diff --git a/src/k8s_helpers.rs b/src/k8s_helpers.rs
index c7f2598..4755462 100644
--- a/src/k8s_helpers.rs
+++ b/src/k8s_helpers.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use {
-    crate::docker::DockerImage,
+    crate::{docker::DockerImage, kubernetes::ServiceType},
     k8s_openapi::{
         api::{
             apps::v1::{ReplicaSet, ReplicaSetSpec},
@@ -125,8 +125,12 @@ pub fn create_service(
     service_name: String,
     namespace: String,
     label_selector: BTreeMap<String, String>,
-    is_load_balancer: bool,
+    service_type: ServiceType,
 ) -> Service {
+    let (type_, cluster_ip, node_port) = match service_type {
+        ServiceType::Standard => (None, Some("None".to_string()), None),
+        ServiceType::LoadBalancer(port) => (Some("LoadBalancer".to_string()), None, Some(port)),
+    };
     Service {
         metadata: ObjectMeta {
             name: Some(service_name),
@@ -135,21 +139,13 @@ pub fn create_service(
         },
         spec: Some(ServiceSpec {
             selector: Some(label_selector),
-            type_: if is_load_balancer {
-                Some("LoadBalancer".to_string())
-            } else {
-                None
-            },
-            cluster_ip: if is_load_balancer {
-                None
-            } else {
-                Some("None".to_string())
-            },
+            type_,
+            cluster_ip,
             ports: Some(vec![
                 ServicePort {
                     port: 8899, // RPC Port
                     name: Some("rpc-port".to_string()),
-                    node_port: if is_load_balancer { Some(30000) } else { None },
+                    node_port,
                     ..Default::default()
                 },
                 ServicePort {
diff --git a/src/kubernetes.rs b/src/kubernetes.rs
index 8f8a9e6..3dea15c 100644
--- a/src/kubernetes.rs
+++ b/src/kubernetes.rs
@@ -17,12 +17,16 @@ use {
         apimachinery::pkg::api::resource::Quantity,
     },
     kube::{
-        api::{Api, ListParams, PostParams},
+        api::{Api, ListParams, ObjectList, PostParams},
         Client,
     },
     log::*,
     solana_sdk::pubkey::Pubkey,
-    std::{collections::BTreeMap, error::Error, path::Path},
+    std::{
+        collections::{BTreeMap, HashSet},
+        error::Error,
+        path::Path,
+    },
 };
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
@@ -41,6 +45,12 @@ impl PodRequests {
     }
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
+pub enum ServiceType {
+    Standard,
+    LoadBalancer(/* External Port */ i32),
+}
+
 pub struct Kubernetes<'a> {
     k8s_client: Client,
     namespace: String,
@@ -79,10 +89,14 @@ impl<'a> Kubernetes<'a> {
         self.validator_config.shred_version = Some(shred_version);
     }
 
-    pub async fn namespace_exists(&self) -> Result<bool, kube::Error> {
+    async fn get_namespaces(&self) -> Result<ObjectList<Namespace>, kube::Error> {
         let namespaces: Api<Namespace> = Api::all(self.k8s_client.clone());
         let namespace_list = namespaces.list(&ListParams::default()).await?;
+        Ok(namespace_list)
+    }
 
+    pub async fn namespace_exists(&self) -> Result<bool, kube::Error> {
+        let namespace_list = self.get_namespaces().await?;
         let exists = namespace_list
             .items
             .iter()
@@ -383,7 +397,7 @@ impl<'a> Kubernetes<'a> {
             service_name.to_string(),
             self.namespace.clone(),
             label_selector.clone(),
-            false,
+            ServiceType::Standard,
         )
     }
 
@@ -397,7 +411,7 @@ impl<'a> Kubernetes<'a> {
             format!("{}-{}-{}", service_name, self.deployment_tag, index),
             self.namespace.clone(),
             label_selector.clone(),
-            false,
+            ServiceType::Standard,
         )
     }
 
@@ -411,17 +425,20 @@ impl<'a> Kubernetes<'a> {
         service_api.create(&post_params, service).await
     }
 
-    pub fn create_validator_load_balancer(
+    pub async fn create_validator_load_balancer(
         &self,
         service_name: &str,
         label_selector: &BTreeMap<String, String>,
-    ) -> Service {
-        k8s_helpers::create_service(
+    ) -> Result<Service, Box<dyn Error>> {
+        let node_port = self.get_open_external_port_for_rpc_service().await?;
+        info!("Deploying Load Balancer Service with external port: {node_port}");
+
+        Ok(k8s_helpers::create_service(
             service_name.to_string(),
             self.namespace.clone(),
             label_selector.clone(),
-            true,
-        )
+            ServiceType::LoadBalancer(node_port),
+        ))
     }
 
     pub async fn is_replica_set_ready(&self, replica_set_name: &str) -> Result<bool, kube::Error> {
@@ -758,4 +775,53 @@ impl<'a> Kubernetes<'a> {
             None,
         )
     }
+
+    async fn get_open_external_port_for_rpc_service(&self) -> Result<i32, Box<dyn Error>> {
+        let used_ports = self.get_all_used_ports().await?;
+
+        // This Node Port range is standard for kubernetes
+        const MIN_NODE_PORT: i32 = 30000;
+        const MAX_NODE_PORT: i32 = 32767;
+        // Find an available NodePort
+        let mut available_port = MIN_NODE_PORT;
+        while used_ports.contains(&available_port) {
+            available_port += 1;
+        }
+        if available_port > MAX_NODE_PORT {
+            return Err(format!(
+                "No available NodePort found in the range {MIN_NODE_PORT}-{MAX_NODE_PORT}"
+            )
+            .into());
+        }
+
+        Ok(available_port)
+    }
+
+    async fn get_all_used_ports(&self) -> Result<HashSet<i32>, kube::Error> {
+        let mut used_ports = HashSet::new();
+        let namespaces = self.get_namespaces().await?;
+        let namespaces: Vec<String> = namespaces
+            .items
+            .into_iter()
+            .filter_map(|ns| ns.metadata.name)
+            .collect();
+
+        // Iterate over namespaces to collect used NodePorts
+        for ns in namespaces {
+            let services: Api<Service> = Api::namespaced(self.k8s_client.clone(), &ns);
+            let service_list = services.list(&Default::default()).await?;
+            for svc in service_list {
+                if let Some(spec) = svc.spec {
+                    if let Some(ports) = spec.ports {
+                        for port in ports {
+                            if let Some(node_port) = port.node_port {
+                                used_ports.insert(node_port);
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        Ok(used_ports)
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 72e42ca..e86b515 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -755,10 +755,12 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
         let load_balancer_label =
             kub_controller.create_selector("load-balancer/name", "load-balancer-selector");
         //create load balancer
-        let load_balancer = kub_controller.create_validator_load_balancer(
-            "bootstrap-and-rpc-node-lb-service",
-            &load_balancer_label,
-        );
+        let load_balancer = kub_controller
+            .create_validator_load_balancer(
+                "bootstrap-and-rpc-node-lb-service",
+                &load_balancer_label,
+            )
+            .await?;
 
         //deploy load balancer
         kub_controller.deploy_service(&load_balancer).await?;