diff --git a/update_backend.sh b/update_backend.sh
index 97b3bab5af0fa11929e3fff6da2caa0d48c706cb..3f3c9b1f42167a7e9f19bfcb29af2ac8ea1ec267 100755
--- a/update_backend.sh
+++ b/update_backend.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,2 @@
-docker compose stop backend
-docker rm meanspec-backend-1
-docker compose -f docker-compose.yml -f docker-compose.dev.yml up -d
-docker compose restart nginx
+microk8s kubectl rollout restart deploy/backend
 
diff --git a/update_frontend.sh b/update_frontend.sh
index 3f2661125be6f717a516850c1685cfd29d6196a6..d0270ae3a1b6f5a0638fff332b6995cec5eacc7d 100755
--- a/update_frontend.sh
+++ b/update_frontend.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-docker rm meanspec-frontend-dropper-1
-docker compose -f docker-compose.yml -f docker-compose.dev.yml up -d
-docker compose restart nginx
+microk8s kubectl delete -f pods/frontend-dropper.yml
+microk8s kubectl apply -f pods/frontend-dropper.yml
+microk8s kubectl exec pods/nginx -- nginx -s reload