diff --git a/aks/postgres/resources.tf b/aks/postgres/resources.tf
index 210caeb..bd0ecf8 100644
--- a/aks/postgres/resources.tf
+++ b/aks/postgres/resources.tf
@@ -290,7 +290,8 @@ resource "kubernetes_deployment" "main" {
       }
       spec {
         node_selector = {
-          "kubernetes.io/os" : "linux"
+          "teacherservices.cloud/node_pool" = "applications"
+          "kubernetes.io/os"                = "linux"
         }
         container {
           name  = local.kubernetes_name
diff --git a/aks/redis/resources.tf b/aks/redis/resources.tf
index 72a08e8..9764046 100644
--- a/aks/redis/resources.tf
+++ b/aks/redis/resources.tf
@@ -141,7 +141,8 @@ resource "kubernetes_deployment" "main" {
       }
       spec {
         node_selector = {
-          "kubernetes.io/os" : "linux"
+          "teacherservices.cloud/node_pool" = "applications"
+          "kubernetes.io/os"                = "linux"
         }
         container {
           name  = local.kubernetes_name