diff --git a/build.out b/build.out
index 36fecc6..c02c410 100644
--- a/build.out
+++ b/build.out
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"builds":[{"imageName":"gcr.io/lesser-weevil/emailservice","tag":"gcr.io/lesser-weevil/emailservice:v0.1.0-49-g6c11f13@sha256:b5642298862ce0852e6038cf029ed75df6a08530c3ca9b86cd2ad4b50d5cff00"},{"imageName":"gcr.io/lesser-weevil/productcatalogservice","tag":"gcr.io/lesser-weevil/productcatalogservice:v0.1.0-49-g6c11f13@sha256:74288be0207731ee0f846273da3486638777cf8d4077bddd45e0aeac75bb3559"},{"imageName":"gcr.io/lesser-weevil/recommendationservice","tag":"gcr.io/lesser-weevil/recommendationservice:v0.1.0-49-g6c11f13-dirty@sha256:761fcf9065618d1edf9739c5a99e0b85e85a00ea79831d9cd14ceef281bfcb96"},{"imageName":"gcr.io/lesser-weevil/shippingservice","tag":"gcr.io/lesser-weevil/shippingservice:v0.1.0-49-g6c11f13@sha256:6625a1e45b63c32585248a51d32b1b5137c16c7fb0f622ee9efbd08ef0cfed42"},{"imageName":"gcr.io/lesser-weevil/checkoutservice","tag":"gcr.io/lesser-weevil/checkoutservice:v0.1.0-49-g6c11f13@sha256:cab8d517f524609837c7c70d357d7ba4aeb836dc417414d726079ed811928804"},{"imageName":"gcr.io/lesser-weevil/paymentservice","tag":"gcr.io/lesser-weevil/paymentservice:v0.1.0-49-g6c11f13@sha256:1d65c32c95fbf5fe7348e8d4975bf15a305279f78264f342734afc3d1273a7cb"},{"imageName":"gcr.io/lesser-weevil/currencyservice","tag":"gcr.io/lesser-weevil/currencyservice:v0.1.0-49-g6c11f13@sha256:dcbf4a09a2b7961ad00496c70ebb33b125d40b3a2c28e92dc18e44ad15ff9139"},{"imageName":"gcr.io/lesser-weevil/cartservice","tag":"gcr.io/lesser-weevil/cartservice:v0.1.0-49-g6c11f13@sha256:2d6b7b6422669a0850f3743c734d300cbcf247fe850127ea99f695e831e32374"},{"imageName":"gcr.io/lesser-weevil/frontend","tag":"gcr.io/lesser-weevil/frontend:v0.1.0-49-g6c11f13@sha256:119a11554f457f3a4df05672de4f51050f305fba67482b242543ec6fb4ed1f05"},{"imageName":"gcr.io/lesser-weevil/loadgenerator","tag":"gcr.io/lesser-weevil/loadgenerator:v0.1.0-49-g6c11f13@sha256:de90c5ce3bef7e118183a82b6a5de5f994045727b66462c2bffd4f57749f40c1"},{"imageName":"gcr.io/lesser-weevil/adservice","tag":"gcr.io/lesser-weevil/adservice:v0.1.0-49-g6c11f13@sha256:39a383bafca249864cd67a8eac66e67a19dc107b46566d7e16501c4f15ee0935"}]}
\ No newline at end of file
+{"builds":[{"imageName":"gcr.io/lesser-weevil/emailservice","tag":"gcr.io/lesser-weevil/emailservice:v0.1.0-50-g60a1fc4@sha256:b5642298862ce0852e6038cf029ed75df6a08530c3ca9b86cd2ad4b50d5cff00"},{"imageName":"gcr.io/lesser-weevil/productcatalogservice","tag":"gcr.io/lesser-weevil/productcatalogservice:v0.1.0-50-g60a1fc4@sha256:74288be0207731ee0f846273da3486638777cf8d4077bddd45e0aeac75bb3559"},{"imageName":"gcr.io/lesser-weevil/recommendationservice","tag":"gcr.io/lesser-weevil/recommendationservice:v0.1.0-50-g60a1fc4-dirty@sha256:761fcf9065618d1edf9739c5a99e0b85e85a00ea79831d9cd14ceef281bfcb96"