diff --git a/manifests/alaska/alaska.yaml b/manifests/alaska/alaska.yaml
index 9bb8060..9e25b1a 100644
--- a/manifests/alaska/alaska.yaml
+++ b/manifests/alaska/alaska.yaml
@@ -244,8 +244,29 @@ spec:
     apiVersion: apps/v1
     kind: StatefulSet
     name: deliveries
-  minReplicas: 4
+  minReplicas: 8
   maxReplicas: 20
+  # Kubernetes autoscaling reacts to sustained load over ~30-60s (metric
+  # polling + pod scheduling + readiness delay) - it does very little for a
+  # burst that's over in seconds. This behavior block removes the scale-up
+  # stabilization delay and allows adding pods aggressively, so the cluster
+  # reacts as fast as the metrics pipeline allows rather than waiting extra
+  # cycles. minReplicas above is the main defense for bursts (baseline
+  # capacity that's already there before a burst starts); this just makes
+  # whatever additional scaling happens land as quickly as possible.
+  behavior:
+    scaleUp:
+      stabilizationWindowSeconds: 0
+      policies:
+      - type: Percent
+        value: 100
+        periodSeconds: 15
+      - type: Pods
+        value: 4
+        periodSeconds: 15
+      selectPolicy: Max
+    scaleDown:
+      stabilizationWindowSeconds: 300
   metrics:
   - type: Resource
     resource:
@@ -330,24 +351,6 @@ spec:
     - name: deliveries-service
       port: 8000
       weight: 100
-  - matches:
-    - path:
-        type: PathPrefix
-        value: /live/api/v1/mob/orders
-    backendRefs:
-    - name: fiesta
-      namespace: nearle
-      port: 80
-      weight: 100
-  - matches:
-    - path:
-        type: PathPrefix
-        value: /live/api/v1/web/products
-    backendRefs:
-    - name: fiesta
-      namespace: nearle
-      port: 80
-      weight: 100
   - matches:
     - path:
         type: PathPrefix