diff --git a/solution-base/mongodb/charts/mongodb-sharded/values.yaml b/solution-base/mongodb/charts/mongodb-sharded/values.yaml
index b55ebd409..7e531b474 100644
--- a/solution-base/mongodb/charts/mongodb-sharded/values.yaml
+++ b/solution-base/mongodb/charts/mongodb-sharded/values.yaml
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ mongos:
   ## @param mongos.podAntiAffinityPreset Mongos Pod anti-affinity preset. Ignored if `affinity` is set. Allowed values: `soft` or `hard`
   ## ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/scheduling-eviction/assign-pod-node/#inter-pod-affinity-and-anti-affinity
   ##
-  podAntiAffinityPreset: soft
+  podAntiAffinityPreset: hard
   ## Node affinity preset
   ## ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/scheduling-eviction/assign-pod-node/#node-affinity
   ##