prometheus.yaml b/templates/prometheus/prometheus.yaml
index 24f10566bfd3de61f30bd1fce8cc604534cad4c4..b53ca4eb3c75d583a732d5800d1f05b8af68fce0 100644
--- a/templates/prometheus/prometheus.yaml
+++ b/templates/prometheus/prometheus.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ spec:
   scrapeTimeout: {{ .Values.metrics.prometheus.server.scrapeTimeout }}
   retention: {{ .Values.metrics.prometheus.server.retention }}
   externalLabels:
-    k8s_cluster_name: {{ .Values.kubernetes.clusterName }}
+    {{- if and .Values.metrics.fluentbit.enabled }}
+    k8s_cluster_name: {{ required "kubernetes.clusterName is missing" (.Values.kubernetes).clusterName -}}
+    {{- end -}}
     {{- with .Values.metrics.prometheus.server.extraLabelsForMetrics }}
     {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
     {{- end }}
diff --git a/templates/prometheus/remotewritesecret.yaml b/templates/prometheus/remotewritesecret.yaml
index 2c973aafe516daca410bcaf96a3accff7a48b36f..59eca9b751365e1797e0622fcd469fb617d894aa 100644
--- a/templates/prometheus/remotewritesecret.yaml
+++ b/templates/prometheus/remotewritesecret.yaml
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ data:
   username: {{ .Values.metrics.prometheus.server.remoteWrite.username | b64enc }}
   password: {{ .Values.metrics.prometheus.server.remoteWrite.password | b64enc }}
 {{- else }}
-  username: {{ .Values.tenantName | b64enc }}
-  password: {{ .Values.tenantPassword | b64enc }}
+  username: {{ required "Tenant name is required" (.Values.tenant).name | b64enc }}
+  password: {{ required "Tenant password is required" (.Values.tenant).password | b64enc }}
 {{- end }}
 {{ end }}
 {{- end -}}
diff --git a/tests/fluentbit-logs/configmap.yaml b/tests/fluentbit-logs/configmap.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..1627cb78f96cd84fb07b1f84c9cbc4605c8f5647
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fluentbit-logs/configmap.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+suite: test fluentbit-logs configmap
+templates:
+  - fluentbit-logs/configmap.yaml
+tests:
+  - it: should deploy nothing by default
+    asserts:
+      - containsDocument:
+          kind: ConfigMap
+          apiVersion: "apps/v1"
+          name: it-monit-logs-collector-fluentbit
+        not: true
+  - it: should fail to deploy if enabled due to missing cluster name
+    set:
+      logs.enabled: true
+      logs.fluentbit.enabled: true
+    asserts:
+      - failedTemplate:
+          errorMessage: "kubernetes.clusterName is missing"
+  - it: should fail to deploy if enabled due to missing tenant details
+    set:
+      logs.enabled: true
+      logs.fluentbit.enabled: true
+      kubernetes.clusterName: test
+    asserts:
+      - failedTemplate:
+          errorMessage: "Tenant name is required"
+  - it: should fail to deploy if enabled when tenant name available but no tenant password
+    set:
+      logs.enabled: true
+      logs.fluentbit.enabled: true
+      tenant.name: test
+      kubernetes.clusterName: test
+    asserts:
+      - failedTemplate:
+          errorMessage: "Tenant password is required"
+  - it: should deploy if logs processing is enabled and required values are fed
+    set:
+      tenant.name: test
+      tenant.password: test
+      kubernetes.clusterName: test
+      logs.enabled: true
+      logs.fluentbit.enabled: true
+    asserts:
+      - containsDocument:
+          kind: ConfigMap
+          apiVersion: v1
+          name: it-monit-logs-collector-fluentbit
+      - exists:
+          path: data["custom_parsers.conf"]
+      - exists:
+          path: data["fluent-bit.conf"]
diff --git a/tests/fluentbit-logs/daemonset.yaml b/tests/fluentbit-logs/daemonset.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..4669c91976fe0faa44f0a84cf480148fe3c4dd15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fluentbit-logs/daemonset.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+suite: test fluentbit-logs daemonset
+templates:
+  - fluentbit-logs/daemonset.yaml
+tests:
+  - it: should not be deployed by default
+    asserts:
+      - containsDocument:
+          kind: DaemonSet
+          apiVersion: "apps/v1"
+          name: it-monit-logs-collector-fluentbit
+        not: true
+  - it: should be deployed if logs.enabled and logs.fluentbit.enabled is true
+    set:
+      logs.enabled: true
+      logs.fluentbit.enabled: true
+    asserts:
+      - containsDocument:
+          kind: DaemonSet
+          apiVersion: "apps/v1"
+          name: it-monit-logs-collector-fluentbit
+  - it: should not be deployed if logs.enabled is false
+    set:
+      logs.enabled: false
+    asserts:
+      - containsDocument:
+          kind: DaemonSet
+          apiVersion: "apps/v1"
+        not: true
+  - it: should not be deployed if logs.enabled is true and logs.fluentbit.enabled is false
+    set:
+      logs.enabled: true
+      logs.fluentbit.enabled: false
+    asserts:
+      - containsDocument:
+          kind: DaemonSet
+          apiVersion: "apps/v1"
+          name: it-monit-logs-collector-fluentbit
