diff --git a/runtime/kubernetes/client/api/request.go b/runtime/kubernetes/client/api/request.go
index bfb8b117..1b454c00 100644
--- a/runtime/kubernetes/client/api/request.go
+++ b/runtime/kubernetes/client/api/request.go
@@ -119,7 +119,14 @@ func (r *Request) Body(in interface{}) *Request {
 // Params isused to set paramters on a request
 func (r *Request) Params(p *Params) *Request {
 	for k, v := range p.LabelSelector {
-		r.params.Add("labelSelector", k+"="+v)
+		// create new key=value pair
+		value := fmt.Sprintf("%s=%s", k, v)
+		// check if there's an existing value
+		if label := r.params.Get("labelSelector"); len(label) > 0 {
+			value = fmt.Sprintf("%s,%s", label, value)
+		}
+		// set and overwrite the value
+		r.params.Set("labelSelector", value)
 	}
 
 	return r
diff --git a/runtime/kubernetes/client/client.go b/runtime/kubernetes/client/client.go
index 6206ea15..4637a9d8 100644
--- a/runtime/kubernetes/client/client.go
+++ b/runtime/kubernetes/client/client.go
@@ -126,9 +126,9 @@ func (c *client) Update(r *Resource) error {
 
 	switch r.Kind {
 	case "service":
-		req.Body(r.Value.(*Service).Spec)
+		req.Body(r.Value.(*Service))
 	case "deployment":
-		req.Body(r.Value.(*Deployment).Spec)
+		req.Body(r.Value.(*Deployment))
 	default:
 		return errors.New("unsupported resource")
 	}
@@ -151,6 +151,5 @@ func (c *client) List(r *Resource) error {
 	labels := map[string]string{
 		"micro": "service",
 	}
-
 	return c.Get(r, labels)
 }
diff --git a/runtime/kubernetes/kubernetes.go b/runtime/kubernetes/kubernetes.go
index 29c90925..7c584eac 100644
--- a/runtime/kubernetes/kubernetes.go
+++ b/runtime/kubernetes/kubernetes.go
@@ -199,10 +199,13 @@ func (k *kubernetes) run(events <-chan runtime.Event) {
 					continue
 				}
 
+				// format the name
+				name := client.Format(event.Service)
+
 				// set the default labels
 				labels := map[string]string{
 					"micro": "service",
-					"name":  event.Service,
+					"name":  name,
 				}
 
 				if len(event.Version) > 0 {
@@ -225,6 +228,11 @@ func (k *kubernetes) run(events <-chan runtime.Event) {
 
 				// technically we should not receive multiple versions but hey ho
 				for _, service := range deployed.Items {
+					// check the name matches
+					if service.Metadata.Name != name {
+						continue
+					}
+
 					// update build time annotation
 					if service.Spec.Template.Metadata.Annotations == nil {
 						service.Spec.Template.Metadata.Annotations = make(map[string]string)
@@ -242,7 +250,7 @@ func (k *kubernetes) run(events <-chan runtime.Event) {
 					// update the build time
 					service.Spec.Template.Metadata.Annotations["build"] = event.Timestamp.Format(time.RFC3339)
 
-					log.Debugf("Runtime updating service: %s", event.Service)
+					log.Debugf("Runtime updating service: %s deployment: %s", event.Service, service.Metadata.Name)
 					if err := k.client.Update(deploymentResource(&service)); err != nil {
 						log.Debugf("Runtime failed to update service %s: %v", event.Service, err)
 						continue