diff --git a/cmd/cart/pool-server.go b/cmd/cart/pool-server.go
index a6822a7..2d8ec6e 100644
--- a/cmd/cart/pool-server.go
+++ b/cmd/cart/pool-server.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/attribute"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace"
 )
 
@@ -456,10 +457,11 @@ func CartIdHandler(fn func(cartId cart.CartId, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Re
 func (s *PoolServer) ProxyHandler(fn func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, cartId cart.CartId) error) func(cartId cart.CartId, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) error {
 	return func(cartId cart.CartId, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) error {
 		if ownerHost, ok := s.OwnerHost(uint64(cartId)); ok {
-			_, span := tracer.Start(r.Context(), "proxy")
+			ctx, span := tracer.Start(r.Context(), "proxy")
 			defer span.End()
-
-			span.SetAttributes(attribute.String("other host", ownerHost.Name()))
+			hostAttr := attribute.String("other host", ownerHost.Name())
+			span.SetAttributes(hostAttr)
+			proxyCalls.Add(ctx, 1, metric.WithAttributes(hostAttr))
 			handled, err := ownerHost.Proxy(uint64(cartId), w, r)
 
 			grainLookups.Inc()
@@ -477,8 +479,9 @@ func (s *PoolServer) ProxyHandler(fn func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request
 var (
 	tracer = otel.Tracer(name)
 
-	// meter   = otel.Meter(name)
-	logger = otelslog.NewLogger(name)
+	meter      = otel.Meter(name)
+	logger     = otelslog.NewLogger(name)
+	proxyCalls metric.Int64Counter
 
 // rollCnt metric.Int64Counter
 )
diff --git a/deployment/deployment.yaml b/deployment/deployment.yaml
index cffe16b..46c2ab6 100644
--- a/deployment/deployment.yaml
+++ b/deployment/deployment.yaml
@@ -60,14 +60,14 @@ spec:
               path: /livez
               port: web
             failureThreshold: 1
-            periodSeconds: 10
+            periodSeconds: 30
           readinessProbe:
             httpGet:
               path: /readyz
               port: web
             failureThreshold: 2
             initialDelaySeconds: 2
-            periodSeconds: 10
+            periodSeconds: 30
           volumeMounts:
             - mountPath: "/data"
               name: data
@@ -152,14 +152,14 @@ spec:
               path: /livez
               port: web
             failureThreshold: 1
-            periodSeconds: 10
+            periodSeconds: 30
           readinessProbe:
             httpGet:
               path: /readyz
               port: web
             failureThreshold: 2
             initialDelaySeconds: 2
-            periodSeconds: 10
+            periodSeconds: 50
           volumeMounts:
             - mountPath: "/data"
               name: data
@@ -260,14 +260,14 @@ spec:
               path: /livez
               port: web
             failureThreshold: 1
-            periodSeconds: 10
+            periodSeconds: 30
           readinessProbe:
             httpGet:
               path: /readyz
               port: web
             failureThreshold: 2
             initialDelaySeconds: 2
-            periodSeconds: 10
+            periodSeconds: 30
           volumeMounts:
             - mountPath: "/data"
               name: data