diff --git a/agents/k8s/whatsapp-gateway-deployment.yaml b/agents/k8s/whatsapp-gateway-deployment.yaml
index 5dd1bd6..b94a08c 100644
--- a/agents/k8s/whatsapp-gateway-deployment.yaml
+++ b/agents/k8s/whatsapp-gateway-deployment.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,16 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
+metadata:
+  name: whatsapp-auth-pvc
+  namespace: ai-agents
+spec:
+  accessModes:
+    - ReadWriteOnce
+  resources:
+    requests:
+      storage: 1Gi
+  storageClassName: longhorn
+---
 apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: Deployment
 metadata:
@@ -38,6 +51,8 @@ spec:
               mountPath: /app
             - name: dshm
               mountPath: /dev/shm
+            - name: auth-session
+              mountPath: /app/.wwebjs_auth
           ports:
             - containerPort: 5001
           resources:
@@ -54,6 +69,9 @@ spec:
           emptyDir:
             medium: Memory
             sizeLimit: 1Gi
+        - name: auth-session
+          persistentVolumeClaim:
+            claimName: whatsapp-auth-pvc
 ---
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Service
diff --git a/whatsapp-gateway/server.js b/whatsapp-gateway/server.js
index 2da4bdd..71233c8 100644
--- a/whatsapp-gateway/server.js
+++ b/whatsapp-gateway/server.js
@@ -103,7 +103,8 @@ app.get('/api/status', (req, res) => {
     res.json({
         service: 'whatsapp-gateway',
         ready: isReady,
-        authenticated: client.info ? true : false
+        authenticated: client.info ? true : false,
+        qr: currentQr
     });
 });