diff --git a/services/hermes/agent-deployment.yaml b/services/hermes/agent-deployment.yaml
index 2726da23..9fce2b2c 100644
--- a/services/hermes/agent-deployment.yaml
+++ b/services/hermes/agent-deployment.yaml
@@ -109,8 +109,8 @@ spec:
                     operator: In
                     values: ["true"]
                   - key: kubernetes.io/hostname
-                    operator: In
-                    values: [titan-08]
+                    operator: NotIn
+                    values: [titan-04, titan-06, titan-08, titan-13, titan-14, titan-17, titan-18, titan-19]
           preferredDuringSchedulingIgnoredDuringExecution:
             - weight: 100
               preference:
@@ -824,7 +824,8 @@ spec:
               command: [curl, -fsS, 'http://127.0.0.1:9119/api/status']
             initialDelaySeconds: 90
             periodSeconds: 30
-            timeoutSeconds: 10
+            timeoutSeconds: 15
+            failureThreshold: 5
           securityContext:
             allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
             runAsUser: 0