diff --git a/.gitlab/issue_templates/deploy-new-stack-version.md b/.gitlab/issue_templates/deploy-new-stack-version.md
index 46b2670a3f011925ab7fdcfd8f0acfa69bebe656..e8bee645c62ffc145378afc12f2d986961a94a74 100644
--- a/.gitlab/issue_templates/deploy-new-stack-version.md
+++ b/.gitlab/issue_templates/deploy-new-stack-version.md
@@ -12,14 +12,18 @@ staging:
 - [ ] [swh-apps](https://gitlab.softwareheritage.org/swh/infra/swh-apps/-/tree/master/apps?ref_type=heads): Build image (if required because of new deps for example)
 - [ ] [swh-charts](https://gitlab.softwareheritage.org/swh/infra/ci-cd/swh-charts/-/merge_requests): Merge MR with image versions updates triggered by the CI
 - [ ] Push branch 'staging' && Let argocd deploy and do its job
-- [ ] Checks pods are doing their jobs without crashing
+- [ ] Checks
+  - [ ] pod images are pulled correctly
+  - [ ] pods are running without issues (rpc starts, celery workers consume messages, ...)
 - [ ] Tag grafana with "deployment service=<service> service=<service2> ... environment=staging" [1] [2]
 
 production:
 - [ ] Merge 'staging' branch into 'production' (it should/must be a fast-forward)
 - [ ] Push branch 'production' && Let argocd deploy and do its job
 - [ ] Tag grafana with "deployment service=<service> service=<service2> ... environment=production" [1] [2]
-- [ ] Checks pods are doing their jobs without crashing
+- [ ] Checks
+  - [ ] pod images are pulled correctly
+  - [ ] pods are running without issues (rpc starts, celery workers consume messages, ...)
 
 [1] https://grafana.softwareheritage.org/goto/e-c3EAWIz?orgId=1