diff --git a/operations/k8s/base/thoughts/base-thoughts.yaml b/operations/k8s/base/thoughts/base-thoughts.yaml
index 019c403..f187f4d 100644
--- a/operations/k8s/base/thoughts/base-thoughts.yaml
+++ b/operations/k8s/base/thoughts/base-thoughts.yaml
@@ -46,4 +46,8 @@ apiVersion: v1
 kind: Service
 metadata:
   name: thoughts-api
-  namespace: thoughts-system
\ No newline at end of file
+  namespace: thoughts-system
+  
+spec:
+  selector:
+    app: sales
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/operations/k8s/dev/thoughts/dev-thoughts-patch-deploy.yaml b/operations/k8s/dev/thoughts/dev-thoughts-patch-deploy.yaml
index 2a89103..bf75153 100644
--- a/operations/k8s/dev/thoughts/dev-thoughts-patch-deploy.yaml
+++ b/operations/k8s/dev/thoughts/dev-thoughts-patch-deploy.yaml
@@ -5,20 +5,12 @@ metadata:
   namespace: thoughts-system
 
 spec:
-  selector:
-    matchLabels:
-      app: thoughts
-
   replicas: 1
 
   strategy:
     type: Recreate
 
   template:
-    metadata:
-      labels:
-        app: thoughts
-
     spec:
       dnsPolicy: ClusterFirstWithHostNet
       hostNetwork: true
diff --git a/operations/k8s/dev/thoughts/dev-thoughts-patch-service.yaml b/operations/k8s/dev/thoughts/dev-thoughts-patch-service.yaml
index f742bef..a12d8b2 100644
--- a/operations/k8s/dev/thoughts/dev-thoughts-patch-service.yaml
+++ b/operations/k8s/dev/thoughts/dev-thoughts-patch-service.yaml
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@ metadata:
   namespace: thoughts-system
 
 spec:
-  selector:
-    app: thoughts
-
   type: ClusterIP
 
   ports: