diff --git a/k8s/dev/backend-deployment-dev.yaml b/k8s/dev/backend-deployment-dev.yaml
index e9c7b17..4e50997 100644
--- a/k8s/dev/backend-deployment-dev.yaml
+++ b/k8s/dev/backend-deployment-dev.yaml
@@ -16,6 +16,20 @@ spec:
     spec:
       imagePullSecrets:
         - name: harbor-registry
+      # --- INÍCIO DA CORREÇÃO DE REDE ---
+      initContainers:
+        - name: set-mtu
+          image: busybox
+          command: ['sh', '-c', 'ifconfig eth0 mtu $(MTU_VALUE)']
+          env:
+            - name: MTU_VALUE
+              valueFrom:
+                secretKeyRef:
+                  name: backend-secrets
+                  key: MTU
+          securityContext:
+            privileged: true
+      # --- FIM DA CORREÇÃO DE REDE ---
       containers:
         - name: backend
           image: in.gohorsejobs.com/gohorsejobsdev/gohorsejobs-backend:latest
@@ -25,6 +39,13 @@ spec:
           envFrom:
             - secretRef:
                 name: backend-secrets
+          # Adicionando a variável explicitamente também no container principal se precisar
+          env:
+            - name: MTU
+              valueFrom:
+                secretKeyRef:
+                  name: backend-secrets
+                  key: MTU
           resources:
             requests:
               memory: "128Mi"