diff --git a/charts/meta-monitoring/Chart.yaml b/charts/meta-monitoring/Chart.yaml
index 0161152..bf3052c 100644
--- a/charts/meta-monitoring/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/meta-monitoring/Chart.yaml
@@ -42,7 +42,4 @@ dependencies:
 - name: minio
   repository: https://charts.min.io
   version: "5.0.11"
-  tags:
-  - local-logs
-  - local-metrics
-  - local-traces
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+  condition: local.minio.enabled
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diff --git a/charts/meta-monitoring/templates/validate.yaml b/charts/meta-monitoring/templates/validate.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..767d6ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/charts/meta-monitoring/templates/validate.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+{{- if not (eq .Values.local.minio.enabled (or .Values.local.traces.enabled (or .Values.local.logs.enabled .Values.local.metrics.enabled))) -}}
+  {{- fail "minio.enabled should be set to true if any of the the local databases is enabled " -}}
+{{- end -}}
+
+{{- if eq .Values.cloud.logs.enabled true -}}
+  {{- if or (empty .Values.cloud.logs.endpoint) (or (empty .Values.cloud.logs.username) (empty .Values.cloud.logs.password)) -}}
+    {{- fail "if cloud.logs is enabled then the endpoint, username and password have to be filled in" -}}
+  {{- end -}}
+{{- end -}}
+
+{{- if eq .Values.cloud.metrics.enabled true -}}
+  {{- if or (empty .Values.cloud.metrics.endpoint) (or (empty .Values.cloud.metrics.username) (empty .Values.cloud.metrics.password)) -}}
+    {{- fail "if cloud.metrics is enabled then the endpoint, username and password have to be filled in" -}}
+  {{- end -}}
+{{- end -}}
+
+{{- if eq .Values.cloud.traces.enabled true -}}
+  {{- if or (empty .Values.cloud.traces.endpoint) (or (empty .Values.cloud.traces.username) (empty .Values.cloud.traces.password)) -}}
+    {{- fail "if cloud.traces is enabled then the endpoint, username and password have to be filled in" -}}
+  {{- end -}}
+{{- end -}}
+
+{{- if eq .Values.cloud.traces.enabled false -}}
+{{- if eq .Values.cloud.metrics.enabled false -}}
+{{- if eq .Values.cloud.logs.enabled false -}}
+{{- if eq .Values.local.traces.enabled false -}}
+{{- if eq .Values.local.metrics.enabled false -}}
+{{- if eq .Values.local.logs.enabled false -}}
+    {{- fail "nothing has been enabled" -}}
+{{- end -}}
+{{- end -}}
+{{- end -}}
+{{- end -}}
+{{- end -}}
+{{- end -}}
+
+{{- if empty .Values.namespacesToMonitor -}}
+  {{- fail "No namespaces have been specified in namespacesToMonitor" -}}
+{{- end -}}
diff --git a/charts/meta-monitoring/values.yaml b/charts/meta-monitoring/values.yaml
index ac7ba5a..0eea3df 100644
--- a/charts/meta-monitoring/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/meta-monitoring/values.yaml
@@ -2,15 +2,8 @@ namespacesToMonitor:
 - loki
 - mimir
 - tempo
-clusterName: "observability"  # TODO check if this can be derived
+clusterName: "meta-monitoring"  # TODO check if this can be derived
 
-# Turn on or off for local storing of metrics, logs or traces
-tags:
-  local-logs: true
-  local-metrics: true
-  local-traces: true
-
-# Unfortunately this is duplicate as Helm's tags and conditions fro dependencies are limited
 local:
   logs:
     enabled: false
@@ -18,6 +11,9 @@ local:
     enabled: false
   traces:
     enabled: false
+  minio:
+    enabled: false  # This should be set to true if any of the previous is enabled
+
 
 cloud:
   logs: