diff --git a/plugins/scheduler-k3s/scheduler_k3s.go b/plugins/scheduler-k3s/scheduler_k3s.go
index 190571c5f..fa1077220 100644
--- a/plugins/scheduler-k3s/scheduler_k3s.go
+++ b/plugins/scheduler-k3s/scheduler_k3s.go
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ var HelmCharts = []HelmChart{
 		Namespace:       "vector",
 		ReleaseName:     "vector",
 		RepoURL:         "https://helm.vector.dev",
-		Version:         "0.42.0",
+		Version:         "0.52.0",
 	},
 }
 
diff --git a/plugins/scheduler-k3s/templates/helm-config/vector.yaml b/plugins/scheduler-k3s/templates/helm-config/vector.yaml
index e20ccf829..956b55ce5 100644
--- a/plugins/scheduler-k3s/templates/helm-config/vector.yaml
+++ b/plugins/scheduler-k3s/templates/helm-config/vector.yaml
@@ -5,30 +5,61 @@ tolerations:
   - effect: NoSchedule
     key: node-role.kubernetes.io/master
     operator: Exists
+  - effect: NoSchedule
+    key: node-role.kubernetes.io/control-plane
+    operator: Exists
   - effect: NoSchedule
     key: node-role.kubernetes.io/infra
     operator: Exists
 
 service:
   ports:
-  - name: prom-exporter
-    port: 9090
-    protocol: TCP
+    - name: prom-exporter
+      port: 9090
+      protocol: TCP
+      targetPort: 9090
+
+livenessProbe:
+  httpGet:
+    path: /health
+    port: api
+readinessProbe:
+  httpGet:
+    path: /health
+    port: api
+
+extraVolumes:
+  - name: vector-data-dir
+    hostPath:
+      path: /var/lib/vector
+      type: DirectoryOrCreate
+
+extraVolumeMounts:
+  - name: vector-data-dir
+    mountPath: /vector-data-dir
+    readOnly: false
 
 customConfig:
   data_dir: /vector-data-dir
 
+  api:
+    enabled: true
+    address: 0.0.0.0:8686
+    playground: false
+
   sources:
     kubernetes_logs:
       type: kubernetes_logs
 
+    internal_metrics:
+      type: internal_metrics
+
   transforms:
     kubernetes_container_logs:
       type: remap
       inputs:
         - kubernetes_logs
       source: |
-        .message = .message
         .container = .kubernetes.container_name
         .pod = .kubernetes.pod_name
         .namespace = .kubernetes.pod_namespace
@@ -40,3 +71,9 @@ customConfig:
         - kubernetes_container_logs
       encoding:
         codec: json
+
+    prom_exporter:
+      type: prometheus_exporter
+      inputs:
+        - internal_metrics
+      address: 0.0.0.0:9090