diff --git a/kubernetes/dspace-deployment.yaml b/kubernetes/dspace-deployment.yaml
index 7cdf8a8301d80bb685ab3d6fd4441887b0bd5e8a..493d248e6145ec4c5f2d5d784241598d82d7d73e 100644
--- a/kubernetes/dspace-deployment.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/dspace-deployment.yaml
@@ -74,6 +74,11 @@ spec:
             path: /repository/xmlui/
             port: 443
             scheme: HTTPS
+          exec:
+            command:
+              - /bin/sh
+              - -c
+              - ps aux | grep -v grep | grep -E "sleep|timeout"
           initialDelaySeconds: 600
           periodSeconds: 15
           timeoutSeconds: 3