diff --git a/apps/nxtgauge-backend-rust/overlays/prod/companies-volume-patch.yaml b/apps/nxtgauge-backend-rust/overlays/prod/companies-volume-patch.yaml
index 8904356..651448f 100644
--- a/apps/nxtgauge-backend-rust/overlays/prod/companies-volume-patch.yaml
+++ b/apps/nxtgauge-backend-rust/overlays/prod/companies-volume-patch.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,15 @@ kind: Deployment
 metadata:
   name: nxtgauge-rust-companies
 spec:
+  # companies is the only service mounting nxtgauge-uploads-pvc (RWO), and
+  # the default RollingUpdate strategy surges a second pod before the old
+  # one releases the volume -> FailedAttachVolume "Multi-Attach error",
+  # leaving the rollout stuck and the dead ReplicaSet piling up until
+  # someone notices. Recreate tears down the old pod (releasing the PVC)
+  # before scheduling the new one, so single-replica + RWO volume rollouts
+  # actually complete.
+  strategy:
+    type: Recreate
   template:
     spec:
       volumes: