diff --git a/apps/ollama/base/deployment.yaml b/apps/ollama/base/deployment.yaml
index f1c8b37..efec960 100644
--- a/apps/ollama/base/deployment.yaml
+++ b/apps/ollama/base/deployment.yaml
@@ -7,6 +7,14 @@ metadata:
     app: ollama
 spec:
   replicas: 1
+  # Default RollingUpdate deadlocks here: the new pod can't mount the
+  # ollama-models PVC (ReadWriteOnce) until the old pod releases it, but
+  # the old pod isn't terminated until the new one is Ready — a rollout
+  # that discovered this the hard way (stuck ContainerCreating). Recreate
+  # accepts a brief gap in availability in exchange for actually rolling
+  # out.
+  strategy:
+    type: Recreate
   selector:
     matchLabels:
       app: ollama