diff --git a/deploy/templates/gitserver-deployment.yaml b/deploy/templates/gitserver-deployment.yaml
index 2d766cc..33fc368 100644
--- a/deploy/templates/gitserver-deployment.yaml
+++ b/deploy/templates/gitserver-deployment.yaml
@@ -72,6 +72,14 @@ spec:
             timeoutSeconds: {{ $svc.readinessProbe.timeoutSeconds }}
             failureThreshold: {{ $svc.readinessProbe.failureThreshold }}
           {{- end }}
+          {{- if $svc.startupProbe }}
+          startupProbe:
+            tcpSocket:
+              port: {{ $svc.startupProbe.tcpSocket.port }}
+            initialDelaySeconds: {{ $svc.startupProbe.initialDelaySeconds }}
+            periodSeconds: {{ $svc.startupProbe.periodSeconds }}
+            failureThreshold: {{ $svc.startupProbe.failureThreshold }}
+          {{- end }}
           volumeMounts:
             {{- if and $svc.persistence.enabled $.Values.storage.enabled }}
             - name: shared-data