diff --git a/curio/k8s/ingress.yaml b/curio/k8s/ingress.yaml
index 648f90e..128cdda 100644
--- a/curio/k8s/ingress.yaml
+++ b/curio/k8s/ingress.yaml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ metadata:
     k8s.apisix.apache.org/proxy-rewrite: '{"uri": "/$1", "regex_uri": ["^/api/whisper/(.*)", "/$1"]}'
     k8s.apisix.apache.org/upstream-read-timeout: "120s"
     k8s.apisix.apache.org/upstream-send-timeout: "120s"
+    k8s.apisix.apache.org/client-max-body-size: "50m"
 spec:
   ingressClassName: apisix
   rules:
diff --git a/curio/k8s/whisper.yaml b/curio/k8s/whisper.yaml
index a5c9e23..a035bb8 100644
--- a/curio/k8s/whisper.yaml
+++ b/curio/k8s/whisper.yaml
@@ -21,10 +21,16 @@ spec:
         resources:
           requests:
             cpu: "250m"
-            memory: "512Mi" # Drastically reduced to ensure scheduling
+            memory: "512Mi"
           limits:
             cpu: "1"
-            memory: "1Gi"
+            memory: "2Gi" # Increased for safe model loading
+        readinessProbe:
+          httpGet:
+            path: /health
+            port: 8000
+          initialDelaySeconds: 15
+          periodSeconds: 10
         env:
         - name: WHISPER_MODEL
           value: "tiny"