diff --git a/services/hermes/chat-statefulset.yaml b/services/hermes/chat-statefulset.yaml
index b71b2f54..3cc220e2 100644
--- a/services/hermes/chat-statefulset.yaml
+++ b/services/hermes/chat-statefulset.yaml
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ spec:
                   - key: node-role.kubernetes.io/worker
                     operator: In
                     values: ["true"]
+                  - key: node-role.kubernetes.io/storage-backbone
+                    operator: DoesNotExist
                   - key: kubernetes.io/hostname
                     operator: NotIn
                     values: [titan-05, titan-13, titan-14, titan-17, titan-18, titan-19]
diff --git a/services/hermes/deployment.yaml b/services/hermes/deployment.yaml
index 308a75ed..08c2046e 100644
--- a/services/hermes/deployment.yaml
+++ b/services/hermes/deployment.yaml
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ spec:
                     operator: In
                     values:
                       - "true"
+                  - key: node-role.kubernetes.io/storage-backbone
+                    operator: DoesNotExist
                   - key: kubernetes.io/hostname
                     operator: NotIn
                     values: