diff --git a/scripts/pipeline_health_check.sh b/scripts/pipeline_health_check.sh
index eb710bc..570b69e 100755
--- a/scripts/pipeline_health_check.sh
+++ b/scripts/pipeline_health_check.sh
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@
 # Verifies every component is ACTUALLY working, not just "running"
 #
 # Usage: ./scripts/pipeline_health_check.sh [namespace]
-# Default namespace: stonks-beta
+# Default namespace: stonks-oracle
 
 set -uo pipefail
 
-NS="${1:-stonks-beta}"
+NS="${1:-stonks-oracle}"
 PASS=0
 WARN=0
 FAIL=0
@@ -423,6 +423,9 @@ TE_STATUS=$(kubectl exec -n "$NS" deployment/trading-engine -- curl -sf http://l
 # Risk Engine health
 RISK_STATUS=$(kubectl exec -n "$NS" deployment/risk -- curl -sf http://localhost:8000/health 2>/dev/null) && pass "Risk Engine: healthy" || fail "Risk Engine: unreachable"
 
+# Specialist NER service health
+SPEC_STATUS=$(kubectl exec -n "$NS" deployment/specialist -- curl -sf http://localhost:8000/health 2>/dev/null) && pass "Specialist: healthy" || fail "Specialist: unreachable"
+
 # ─── 11. RESOURCE USAGE ───────────────────────────────────────
 header "Resource Usage"