diff --git a/services/hermes/agent-deployment.yaml b/services/hermes/agent-deployment.yaml
index be570a726..ac20fb222 100644
--- a/services/hermes/agent-deployment.yaml
+++ b/services/hermes/agent-deployment.yaml
@@ -249,6 +249,11 @@ spec:
             - {name: coordinator, mountPath: /opt/coordinator, readOnly: true}
             - {name: auth-patch, mountPath: /opt/hermes/hermes_cli/auth.py, subPath: auth.py}
             - {name: coordinator, mountPath: /opt/data/home/.local/bin/herdr-dispatch, subPath: herdr_dispatch.py, readOnly: true}
+          startupProbe:
+            httpGet: {path: /api/status, port: dashboard}
+            periodSeconds: 10
+            timeoutSeconds: 5
+            failureThreshold: 60
           readinessProbe:
             httpGet: {path: /api/status, port: dashboard}
             initialDelaySeconds: 30
diff --git a/services/hermes/deployment.yaml b/services/hermes/deployment.yaml
index 1100dc70c..9149bfd4d 100644
--- a/services/hermes/deployment.yaml
+++ b/services/hermes/deployment.yaml
@@ -324,6 +324,13 @@ spec:
             - name: alert-tuning-skill
               mountPath: /opt/data/workspace/skills/tune-atlas-alerts
               readOnly: true
+          startupProbe:
+            httpGet:
+              path: /api/status
+              port: dashboard
+            periodSeconds: 10
+            timeoutSeconds: 5
+            failureThreshold: 60
           readinessProbe:
             httpGet:
               path: /api/status