diff --git a/helmfile/50-applications.yaml b/helmfile/50-applications.yaml
index 492cd17237..fa205ccde1 100644
--- a/helmfile/50-applications.yaml
+++ b/helmfile/50-applications.yaml
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@ releases:
     app: fluentd
     component: fluentd-forwarder
   inherit: [ template: fluentd-elasticsearch ]
-  installed: {{ and .Values.opensearch.enabled .Values.fluentd.enabled }}
+  installed: {{ and (or .Values.opensearch.enabled .Values.fluentd.audit.enabled ) .Values.fluentd.enabled }}
   values:
   - values/fluentd/forwarder-common.yaml.gotmpl
   - values/fluentd/forwarder-service-cluster.yaml.gotmpl