diff --git a/internal/controller/factory/statefulset.go b/internal/controller/factory/statefulset.go
index 43e98129..0d40c3f4 100644
--- a/internal/controller/factory/statefulset.go
+++ b/internal/controller/factory/statefulset.go
@@ -203,8 +203,7 @@ func getStartupProbe(probe *corev1.Probe) *corev1.Probe {
 				Port: intstr.FromInt32(2379),
 			},
 		},
-		InitialDelaySeconds: 1,
-		PeriodSeconds:       5,
+		PeriodSeconds: 5,
 	}
 	return mergeWithDefaultProbe(probe, defaultProbe)
 }
diff --git a/internal/controller/factory/statefulset_test.go b/internal/controller/factory/statefulset_test.go
index 42a23695..82c0c972 100644
--- a/internal/controller/factory/statefulset_test.go
+++ b/internal/controller/factory/statefulset_test.go
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ var _ = Describe("CreateOrUpdateStatefulSet handler", func() {
 							Scheme: v1.URISchemeHTTP,
 						},
 					},
-					InitialDelaySeconds: 1,
+					InitialDelaySeconds: 0,
 					TimeoutSeconds:      1,
 					PeriodSeconds:       5,
 					SuccessThreshold:    1,
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ var _ = Describe("CreateOrUpdateStatefulSet handler", func() {
 							Scheme: v1.URISchemeHTTP,
 						},
 					},
-					InitialDelaySeconds: 1,
+					InitialDelaySeconds: 0,
 					TimeoutSeconds:      1,
 					PeriodSeconds:       7,
 					SuccessThreshold:    1,
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ var _ = Describe("CreateOrUpdateStatefulSet handler", func() {
 						Port: intstr.FromInt32(2379),
 					},
 				},
-				InitialDelaySeconds: 1,
+				InitialDelaySeconds: 0,
 				PeriodSeconds:       5,
 			}))
 		})