diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 4a9cb75e7..6b07e94f4 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -198,12 +198,21 @@ deploy:
     - mkdir -p ~/.kube
     - echo "$KUBECONFIG_DATA" | base64 -d > ~/.kube/config
     - chmod 600 ~/.kube/config
+  environment:
+    name: production
+    kubernetes:
+      namespace: foxhunt
   script:
+    # Apply manifests (picks up any config/resource changes)
+    - kubectl apply -f infra/k8s/databases/
+    - kubectl apply -f infra/k8s/services/
+    # Update images to this commit's build
     - |
       for svc in trading-service api-gateway broker-gateway-service ml-training-service backtesting-service trading-agent-service; do
         kubectl -n foxhunt set image deployment/${svc} ${svc}=${REGISTRY}/${svc}:${CI_COMMIT_SHA} || true
       done
       kubectl -n foxhunt set image deployment/web-gateway web-gateway=${REGISTRY}/web-gateway:${CI_COMMIT_SHA} || true
+    # Wait for rollouts
     - |
       for svc in trading-service api-gateway broker-gateway-service ml-training-service backtesting-service trading-agent-service web-gateway; do
         kubectl -n foxhunt rollout status deployment/${svc} --timeout=300s || true