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 19ef0d9c89381763d6fa117afc1b9bc04e43b3d6..8b690bbb0fd6d9857a8982758d6662420d5737a0 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
@@ -17,14 +17,6 @@ spec:
       securityContext:
         runAsUser: 0
       initContainers:
-        - name: cleanup
-          image: busybox:1.28
-          command: ['sh', '-c', 'if [ -f "/etc/snmp_exporter/generator.yml" ]; then touch /internalcomm/ok.init; fi']
-          volumeMounts:
-            - name: config-volume
-              mountPath: /etc/snmp_exporter
-            - name: internal-comm
-              mountPath: /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']
@@ -45,6 +37,12 @@ spec:
               mountPath: /etc/snmp_exporter
             - name: internal-comm
               mountPath: /etc/internalcomm
+          startupProbe:
+            exec:
+              command:
+                - /bin/sh
+                - -c
+                - if [ -f "/etc/snmp_exporter/generator.yml" ]; then touch /internalcomm/ok.init; fi
           livenessProbe:
             exec:
               command: