diff --git a/kubernetes/node-1.yml b/kubernetes/node-1.yml
index 6bd253c..0aab577 100644
--- a/kubernetes/node-1.yml
+++ b/kubernetes/node-1.yml
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ spec:
             - name: PORT
               value: "4000"
             - name: RELEASE_NODE
-              value: "backend@node-1"
+              value: "backend@node-1.alex-elixir-demo.svc.cluster.local"
             - name: RELEASE_DISTRIBUTION
-              value: "sname"
+              value: "name"
             - name: ERL_DIST_PORT
               value: "9000"
             - name: RELEASE_COOKIE
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ spec:
                   name: backend-secret
                   key: secret_key_base
             - name: CLUSTER_NODES
-              value: "backend@node-1,backend@node-2,backend@node-3"
+              value: "backend@node-1.alex-elixir-demo.svc.cluster.local,backend@node-2.alex-elixir-demo.svc.cluster.local,backend@node-3.alex-elixir-demo.svc.cluster.local"
           resources:
             requests:
               memory: 256Mi
diff --git a/kubernetes/node-2.yml b/kubernetes/node-2.yml
index 86da101..9b1a1ef 100644
--- a/kubernetes/node-2.yml
+++ b/kubernetes/node-2.yml
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ spec:
             - name: PORT
               value: "4000"
             - name: RELEASE_NODE
-              value: "backend@node-2"
+              value: "backend@node-2.alex-elixir-demo.svc.cluster.local"
             - name: RELEASE_DISTRIBUTION
-              value: "sname"
+              value: "name"
             - name: ERL_DIST_PORT
               value: "9000"
             - name: RELEASE_COOKIE
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ spec:
                   name: backend-secret
                   key: secret_key_base
             - name: CLUSTER_NODES
-              value: "backend@node-1,backend@node-2,backend@node-3"
+              value: "backend@node-1.alex-elixir-demo.svc.cluster.local,backend@node-2.alex-elixir-demo.svc.cluster.local,backend@node-3.alex-elixir-demo.svc.cluster.local"
           resources:
             requests:
               memory: 256Mi
diff --git a/kubernetes/node-3.yml b/kubernetes/node-3.yml
index 35b5868..183079d 100644
--- a/kubernetes/node-3.yml
+++ b/kubernetes/node-3.yml
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ spec:
             - name: PORT
               value: "4000"
             - name: RELEASE_NODE
-              value: "backend@node-3"
+              value: "backend@node-3.alex-elixir-demo.svc.cluster.local"
             - name: RELEASE_DISTRIBUTION
-              value: "sname"
+              value: "name"
             - name: ERL_DIST_PORT
               value: "9000"
             - name: RELEASE_COOKIE
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ spec:
                   name: backend-secret
                   key: secret_key_base
             - name: CLUSTER_NODES
-              value: "backend@node-1,backend@node-2,backend@node-3"
+              value: "backend@node-1.alex-elixir-demo.svc.cluster.local,backend@node-2.alex-elixir-demo.svc.cluster.local,backend@node-3.alex-elixir-demo.svc.cluster.local"
           resources:
             requests:
               memory: 256Mi