diff --git a/authelia/authelia.yaml b/authelia/authelia.yaml
index 568dae8..82f88c9 100644
--- a/authelia/authelia.yaml
+++ b/authelia/authelia.yaml
@@ -81,13 +81,21 @@ spec:
           value: /run/authelia/secrets/session.secret
         - name: AUTHELIA_STORAGE_ENCRYPTION_KEY_FILE
           value: /run/authelia/secrets/storage.encryption_key
+        startupProbe:
+          httpGet:
+            port: 9091
+            path: /api/health
+          failureThreshold: 30
+          periodSeconds: 3
+          initialDelaySeconds: 5
+          successThreshold: 1
+          timeoutSeconds: 1
         readinessProbe:
           httpGet:
             port: 9091
             path: /api/health
           failureThreshold: 3
           periodSeconds: 60
-          initialDelaySeconds: 5
           successThreshold: 1
           timeoutSeconds: 1
         volumeMounts: