diff --git a/dashboard/deployment.yaml b/dashboard/deployment.yaml
index 35b360e..b2325cb 100644
--- a/dashboard/deployment.yaml
+++ b/dashboard/deployment.yaml
@@ -190,7 +190,8 @@ metadata:
   namespace: kubernetes-dashboard
 spec:
   ports:
-    - port: 8000
+    - protocol: TCP
+      port: 8000
       targetPort: 8000
   selector:
     k8s-app: dashboard-metrics-scraper
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