diff --git a/deploy/helm/opa-operator/templates/deployment.yaml b/deploy/helm/opa-operator/templates/deployment.yaml
index a69d267f..df70cf47 100644
--- a/deploy/helm/opa-operator/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/deploy/helm/opa-operator/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -86,6 +86,14 @@ spec:
             {{- include "opa-operator.maintenance.envVars" . | nindent 12 }}
             - name: OPA_BUNDLE_BUILDER_CLUSTERROLE
               value: {{ include "opa-operator.fullname" . }}-opa-bundle-builder-clusterrole
+          startupProbe:
+            httpGet:
+              path: /ready
+              port: 8443
+              scheme: HTTPS
+            periodSeconds: 3
+            failureThreshold: 30
+            timeoutSeconds: 3
       {{- with .Values.nodeSelector }}
       nodeSelector:
         {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}