diff --git a/k8s/deployment.yaml b/k8s/deployment.yaml
index c4c152c0..291c6126 100644
--- a/k8s/deployment.yaml
+++ b/k8s/deployment.yaml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ spec:
     rollingUpdate:
       maxSurge: 1 # Allow 3rd pod during rollout to avoid downtime
       maxUnavailable: 0 # Keep all pods running during rollout
-  minReadySeconds: 10 # Wait 10s after pod is ready before considering it available
+  minReadySeconds: 30 # Wait 30s after pod is ready before considering it available (endpoint propagation buffer)
   selector:
     matchLabels:
       app: towerops
@@ -230,5 +230,5 @@ spec:
             initialDelaySeconds: 5
             periodSeconds: 5
             timeoutSeconds: 2
-            successThreshold: 1 # Mark ready after first successful check
+            successThreshold: 3 # Require 3 consecutive successes (15s) before marking ready
             failureThreshold: 2 # Allow 1 failure before marking not ready