diff --git a/microservices/CharacterApi/k8s/deployment.yaml b/microservices/CharacterApi/k8s/deployment.yaml
index ba30c78..d92297c 100644
--- a/microservices/CharacterApi/k8s/deployment.yaml
+++ b/microservices/CharacterApi/k8s/deployment.yaml
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ spec:
           image: promiscuity-character:latest
           imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
           ports:
-            - containerPort: 8080
+            - containerPort: 5001
           readinessProbe:
             httpGet:
               path: /healthz
-              port: 8080
+              port: 5001
             initialDelaySeconds: 5
             periodSeconds: 10