diff --git a/dev/airflow.values.yaml b/dev/airflow.values.yaml
index 73fadc291a..49b8c1e85d 100644
--- a/dev/airflow.values.yaml
+++ b/dev/airflow.values.yaml
@@ -8,10 +8,13 @@ scheduler:
       hostPath:
           path: /tmp/colima/dags
           type: Directory
-
+  livenessProbe:
+    command: ["bash", "-c", "airflow jobs check --job-type SchedulerJob --allow-multiple --limit 100"]
+    initialDelaySeconds: 10
+    timeoutSeconds: 60
 config:
   core:
-    dags_folder: /opt/airflow/dags/dags
+    dags_folder: /opt/airflow/dags
   webserver:
     expose_config: 'True'  # by default this is 'False'
 
diff --git a/ext/scheduler/airflow2/resources/__lib.py b/ext/scheduler/airflow2/resources/__lib.py
index 03e68d36ab..df7607a75a 100644
--- a/ext/scheduler/airflow2/resources/__lib.py
+++ b/ext/scheduler/airflow2/resources/__lib.py
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ def __init__(self,
                  optimus_namespacename,
                  optimus_jobname,
                  optimus_jobtype,
+                 optimus_instancename,
                  *args,
                  **kwargs):
         super(SuperKubernetesPodOperator, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
@@ -94,6 +95,7 @@ def __init__(self,
         self.optimus_hostname = optimus_hostname
         self.optimus_namespacename = optimus_namespacename
         self.optimus_jobname  = optimus_jobname
+        self.optimus_instancename = optimus_instancename
         self.optimus_projectname = optimus_projectname
         self.optimus_jobtype = optimus_jobtype
         self._optimus_client = OptimusAPIClient(optimus_hostname)
@@ -106,7 +108,7 @@ def render_init_containers(self, context):
 
     def fetch_env_from_optimus(self, context):
         scheduled_at = context["next_execution_date"].strftime(TIMESTAMP_FORMAT)
-        job_meta = self._optimus_client.get_job_run_input(scheduled_at, self.optimus_projectname, self.optimus_jobname, self.optimus_jobtype)
+        job_meta = self._optimus_client.get_job_run_input(scheduled_at, self.optimus_projectname, self.optimus_jobname, self.optimus_jobtype, self.optimus_instancename)
         return [ 
             k8s.V1EnvVar(name=key,value=val) for key, val in job_meta["envs"].items()
         ] + [
@@ -245,10 +247,10 @@ def get_task_window(self, scheduled_at: str, version: int, window_size: str, win
         return response.json()
 
 
-    def get_job_run_input(self, execution_date: str, project_name: str, job_name: str, job_type: str) -> dict:
+    def get_job_run_input(self, execution_date: str, project_name: str, job_name: str, job_type: str, instance_name: str) -> dict:
         response = requests.post(url="{}/api/v1beta1/project/{}/job/{}/run_input".format(self.host, project_name, job_name),
                       json={'scheduled_at': execution_date,
-                            'instance_name': job_name,
+                            'instance_name': instance_name,
                             'instance_type': "TYPE_" + job_type.upper()})
 
         self._raise_error_if_request_failed(response)
diff --git a/ext/scheduler/airflow2/resources/base_dag.py b/ext/scheduler/airflow2/resources/base_dag.py
index 34c42aa217..d7debaabaa 100644
--- a/ext/scheduler/airflow2/resources/base_dag.py
+++ b/ext/scheduler/airflow2/resources/base_dag.py
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@
     optimus_namespacename="{{$.Namespace.Name}}",
     optimus_jobname="{{.Job.Name}}",
     optimus_jobtype="{{$.InstanceTypeTask}}",
+    optimus_instancename="{{$baseTaskSchema.Name}}",
     image_pull_policy=IMAGE_PULL_POLICY,
     namespace = conf.get('kubernetes', 'namespace', fallback="default"),
     image = {{ $baseTaskSchema.Image | quote}},
@@ -207,6 +208,7 @@
     optimus_namespacename="{{$.Namespace.Name}}",
     optimus_jobname="{{$.Job.Name}}",
     optimus_jobtype="{{$.InstanceTypeHook}}",
+    optimus_instancename="{{$hookSchema.Name}}",
     image_pull_policy=IMAGE_PULL_POLICY,
     namespace = conf.get('kubernetes', 'namespace', fallback="default"),
     image = "{{ $hookSchema.Image }}",
diff --git a/ext/scheduler/airflow2/resources/expected_compiled_template.py b/ext/scheduler/airflow2/resources/expected_compiled_template.py
index f139e15729..5ffd9e80b2 100644
--- a/ext/scheduler/airflow2/resources/expected_compiled_template.py
+++ b/ext/scheduler/airflow2/resources/expected_compiled_template.py
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@
     optimus_namespacename="bar-namespace",
     optimus_jobname="foo",
     optimus_jobtype="task",
+    optimus_instancename="bq",
     image_pull_policy=IMAGE_PULL_POLICY,
     namespace = conf.get('kubernetes', 'namespace', fallback="default"),
     image = "example.io/namespace/image:latest",
@@ -162,6 +163,7 @@
     optimus_namespacename="bar-namespace",
     optimus_jobname="foo",
     optimus_jobtype="hook",
+    optimus_instancename="transporter",
     image_pull_policy=IMAGE_PULL_POLICY,
     namespace = conf.get('kubernetes', 'namespace', fallback="default"),
     image = "example.io/namespace/hook-image:latest",
@@ -198,6 +200,7 @@
     optimus_namespacename="bar-namespace",
     optimus_jobname="foo",
     optimus_jobtype="hook",
+    optimus_instancename="predator",
     image_pull_policy=IMAGE_PULL_POLICY,
     namespace = conf.get('kubernetes', 'namespace', fallback="default"),
     image = "example.io/namespace/predator-image:latest",
@@ -234,6 +237,7 @@
     optimus_namespacename="bar-namespace",
     optimus_jobname="foo",
     optimus_jobtype="hook",
+    optimus_instancename="hook-for-fail",
     image_pull_policy=IMAGE_PULL_POLICY,
     namespace = conf.get('kubernetes', 'namespace', fallback="default"),
     image = "example.io/namespace/fail-image:latest",