diff --git a/k8s/deployment.yaml b/k8s/deployment.yaml
index 2c054cb8..5406eb10 100644
--- a/k8s/deployment.yaml
+++ b/k8s/deployment.yaml
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ spec:
                   key: SECRET_KEY_BASE
             # Redis connection to standalone Valkey StatefulSet
             - name: REDIS_HOST
-              value: "valkey-0.valkey.towerops.svc.cluster.local"
+              value: "valkey.towerops.svc.cluster.local"
             - name: REDIS_PORT
               value: "6379"
           envFrom:
diff --git a/k8s/valkey-service.yaml b/k8s/valkey-service.yaml
index e12f7252..b4e872d0 100644
--- a/k8s/valkey-service.yaml
+++ b/k8s/valkey-service.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ metadata:
   name: valkey
   namespace: towerops
 spec:
-  clusterIP: None  # Headless service for StatefulSet
+  type: ClusterIP
   selector:
     app: valkey
   ports: