diff --git a/apps/production/draupnir.yaml b/apps/production/draupnir.yaml
index be797c8..406cf75 100644
--- a/apps/production/draupnir.yaml
+++ b/apps/production/draupnir.yaml
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ spec:
         - name: draupnir
           image: gnuxie/draupnir:v3.1.0
           imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
+          # v3.x dropped NODE_CONFIG_DIR auto-discovery in favour of an explicit CLI flag
+          # (confirmed by extracting dist/config.js from the image - getConfigPath() only
+          # checks --draupnir-config/--mjolnir-config, throws otherwise).
+          args: ["bot", "--draupnir-config", "/data/config/default.yaml"]
           ports:
             - name: healthz
               containerPort: 8080