During September 2025, Andre Ferreira focused on backend reliability for the ansible/ansible-ai-connect-service repository. He addressed a critical issue affecting on-premises deployments by correcting the liveness probe status to report 'good' when DEPLOYMENT_MODE is set to 'onprem', replacing the previous 'ok' status. This adjustment reduced unnecessary monitoring alerts and improved the accuracy of health checks for operators. Andre implemented the fix using Python, leveraging his skills in API development and backend testing. He also introduced a regression test to ensure the new behavior remains stable, demonstrating careful attention to long-term maintainability and operational confidence in deployment environments.