},{"imageName":"gcr.io/lesser-weevil/shippingservice","tag":"gcr.io/lesser-weevil/shippingservice:v0.1.0-50-g60a1fc4@sha256:6625a1e45b63c32585248a51d32b1b5137c16c7fb0f622ee9efbd08ef0cfed42"},{"imageName":"gcr.io/lesser-weevil/checkoutservice","tag":"gcr.io/lesser-weevil/checkoutservice:v0.1.0-50-g60a1fc4@sha256:cab8d517f524609837c7c70d357d7ba4aeb836dc417414d726079ed811928804"},{"imageName":"gcr.io/lesser-weevil/paymentservice","tag":"gcr.io/lesser-weevil/paymentservice:v0.1.0-50-g60a1fc4@sha256:1d65c32c95fbf5fe7348e8d4975bf15a305279f78264f342734afc3d1273a7cb"},{"imageName":"gcr.io/lesser-weevil/currencyservice","tag":"gcr.io/lesser-weevil/currencyservice:v0.1.0-50-g60a1fc4@sha256:dcbf4a09a2b7961ad00496c70ebb33b125d40b3a2c28e92dc18e44ad15ff9139"},{"imageName":"gcr.io/lesser-weevil/cartservice","tag":"gcr.io/lesser-weevil/cartservice:v0.1.0-50-g60a1fc4@sha256:2d6b7b6422669a0850f3743c734d300cbcf247fe850127ea99f695e831e32374"},{"imageName":"gcr.io/lesser-weevil/frontend","tag":"gcr.io/lesser-weevil/frontend:v0.1.0-50-g60a1fc4@sha256:119a11554f457f3a4df05672de4f51050f305fba67482b242543ec6fb4ed1f05"},{"imageName":"gcr.io/lesser-weevil/loadgenerator","tag":"gcr.io/lesser-weevil/loadgenerator:v0.1.0-50-g60a1fc4@sha256:de90c5ce3bef7e118183a82b6a5de5f994045727b66462c2bffd4f57749f40c1"},{"imageName":"gcr.io/lesser-weevil/adservice","tag":"gcr.io/lesser-weevil/adservice:v0.1.0-50-g60a1fc4@sha256:39a383bafca249864cd67a8eac66e67a19dc107b46566d7e16501c4f15ee0935"},{"imageName":"gcr.io/lesser-weevil/pingjob","tag":"gcr.io/lesser-weevil/pingjob:v0.1.0-50-g60a1fc4-dirty@sha256:708fc0f27f2c950c9f5a3478c1b7d4d32b82165f5b323acca9b53abba8409ca5"}]}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/kubernetes-manifests/pinger.yaml b/kubernetes-manifests/pinger.yaml
index e4e233c..a9c56c4 100644
--- a/kubernetes-manifests/pinger.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes-manifests/pinger.yaml
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ spec:
               image: pingjob
               env:
                 - name: FRONTEND_ADDR
-                  value: "frontend:80"
+                  value: "http://35.202.74.89"
           restartPolicy: OnFailure
+        metadata:
+          labels:
+            custom-job: pinger
+
+
 
diff --git a/skaffold.yaml b/skaffold.yaml
index 665f80a..682957d 100644
--- a/skaffold.yaml
+++ b/skaffold.yaml
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ build:
     context: src/loadgenerator
   - image: adservice
     context: src/adservice
+  - image: pingjob
+    context: src/pingjob
   tagPolicy:
     gitCommit: {}
 deploy:
diff --git a/src/pingjob/pinger.py b/src/pingjob/pinger.py
index fb9b8e7..915ae85 100644
--- a/src/pingjob/pinger.py
+++ b/src/pingjob/pinger.py
@@ -84,3 +84,4 @@ browseProduct()
 addToCart()
 viewCart()
 checkout()
+print("pinging complete")