diff --git a/docs/manuals/spaces/features/observability.md b/docs/manuals/spaces/features/observability.md
index 7e26f3606..531331385 100644
--- a/docs/manuals/spaces/features/observability.md
+++ b/docs/manuals/spaces/features/observability.md
@@ -96,8 +96,6 @@ This configuration exports metrics and logs from:
 
 - Crossplane installation
 - Spaces infrastructure (controller, API, router, etc.)
-- `provider-helm`
-- `provider-kubernetes`
 
 ### Router metrics
 
@@ -131,6 +129,12 @@ Self-hosted users can include system workloads (`api-server`, `etcd`) by setting
 `observability.collectors.includeSystemTelemetry=true` in Helm. 
 :::
 
+:::important
+Spaces validates `SharedTelemetryConfig` resources before applying them by
+sending telemetry to configured exporters. For self-hosted Spaces, ensure that
+`spaces-controller` can reach the exporter endpoints. 
+:::
+
 ### `SharedTelemetryConfig`
 
 `SharedTelemetryConfig` is a group-scoped custom resource that defines telemetry