diff --git a/flux2/apps/nextcloud/release.yaml b/flux2/apps/nextcloud/release.yaml
index 97a58a3a7b864b9f567cee0a36bdc8c0089bb457..905ec3946dea0d539fde6709ac9577d326428940 100644
--- a/flux2/apps/nextcloud/release.yaml
+++ b/flux2/apps/nextcloud/release.yaml
@@ -78,11 +78,9 @@ spec:
       internalDatabase:
         enabled: false
 
-      livenessProbe:
-        initialDelaySeconds: 300
-        failureThreshold: 20
-      readinessProbe:
-        initialDelaySeconds: 300
+      startupProbe:
+        enabled: true
+        failureThreshold: 60
 
       resources:
         limits: