diff --git a/apps/nxtgauge-ai-assistant/base/deployment.yaml b/apps/nxtgauge-ai-assistant/base/deployment.yaml
index f8f7f94..12c09ae 100644
--- a/apps/nxtgauge-ai-assistant/base/deployment.yaml
+++ b/apps/nxtgauge-ai-assistant/base/deployment.yaml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ spec:
                   name: litellm-secrets
                   key: LITELLM_MASTER_KEY
             - name: NXTGAUGE_USERS_URL
-              value: "http://nxtgauge-rust-users:9101"
+              value: "http://nxtgauge-rust-users.nxtgauge.svc.cluster.local:9101"
             - name: AI_SERVICE_KEY
               valueFrom:
                 secretKeyRef: