diff --git a/main.tf b/main.tf
index 3560ee0..71b171e 100644
--- a/main.tf
+++ b/main.tf
@@ -51,6 +51,19 @@ locals {
       data.terraform_remote_state.uptime.outputs.monitor_group_staging_internal_services_id
     )
   )
+
+  # Service parent group resolution for ping monitor based on environment and service type
+  service_ping_parent_group_id = (
+    local.is_prod ? (
+      var.service_type == "dataholder" ? data.terraform_remote_state.uptime.outputs.monitor_group_prod_dataholders_ping_id :
+      var.service_type == "module" ? data.terraform_remote_state.uptime.outputs.monitor_group_prod_modules_ping_id :
+      data.terraform_remote_state.uptime.outputs.monitor_group_prod_internal_services_ping_id
+      ) : (
+      var.service_type == "dataholder" ? data.terraform_remote_state.uptime.outputs.monitor_group_staging_dataholders_ping_id :
+      var.service_type == "module" ? data.terraform_remote_state.uptime.outputs.monitor_group_staging_modules_ping_id :
+      data.terraform_remote_state.uptime.outputs.monitor_group_staging_internal_services_ping_id
+    )
+  )
 }
 
 module "vm" {
@@ -107,7 +120,7 @@ resource "uptimekuma_monitor_dns" "dnu_dns" {
 resource "uptimekuma_monitor_ping" "ping" {
   name     = "Ping ${var.service_name} (${var.environment})"
   hostname = local.ip_only
-  parent   = data.terraform_remote_state.uptime.outputs.monitor_group_ping_id
+  parent   = local.service_ping_parent_group_id
 
   tags = [
     {
@@ -120,6 +133,7 @@ resource "uptimekuma_monitor_ping" "ping" {
 }
 
 resource "uptimekuma_monitor_http" "http" {
+  count  = var.create_http_monitor ? 1 : 0
   name   = "${var.service_name} HTTP Monitoring (${var.environment})"
   url    = "http://${local.ip_only}${var.http_health_check_path}"
   parent = local.service_parent_group_id
diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index 745903c..9cfc494 100644
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -88,8 +88,15 @@ variable "http_health_check_path" {
   default     = "/"
 }
 
+variable "create_http_monitor" {
+  description = "Whether to create the HTTP health check monitor"
+  type        = bool
+  default     = true
+}
+
 variable "gitea_password" {
   description = "API Token/Password for Gitea remote HTTP state access"
   type        = string
   sensitive   = true
 }
+