diff --git a/kubernetes/apps/kube-system/descheduler/app/helmrelease.yaml b/kubernetes/apps/kube-system/descheduler/app/helmrelease.yaml
index 2d6ad47a..5f2b836c 100644
--- a/kubernetes/apps/kube-system/descheduler/app/helmrelease.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/apps/kube-system/descheduler/app/helmrelease.yaml
@@ -48,10 +48,22 @@ spec:
                 constraints:
                   - DoNotSchedule
                   - ScheduleAnyway
+            - name: HighNodeUtilization
+              args:
+                threshholds:
+                  cpu: 80
+                evictableNamespaces:
+                  exclude:
+                    - kube-system
+                    - rook-ceph
+                    - security
+                    - volsync-system
+                    - flux-system
           plugins:
             balance:
               enabled:
                 - RemovePodsViolatingTopologySpreadConstraint
+                - HighNodeUtilization
             deschedule:
               enabled:
                 - RemovePodsViolatingInterPodAntiAffinity