diff --git a/build/common/src/hzn.js b/build/common/src/hzn.js
index cc7f49d..bdfa4fd 100644
--- a/build/common/src/hzn.js
+++ b/build/common/src/hzn.js
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ class Hzn {
     }
     exposeDeployment() {
         return this.param.name.length > 0 && this.param.type.length > 0 && this.param.port.length > 0 ?
-            exports.utils.shell(`kubectl create deployment ${this.param.name} --port ${this.param.port} --type ${this.param.type} -n $AGENT_NAMESPACE`) :
+            exports.utils.shell(`kubectl expose deployment ${this.param.name} --port ${this.param.port} --type ${this.param.type} -n $AGENT_NAMESPACE`) :
             (0, rxjs_1.of)('Please specify deploment --name, --port and --type');
     }
     meshNodeList() {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index dd06a98..407e0ef 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "hzn-cli",
-  "version": "0.7.8",
+  "version": "0.7.9",
   "description": "Open Horizon CLI toolkit helps streamline the process of preparing node agents and perform tasks between orgs environments",
   "main": "./build/index.js",
   "bin": {
diff --git a/src/common/src/hzn.ts b/src/common/src/hzn.ts
index 8cb4f21..5d5582b 100644
--- a/src/common/src/hzn.ts
+++ b/src/common/src/hzn.ts
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ export class Hzn {
   }
   exposeDeployment() {
     return this.param.name.length > 0 && this.param.type.length > 0 && this.param.port.length > 0 ?
-      utils.shell(`kubectl create deployment ${this.param.name} --port ${this.param.port} --type ${this.param.type} -n $AGENT_NAMESPACE`) :
+      utils.shell(`kubectl expose deployment ${this.param.name} --port ${this.param.port} --type ${this.param.type} -n $AGENT_NAMESPACE`) :
       of('Please specify deploment --name, --port and --type')
   }
   meshNodeList() {