diff --git a/packages/server-core/src/projects/project/project-helper.ts b/packages/server-core/src/projects/project/project-helper.ts
index f2877fe16d..95dc3faf61 100644
--- a/packages/server-core/src/projects/project/project-helper.ts
+++ b/packages/server-core/src/projects/project/project-helper.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import k8s from '@kubernetes/client-node'
 import appRootPath from 'app-root-path'
 import AWS from 'aws-sdk'
 import axios from 'axios'
@@ -109,7 +110,7 @@ export const updateBuilder = async (
         undefined,
         {
           headers: {
-            'Content-Type': 'application/strategic-merge-patch+json'
+            'Content-Type': k8s.PatchUtils.PATCH_FORMAT_STRATEGIC_MERGE_PATCH
           }
         }
       )
@@ -876,7 +877,7 @@ export const createOrUpdateProjectUpdateJob = async (app: Application, projectNa
         undefined,
         {
           headers: {
-            'content-type': 'application/merge-patch+json'
+            'content-type': k8s.PatchUtils.PATCH_FORMAT_JSON_MERGE_PATCH
           }
         }
       )
diff --git a/packages/server-core/src/setting/authentication-setting/authentication.class.ts b/packages/server-core/src/setting/authentication-setting/authentication.class.ts
index f06bba82b5..76e826f51e 100644
--- a/packages/server-core/src/setting/authentication-setting/authentication.class.ts
+++ b/packages/server-core/src/setting/authentication-setting/authentication.class.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { Paginated, Params } from '@feathersjs/feathers'
+import k8s from '@kubernetes/client-node'
 import { SequelizeServiceOptions, Service } from 'feathers-sequelize'
 
 import { AdminAuthSetting as AdminAuthSettingInterface } from '@etherealengine/common/src/interfaces/AdminAuthSetting'
@@ -120,7 +121,7 @@ export class Authentication<T = AdminAuthSettingDataType> extends Service<T> {
           undefined,
           {
             headers: {
-              'Content-Type': 'application/strategic-merge-patch+json'
+              'Content-Type': k8s.PatchUtils.PATCH_FORMAT_STRATEGIC_MERGE_PATCH
             }
           }
         )
diff --git a/scripts/update-cronjob-image.ts b/scripts/update-cronjob-image.ts
index 144cd7ee5d..50a8025447 100644
--- a/scripts/update-cronjob-image.ts
+++ b/scripts/update-cronjob-image.ts
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ cli.main(async () => {
             undefined,
             undefined,
             undefined,
+            undefined,
             {
               headers: {
                 'content-type': 'application/merge-patch+json'
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ cli.main(async () => {
             }
           )
         } catch (err) {
-          console.log('Missing cronjob', `${process.env.RELEASE_NAME}-${project.name}-auto-update`)
+          console.error('cronjob update error on', `${process.env.RELEASE_NAME}-${project.name}-auto-update`, err)
         }
       }
     cli.exit(0)