diff --git a/kubernetes/fineractmysql-deployment.yml b/kubernetes/fineractmysql-deployment.yml
index e8f65e7fe..fc7654433 100644
--- a/kubernetes/fineractmysql-deployment.yml
+++ b/kubernetes/fineractmysql-deployment.yml
@@ -99,6 +99,15 @@ spec:
               command: ["sh","-c","mysqladmin ping -h localhost -uroot -p${MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD}"]
             failureThreshold: 10
             timeoutSeconds: 10
+          readinessProbe:
+            exec:
+              command:
+                - sh
+                - -c
+                - mysqladmin ping -uroot -p${MYSQL_PASSWORD}
+            failureThreshold: 10
+            initialDelaySeconds: 5
+            periodSeconds: 5
           ports:
             - containerPort: 3306
               name: fineractmysql