diff --git a/roles/prosody/templates/prosody.cfg.lua.j2 b/roles/prosody/templates/prosody.cfg.lua.j2
index 1e7c193cec3d34cd641795e03e297b3fd1499255..afa361e3a233e1b3d05f63468b323a620075b9b0 100644
--- a/roles/prosody/templates/prosody.cfg.lua.j2
+++ b/roles/prosody/templates/prosody.cfg.lua.j2
@@ -60,6 +60,17 @@ modules_enabled = {
             "http_openmetrics";
 }
 
+-- statistics and metrics
+--- The http_openmetrics module exposes the metrics gathered by this internal
+--- mechanism
+
+statistics = "internal"
+-- this is fine iff we have only one Prometheus instance
+statistics_interval = "manual"
+
+-- This is needed to allow external services to query the openmetrics endpoint
+openmetrics_allowed_cidr = "0.0.0.0/0"
+
 allow_registration = false
 archive_expires_after = "1w"
 
@@ -114,17 +125,6 @@ sql = {
     port = 3311
 }
 
--- statistics and metrics
---- The http_openmetrics module exposes the metrics gathered by this internal
---- mechanism
-
-statistics = "internal"
--- this is fine iff we have only one Prometheus instance
-statistics_interval = "manual"
-
--- This is needed to allow external services to query the openmetrics endpoint
-openmetrics_allowed_cidr = "0.0.0.0/0"
-
 
 {% for domain in jabber_domains %}
 VirtualHost "{{ domain }}"