diff --git a/kubernetes/deployment-production.tmpl b/kubernetes/deployment-production.tmpl
index 54f5e6441..d57d52d36 100644
--- a/kubernetes/deployment-production.tmpl
+++ b/kubernetes/deployment-production.tmpl
@@ -355,6 +355,66 @@ spec:
 ---
 apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: panoptes-production-sidekiq-alt
+  labels:
+    app: panoptes-production-sidekiq-alt
+spec:
+  replicas: 1
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app: panoptes-production-sidekiq-alt
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        app: panoptes-production-sidekiq-alt
+    spec:
+      containers:
+        - name: panoptes-production-sidekiq
+          image: ghcr.io/zooniverse/panoptes:__IMAGE_TAG__
+          resources:
+            requests:
+              memory: "1000Mi"
+              cpu: "500m"
+            limits:
+              memory: "4000Mi"
+              cpu: "2000m"
+          livenessProbe:
+            exec:
+              command:
+                - /rails_app/scripts/docker/sidekiq_status
+            initialDelaySeconds: 20
+          args: ["/rails_app/scripts/docker/start-sidekiq.sh"]
+          env:
+          - name: SIDEKIQ_ARGS
+            value: '-q default -q data_medium -q data_low'
+          - name: NEW_RELIC_APPLICATION_LOGGING_ENABLED
+            value: 'false'
+          envFrom:
+          - secretRef:
+              name: panoptes-common-env-vars
+          - secretRef:
+              name: panoptes-production-env-vars
+          - configMapRef:
+              name: panoptes-production-shared
+          volumeMounts:
+          - mountPath: /tmp
+            name: panoptes-production-dumpworker-data
+          - name: jwt-production
+            mountPath: "/rails_app/config/keys"
+            readOnly: true
+      volumes:
+        - name: panoptes-production-dumpworker-data
+          hostPath:
+            # directory location on host node temp disk
+            path: /mnt/panoptes-production-dumpworker-data
+            type: DirectoryOrCreate
+        - name: jwt-production
+          secret:
+            secretName: panoptes-doorkeeper-jwt-production
+---
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
 metadata:
   name: panoptes-production-sidekiq
   labels: