diff --git a/kubernetes/dspace-deployment.yaml b/kubernetes/dspace-deployment.yaml
index ea1539c9e586a29da7640d158f3774c62b3ec8af..632575667568dd7d612a9a7d331117856223bfcc 100644
--- a/kubernetes/dspace-deployment.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/dspace-deployment.yaml
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ spec:
             path: /repository/xmlui/
             port: 443
             scheme: HTTPS
-          initialDelaySeconds: 90
+          initialDelaySeconds: 180
           periodSeconds: 15
           timeoutSeconds: 3
       restartPolicy: Always