diff --git a/ansible/inventory/all-in-one b/ansible/inventory/all-in-one
index 55e714b63f..f7aa2101ae 100644
--- a/ansible/inventory/all-in-one
+++ b/ansible/inventory/all-in-one
@@ -216,6 +216,9 @@ control
 [blazar:children]
 control
 
+[venus:children]
+monitoring
+
 # Additional control implemented here. These groups allow you to control which
 # services run on which hosts at a per-service level.
 #
@@ -733,9 +736,6 @@ ovn-database
 [ovn-sb-db:children]
 ovn-database
 
-[venus:children]
-monitoring
-
 [venus-api:children]
 venus
 
diff --git a/ansible/inventory/multinode b/ansible/inventory/multinode
index 5ddc48da3e..04dfe199c2 100644
--- a/ansible/inventory/multinode
+++ b/ansible/inventory/multinode
@@ -234,6 +234,9 @@ control
 [blazar:children]
 control
 
+[venus:children]
+monitoring
+
 # Additional control implemented here. These groups allow you to control which
 # services run on which hosts at a per-service level.
 #
@@ -751,9 +754,6 @@ ovn-database
 [ovn-sb-db:children]
 ovn-database
 
-[venus:children]
-monitoring
-
 [venus-api:children]
 venus
 
diff --git a/tests/templates/inventory.j2 b/tests/templates/inventory.j2
index 3e662b5ea8..0fe61e6e9e 100644
--- a/tests/templates/inventory.j2
+++ b/tests/templates/inventory.j2
@@ -290,6 +290,9 @@ control
 [blazar:children]
 control
 
+[venus:children]
+monitoring
+
 # Additional control implemented here. These groups allow you to control which
 # services run on which hosts at a per-service level.
 #
@@ -808,9 +811,6 @@ ovn-database
 [ovn-sb-db:children]
 ovn-database
 
-[venus:children]
-monitoring
-
 [venus-api:children]
 venus