diff --git a/functions/onprem/orborus/orborus.go b/functions/onprem/orborus/orborus.go
index 02f91d0e..4b4c7a70 100755
--- a/functions/onprem/orborus/orborus.go
+++ b/functions/onprem/orborus/orborus.go
@@ -1399,6 +1399,7 @@ func deployK8sWorker(image string, identifier string, env []string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	svcAppProtocol := "http"
 	service := &corev1.Service{
 		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 			Name:   identifier,
@@ -1408,9 +1409,10 @@ func deployK8sWorker(image string, identifier string, env []string) error {
 			Selector: matchLabels,
 			Ports: []corev1.ServicePort{
 				{
-					Protocol:   "TCP",
-					Port:       33333,
-					TargetPort: intstr.FromInt(33333),
+					Protocol:    "TCP",
+					AppProtocol: &svcAppProtocol,
+					Port:        33333,
+					TargetPort:  intstr.FromInt(33333),
 				},
 			},
 			Type: corev1.ServiceTypeClusterIP,
diff --git a/functions/onprem/worker/worker.go b/functions/onprem/worker/worker.go
index e8969424..82e70a40 100644
--- a/functions/onprem/worker/worker.go
+++ b/functions/onprem/worker/worker.go
@@ -699,6 +699,7 @@ func deployk8sApp(image string, identifier string, env []string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	svcAppProtocol := "http"
 	service := &corev1.Service{
 		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 			Name:   name,
@@ -708,9 +709,10 @@ func deployk8sApp(image string, identifier string, env []string) error {
 			Selector: matchLabels,
 			Ports: []corev1.ServicePort{
 				{
-					Protocol:   "TCP",
-					Port:       80,
-					TargetPort: intstr.FromInt(deployport),
+					Protocol:    "TCP",
+					AppProtocol: &svcAppProtocol,
+					Port:        80,
+					TargetPort:  intstr.FromInt(deployport),
 				},
 			},
 			Type: corev1.ServiceTypeClusterIP,