diff --git a/production/helm/loki/CHANGELOG.md b/production/helm/loki/CHANGELOG.md
index cebffcfa5bac..26a36fbbfbc2 100644
--- a/production/helm/loki/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/production/helm/loki/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ Entries should include a reference to the pull request that introduced the chang
 
 [//]: # (<AUTOMATED_UPDATES_LOCATOR> : do not remove this line. This locator is used by the CI pipeline to automatically create a changelog entry for each new Loki release. Add other chart versions and respective changelog entries bellow this line.)
 
+## 5.40.1
+
+- [BUGFIX] Remove ruler enabled condition in networkpolicies.
+
 ## 5.40.0
 
 - [CHANGE] Add extraContainers parameter for the write pod
diff --git a/production/helm/loki/Chart.yaml b/production/helm/loki/Chart.yaml
index 287b448c7848..c48b788c8445 100644
--- a/production/helm/loki/Chart.yaml
+++ b/production/helm/loki/Chart.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name: loki
 description: Helm chart for Grafana Loki in simple, scalable mode
 type: application
 appVersion: 2.9.2
-version: 5.40.0
+version: 5.40.1
 home: https://grafana.github.io/helm-charts
 sources:
   - https://github.com/grafana/loki
diff --git a/production/helm/loki/README.md b/production/helm/loki/README.md
index a0ca45ce0dd5..d35dd7d248ff 100644
--- a/production/helm/loki/README.md
+++ b/production/helm/loki/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # loki
 
-![Version: 5.40.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-5.40.0-informational?style=flat-square) ![Type: application](https://img.shields.io/badge/Type-application-informational?style=flat-square) ![AppVersion: 2.9.2](https://img.shields.io/badge/AppVersion-2.9.2-informational?style=flat-square)
+![Version: 5.40.1](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-5.40.1-informational?style=flat-square) ![Type: application](https://img.shields.io/badge/Type-application-informational?style=flat-square) ![AppVersion: 2.9.2](https://img.shields.io/badge/AppVersion-2.9.2-informational?style=flat-square)
 
 Helm chart for Grafana Loki in simple, scalable mode
 
diff --git a/production/helm/loki/templates/networkpolicy.yaml b/production/helm/loki/templates/networkpolicy.yaml
index c6d5fa0264a4..4424d90db08d 100644
--- a/production/helm/loki/templates/networkpolicy.yaml
+++ b/production/helm/loki/templates/networkpolicy.yaml
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ spec:
       {{- end }}
     {{- end }}
 
-{{- if .Values.ruler.enabled }}
 ---
 apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1
 kind: NetworkPolicy
@@ -126,7 +125,7 @@ spec:
     - Egress
   podSelector:
     matchLabels:
-      {{- include "loki.rulerSelectorLabels" . | nindent 6 }}
+      {{- include "loki.backendSelectorLabels" . | nindent 6 }}
   egress:
     - ports:
         - port: {{ .Values.networkPolicy.alertmanager.port }}
@@ -140,7 +139,6 @@ spec:
           {{- toYaml .Values.networkPolicy.alertmanager.podSelector | nindent 12 }}
           {{- end }}
   {{- end }}
-{{- end }}
 
 {{- if .Values.networkPolicy.externalStorage.ports }}
 ---