diff --git a/deploy/mosquitto-deploy.yaml b/deploy/mosquitto-deploy.yaml
index 4983ab3..3f4dc9b 100644
--- a/deploy/mosquitto-deploy.yaml
+++ b/deploy/mosquitto-deploy.yaml
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ spec:
           labels:
               app: mosquitto
         spec:
+          nodeName: casa # force deploy to master node cluster
           hostNetwork: true
           containers:
             - name: mosquitto