diff --git a/deploy_spherex_qc.py b/deploy_spherex_qc.py
index 5f5e26d40e247eeee891facfcab626c2e19972aa..494e983616944a7a98dcd20fcd7231142c8d6c59 100644
--- a/deploy_spherex_qc.py
+++ b/deploy_spherex_qc.py
@@ -34,7 +34,15 @@ zodi_data = dict((int(k), data[k]) for k in "123456")
 
 r_zodi_data = ray.put(zodi_data)
 
-@serve.deployment
+ray_actor_options = dict()
+
+n_spherex_resources = len([node for node in ray.nodes() if "spherex" in node["Resources"]])
+if n_spherex_resources:
+    ray_actor_options["resources"] = dict(spherex=1)
+print(ray_actor_options)
+
+
+@serve.deployment(ray_actor_options=ray_actor_options)
 class SPHERExQCDeployment:
     "Derived class to suuport ray.get for data loading"
     def __init__(self, r_zodi_data):
@@ -62,14 +70,7 @@ releases_info["releases"].append(dict(release_name="kasi20211021pre01",
                                       release_date="2021-10-21",
                                       api_prefix=api_prefix))
 
-ray_actor_options = dict()
-
-n_spherex_resources = len([node for node in ray.nodes() if "spherex" in node["Resources"]])
-if n_spherex_resources:
-    ray_actor_options["resources"] = dict(spherex=1)
-print(ray_actor_options)
-
-@serve.deployment(route_prefix=api_prefix, ray_actor_options=ray_actor_options)
+@serve.deployment(route_prefix=api_prefix)
 class ReleaseHandler:
     def __init__(self, qc_handle):
         self.qc_handle = qc_handle