+        not: true
diff --git a/tests/fluentbit-metrics/configmap.yaml b/tests/fluentbit-metrics/configmap.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..82e9a843fb2280a87ca49742e1be32c89e3d3dfe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fluentbit-metrics/configmap.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+suite: test fluentbit-metrics configmap
+templates:
+  - fluentbit-metrics/configmap.yaml
+tests:
+  - it: should fail to deploy by default due to missing tenant details
+    asserts:
+      - failedTemplate:
+          errorMessage: "Tenant name is required"
+  - it: should fail to deploy if tenant name available but no tenant password
+    set:
+      tenant.name: test
+    asserts:
+      - failedTemplate:
+          errorMessage: "Tenant password is required"
+  - it: should deploy by default when required values are fed
+    set:
+      tenant.name: test
+      tenant.password: test
+    asserts:
+      - containsDocument:
+          kind: ConfigMap
+          apiVersion: v1
+  - it: should deploy if metrics processing is enabled and required values are fed
+    set:
+      tenant.name: test
+      tenant.password: test
+      metrics.enabled: true
+      metrics.fluentbit.enabled: true
+    asserts:
+      - containsDocument:
+          kind: ConfigMap
+          apiVersion: v1
+          name: it-monit-metrics-collector-fluentbit
+      - exists:
+          path: data["fluent-bit.yaml"]
diff --git a/tests/fluentbit-metrics/statefulset.yaml b/tests/fluentbit-metrics/statefulset.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..56f19e06a37f517a6b0565b5a5138f340cb87c32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fluentbit-metrics/statefulset.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+suite: test fluentbit-metrics statefulset
+templates:
+  - fluentbit-metrics/statefulset.yaml
+tests:
+  - it: should be deployed by default
+    asserts:
+      - containsDocument:
+          kind: StatefulSet
+          apiVersion: "apps/v1"
+          name: it-monit-metrics-collector-fluentbit
+  - it: should not be deployed if metrics.enabled is false
+    set:
+      metrics.enabled: false
+    asserts:
+      - containsDocument:
+          kind: StatefulSet
+          apiVersion: "apps/v1"
+          name: it-monit-metrics-collector-fluentbit
+        not: true
+  - it: should not be deployed if metrics.enabled is true and metrics.fluentbit.enabled is false
+    set:
+      metrics.enabled: true
+      metrics.fluentbit.enabled: false
+    asserts:
+      - containsDocument:
+          kind: StatefulSet
+          apiVersion: "apps/v1"
+          name: it-monit-metrics-collector-fluentbit
+        not: true
diff --git a/tests/prometheus/prometheus.yaml b/tests/prometheus/prometheus.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..a019b61ac8bf169c433bb950d0abc5132d6eab2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/prometheus/prometheus.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+suite: test prometheus prometheus
+templates:
+  - prometheus/prometheus.yaml
+tests:
+  - it: should not be deployed if metrics are disabled
+    set:
+      metrics.enabled: false
+    asserts:
+      - containsDocument:
+          kind: Prometheus
+          apiVersion: "monitoring.coreos.com/v1"
+          name: it-monit-metrics-collector-prometheus
+        not: true
+  - it: should not be deployed if Prometheus is disabled
+    set:
+      metrics.enabled: true
+      metrics.prometheus.enabled: false
+    asserts:
+      - containsDocument:
+          kind: Prometheus
+          apiVersion: "monitoring.coreos.com/v1"
+          name: it-monit-metrics-collector-prometheus
+        not: true
+  - it: should be deployed with cluster-local remote write by default
+    set:
+      kubernetes.clusterName: test
+    asserts:
+      - containsDocument:
+          kind: Prometheus
+          apiVersion: "monitoring.coreos.com/v1"
+          name: it-monit-metrics-collector-prometheus
+      - lengthEqual:
+          path: spec.remoteWrite
+          count: 1
+      - equal:
+          path: spec.remoteWrite[0].url
+          value: "http://it-monit-metrics-fluentbit:8080/api/prom/push"
+  - it: should be deployed with no remoteWrites if no fluentbit is available
+    set:
+      kubernetes.clusterName: test
+      metrics.fluentbit.enabled: false
+    asserts:
+      - containsDocument:
+          kind: Prometheus
+          apiVersion: "monitoring.coreos.com/v1"
+          name: it-monit-metrics-collector-prometheus
+      - lengthEqual:
+          path: spec.remoteWrite
+          count: 0
+  - it: should be deployed with external remote write if configured
+    set:
+      kubernetes.clusterName: test
+      metrics.fluentbit.enabled: false
+      metrics.prometheus.server.remoteWrite.endpoint: "http://foo:123"
+    asserts:
+      - containsDocument:
+          kind: Prometheus
+          apiVersion: "monitoring.coreos.com/v1"
+          name: it-monit-metrics-collector-prometheus
+      - contains:
+          path: spec.remoteWrite
