diff --git a/src/lib/k8s.ts b/src/lib/k8s.ts
index 63e2355..b2fc549 100644
--- a/src/lib/k8s.ts
+++ b/src/lib/k8s.ts
@@ -68,6 +68,23 @@ export function getK8sClient(): k8s.CoreV1Api {
   return k8sClient
 }
 
+/**
+ * Get Kubernetes client with custom request options
+ * This ensures the HTTPS agent is used for each request
+ */
+export function getK8sClientWithOptions(): { client: k8s.CoreV1Api, options: any } {
+  const client = getK8sClient()
+
+  // Create request options with custom HTTPS agent
+  const options = {
+    httpsAgent: new https.Agent({
+      rejectUnauthorized: false
+    })
+  }
+
+  return { client, options }
+}
+
 /**
  * Create pod spec for agent
  */
@@ -174,27 +191,24 @@ export function createAgentPodSpec(podName: string, userId: string): k8s.V1Pod {
  * Create agent pod in Kubernetes
  */
 export async function createAgentPod(podName: string, userId: string): Promise<void> {
-  const client = getK8sClient()
+  const { client, options } = getK8sClientWithOptions()
   const podSpec = createAgentPodSpec(podName, userId)
 
   console.log(`🔧 Creating pod ${podName} for user ${userId}`)
-  console.log(`🔧 K8s config:`, {
-    cluster: k8sConfig?.getCurrentCluster(),
-    user: k8sConfig?.getCurrentUser(),
-  })
+  console.log(`🔧 Using custom HTTPS agent with rejectUnauthorized: false`)
 
   try {
     const result = await client.createNamespacedPod({
       namespace: 'agents',
       body: podSpec
-    })
+    }, undefined, undefined, undefined, undefined, options)
+
     console.log(`✅ Pod ${podName} created successfully`)
     console.log(`✅ Pod UID: ${result.body.metadata?.uid}`)
   } catch (error: any) {
     console.error(`❌ Failed to create pod ${podName}`)
     console.error(`❌ Error message:`, error.message)
     console.error(`❌ Error code:`, error.code)
-    console.error(`❌ Error stack:`, error.stack)
     if (error.response) {
       console.error(`❌ Response status:`, error.response.statusCode)
       console.error(`❌ Response body:`, error.response.body)