diff --git a/src/main/java/com/ffii/fpsms/config/security/SecurityConfig.java b/src/main/java/com/ffii/fpsms/config/security/SecurityConfig.java
index d97ca32..9158d12 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/ffii/fpsms/config/security/SecurityConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/ffii/fpsms/config/security/SecurityConfig.java
@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@ public class SecurityConfig {
                                         .hasAnyAuthority("TESTING", "ADMIN")
                                 .requestMatchers(HttpMethod.GET, "/label-printer-monitor/label-stats")
                                         .hasAnyAuthority("TESTING", "ADMIN")
+                                .requestMatchers(HttpMethod.GET, "/label-printer-monitor/odometer-stats")
+                                        .hasAnyAuthority("TESTING", "ADMIN")
                                 .requestMatchers(HttpMethod.POST, "/stockAdjustment/submit")
                                         .hasAnyAuthority("ADMIN", "INVENTORY_ADJUST")
                                 .anyRequest().authenticated())
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/ffii/fpsms/modules/monitoring/web/LabelPrinterMonitorController.kt b/src/main/java/com/ffii/fpsms/modules/monitoring/web/LabelPrinterMonitorController.kt
index 75537dc..d5a8b0d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/ffii/fpsms/modules/monitoring/web/LabelPrinterMonitorController.kt
+++ b/src/main/java/com/ffii/fpsms/modules/monitoring/web/LabelPrinterMonitorController.kt
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package com.ffii.fpsms.modules.monitoring.web
 
 import com.ffii.fpsms.modules.monitoring.service.LabelPrinterMonitorService
-import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnProperty
 import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.GetMapping
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.PostMapping
@@ -12,9 +11,9 @@ import java.time.LocalDate
 import java.time.LocalDateTime
 import java.time.format.DateTimeParseException
 
+/** Always registered so the monitor UI can probe label printers on demand (schedulers stay profile-gated). */
 @RestController
 @RequestMapping("/label-printer-monitor")
-@ConditionalOnProperty(prefix = "fpsms.monitoring", name = ["enabled"], havingValue = "true")
 class LabelPrinterMonitorController(
     private val labelPrinterMonitorService: LabelPrinterMonitorService,
 ) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/ffii/fpsms/modules/monitoring/web/PrinterMonitorController.kt b/src/main/java/com/ffii/fpsms/modules/monitoring/web/PrinterMonitorController.kt
index af0ac39..7acbd13 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/ffii/fpsms/modules/monitoring/web/PrinterMonitorController.kt
+++ b/src/main/java/com/ffii/fpsms/modules/monitoring/web/PrinterMonitorController.kt
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package com.ffii.fpsms.modules.monitoring.web
 
 import com.ffii.fpsms.modules.monitoring.service.PrinterMonitorService
-import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnProperty
 import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.GetMapping
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.PostMapping
@@ -12,9 +11,9 @@ import java.time.LocalDate
 import java.time.LocalDateTime
 import java.time.format.DateTimeParseException
 
+/** Always registered so the monitor UI can probe printers on demand (schedulers stay profile-gated). */
 @RestController
 @RequestMapping("/printer-monitor")
-@ConditionalOnProperty(prefix = "fpsms.monitoring", name = ["enabled"], havingValue = "true")
 class PrinterMonitorController(
     private val printerMonitorService: PrinterMonitorService,
 ) {
diff --git a/src/main/resources/application-db-local.yml b/src/main/resources/application-db-local.yml
index 2aff475..dd631fd 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/application-db-local.yml
+++ b/src/main/resources/application-db-local.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ spring:
     username: root
     password: secret
 
-# Monitoring off for local dev (prod only). To test: enabled true + frontend NEXT_PUBLIC_MONITORING_ENABLED=true.
+# Monitoring off for local dev (prod only). Printer/device monitor APIs are always registered;
+# background schedulers only run when enabled is true.
 fpsms:
   monitoring:
     enabled: false
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