+          content:
+            url: "http://foo:123"
+            tlsConfig:
+              insecureSkipVerify: true
+            basicAuth:
+              username:
+                name: it-monit-metrics-collector-prometheus
+                key: username
+              password:
+                name: it-monit-metrics-collector-prometheus
+                key: password
+      - lengthEqual:
+          path: spec.remoteWrite
+          count: 1
diff --git a/tests/prometheus/remotewritesecret.yaml b/tests/prometheus/remotewritesecret.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..1db96d7d614d36124bd3c31df7c3f3385bd36a07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/prometheus/remotewritesecret.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+suite: test prometheus remotewritesecret
+templates:
+  - prometheus/remotewritesecret.yaml
+tests:
+  - it: should be deployed with remote write specific creds if they're provided
+    set:
+      kubernetes.clusterName: test
+      tenant.name: test
+      tenant.password: tset
+      metrics.prometheus.server.remoteWrite.endpoint: "http://foo:123"
+      metrics.prometheus.server.remoteWrite.username: higgs
+      metrics.prometheus.server.remoteWrite.password: boson
+    asserts:
+      - containsDocument:
+          kind: Secret
+          apiVersion: "v1"
+      - equal:
+          path: data
+          value:
+            username: "aGlnZ3M=" # higgs
+            password: "Ym9zb24=" # boson
+  - it: should be deployed with tenant creds as user/password if provided
+    set:
+      kubernetes.clusterName: test
+      tenant.name: test
+      tenant.password: tset
+      metrics.prometheus.server.remoteWrite.endpoint: "http://foo:123"
+    asserts:
+      - containsDocument:
+          kind: Secret
+          apiVersion: "v1"
+      - equal:
+          path: data
+          value:
+            username: "dGVzdA==" # test
+            password: "dHNldA==" # tset
diff --git a/values.yaml b/values.yaml
index a755779416379ab025c632d78c8b64ee1a0e5d44..d9f8842dc6c46e3e1b7d90030d6d70cb16221a87 100644
--- a/values.yaml
+++ b/values.yaml
@@ -10,17 +10,17 @@ otlp:
   port: 4319
 
 # Tenant configuration. Username and Password are provided via CERN Central IT
-# Monitoring service.
-tenant:
+# Monitoring service. This bit is required if fluentbit is enabled (default)
+# tenant:
   # -- username used for authenitcating in the MONIT infrastructure
-  name: nil
+  # name: example
   # -- password (plain) used for authenitcating in the MONIT infrastructure
-  password: nil
+  # password: example
 
 # Kubernetes configuration.
-kubernetes:
-  # -- name of the kubernetes cluster to monitor. This value will be appended to very metric and log via k8sClusterName label
-  clusterName: nil
+# kubernetes:
+  # -- name of the kubernetes cluster to monitor. This value will be appended to very metric and log via k8sClusterName label. This bit is required if fluentbit is enabled (default)
+  # clusterName: nil
 
 # The metrics section includes all the components meant to produce, scrape,
 # collect or forward metrics. You can configure all components independently.
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ metrics:
       remoteWrite: {}
         # endpoint: "https://monit-prom-mom.cern.ch:9090/api/v1/write"
         # username: "your user" # If user and password are not provided then
-        #           tenantName and tenantPassword will be used.
+        #           tenant.name and tenant.password will be used.
         # password: "your password"
       resources:
         requests:
@@ -220,8 +220,8 @@ metrics:
         traces_uri: /v1/traces
         tls: on
         tls.verify: off
-        http_user: {{ .Values.tenant.name }}
-        http_passwd: {{ .Values.tenant.password }}
+        http_user: {{ required "Tenant name is required" (.Values.tenant).name }}
+        http_passwd: {{ required "Tenant password is required" (.Values.tenant).password }}
         storage.total_limit_size: {{ .Values.metrics.fluentbit.diskMaxCache }}
         header: User-Agent {{ .Chart.Name }}/{{ .Chart.Version }}
 
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ logs:
       [FILTER]
           Name modify
           Match *
-          Add kubernetes_cluster_name {{ .Values.kubernetes.clusterName }}
+          Add kubernetes_cluster_name {{ required "kubernetes.clusterName is missing" (.Values.kubernetes).clusterName }}
           Add monit_type kubernetes
           Remove kubernetes_container_hash
           Remove kubernetes_docker_id
@@ -414,8 +414,8 @@ logs:
           traces_uri /v1/traces
           tls on
           tls.verify off
-          http_user {{ .Values.tenant.name }}
-          http_passwd {{ .Values.tenant.password }}
+          http_user {{ required "Tenant name is required" (.Values.tenant).name }}
+          http_passwd {{ required "Tenant password is required" (.Values.tenant).password }}
           header tag monit
           header log_type kubernetes
           header User-Agent {{ .Chart.Name }}/{{ .Chart.Version }}