diff --git a/snmp_ee_vnf/helm-charts/eechart/charts/snmpexporter/templates/deployment.yaml b/snmp_ee_vnf/helm-charts/eechart/charts/snmpexporter/templates/deployment.yaml
index 8cddcdaff6675790d63a26d19980244f273578bb..64dd9ec7958dc6e2a9ddb2cefe6dc4e109244972 100644
--- a/snmp_ee_vnf/helm-charts/eechart/charts/snmpexporter/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/snmp_ee_vnf/helm-charts/eechart/charts/snmpexporter/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -19,10 +19,12 @@ spec:
       initContainers:
         - name: cleanup
           image: busybox:1.28
-          command: ['sh', '-c', 'if [ -f "/etc/snmp_exporter/generator.yml" ]; then touch /etc/snmp_exporter/ok.init; fi']
+          command: ['sh', '-c', 'if [ -f "/etc/snmp_exporter/generator.yml" ]; then touch /etc/internalcomm/ok.init; fi']
           volumeMounts:
             - name: config-volume
               mountPath: /etc/snmp_exporter
+            - name: internal-comm
+              mountPath: /etc/internalcomm
         - name: init-config
           image: busybox:1.28
           command: ['sh', '-c', 'if [ ! -f "/etc/snmp_exporter/snmp.yml" ]; then cp /etc/snmp_exporter_init/snmp.yml /etc/snmp_exporter; fi']
@@ -41,12 +43,14 @@ spec:
           volumeMounts:
             - name: config-volume
               mountPath: /etc/snmp_exporter
+            - name: internal-comm
+              mountPath: /etc/internalcomm
           livenessProbe:
             exec:
               command:
                 - /bin/sh
                 - -c
-                - if [ ! -f "/etc/snmp_exporter/generator.yml" ] || [ -f "/etc/snmp_exporter/ok.init" ]; then exit 0; else exit 1; fi 
+                - if [ ! -f "/etc/snmp_exporter/generator.yml" ] || [ -f "/etc/internalcomm/ok.init" ]; then exit 0; else exit 1; fi 
           resources:
             {{- toYaml .Values.resources | nindent 12 }}
       volumes:
@@ -56,4 +60,6 @@ spec:
         - name: init-config-volume
           configMap:
             name: snmp-init-config
+        - name: internal-comm
+          emptyDir: {}
           
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