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 535a8be4e28a94e2e5dfb9d17cfc601400da5afb..e3f290e3184222d4a87b9449fe1311b1b223bd99 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
@@ -35,20 +35,13 @@ spec:
           volumeMounts:
             - name: config-volume
               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 /etc/internalcomm/ok.init; fi
           livenessProbe:
             exec:
               command:
                 - /bin/sh
                 - -c
-                - if [ ! -f "/etc/snmp_exporter/generator.yml" ] || [ -f "/etc/internalcomm/ok.init" ]; then exit 0; else exit 1; fi 
+                - if [ ! -f "/etc/snmp_exporter/generator.yml" ]; then exit 0; else rm -f /etc/snmp_exporter/generator.yml && exit 1; fi
+            failureThreshold: 1
           resources:
             {{- toYaml .Values.resources | nindent 12 }}
       volumes:
@@ -58,6 +51,4 @@ spec:
         - name: init-config-volume
           configMap:
             name: snmp-init-config
-        - name: internal-comm
-          emptyDir: {}
           
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