diff --git a/system-apps/traefik/values.yaml b/system-apps/traefik/values.yaml
index 2973760..1541908 100644
--- a/system-apps/traefik/values.yaml
+++ b/system-apps/traefik/values.yaml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ traefik:
             for: 5m
             labels:
               context: traefik
-              severity: warning
+              severity: critical
             annotations:
               summary: "Traefik Down"
               description: "{{ $labels.pod }} on {{ $labels.nodename }} is down"