diff --git a/components/node/replacements/statefulset.yaml b/components/node/replacements/statefulset.yaml
index d8cf129..0c23ba3 100644
--- a/components/node/replacements/statefulset.yaml
+++ b/components/node/replacements/statefulset.yaml
@@ -17,5 +17,6 @@
       kind: StatefulSet
       name: valkey-node
     fieldPaths:
+    - metadata.labels.app
     - spec.selector.matchLabels.app
     - spec.template.metadata.labels.app
diff --git a/components/node/resources/statefulset.yaml b/components/node/resources/statefulset.yaml
index d0fef1b..281b64b 100644
--- a/components/node/resources/statefulset.yaml
+++ b/components/node/resources/statefulset.yaml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: StatefulSet
 metadata:
   labels:
+    app: CHANGE_ME
     app.kubernetes.io/component: node
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: valkey
     app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: kustomize