diff --git a/apps/base/customer1/hermes-agent/rays-deployment.yaml b/apps/base/customer1/hermes-agent/rays-deployment.yaml
index cf1ff3d..094da4d 100644
--- a/apps/base/customer1/hermes-agent/rays-deployment.yaml
+++ b/apps/base/customer1/hermes-agent/rays-deployment.yaml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ spec:
           - name: OPENAI_BASE_URL
             value: "http://openclaw-brain-service.customer1.svc.cluster.local:8000/v1"   # ← adjust if your service name differs
           - name: HERMES_ALLOW_ROOT_GATEWAY
-            value: 1
+            value: "1"
           
           - name: HERMES_MODEL_PROVIDER
             value: xai