diff --git a/microservices/CharacterApi/k8s/service.yaml b/microservices/CharacterApi/k8s/service.yaml
index 997bb0f..4a16f0e 100644
--- a/microservices/CharacterApi/k8s/service.yaml
+++ b/microservices/CharacterApi/k8s/service.yaml
@@ -11,5 +11,5 @@ spec:
   ports:
     - name: http
       port: 80          # cluster port
-      targetPort: 8080  # container port
+      targetPort: 5001  # container port
       nodePort: 30081   # external port