diff --git a/scripts/gitops-render.mjs b/scripts/gitops-render.mjs
index 9a00e0eb..620d4680 100644
--- a/scripts/gitops-render.mjs
+++ b/scripts/gitops-render.mjs
@@ -511,6 +511,19 @@ function applyEnvReuseBootEnv(container, bootMetadata, { sourceBranch, bootSh =
   upsertEnv(container.env, "HWLAB_ENVIRONMENT_INPUT_HASH", bootMetadata.environmentInputHash ?? "");
   upsertEnv(container.env, "HWLAB_CODE_INPUT_HASH", bootMetadata.codeInputHash ?? "");
   upsertEnv(container.env, "HWLAB_IMAGE_DIGEST", bootMetadata.environmentDigest ?? "unknown");
+  applyEnvReuseStartupProbe(container);
+}
+
+function applyEnvReuseStartupProbe(container) {
+  const probe = container.readinessProbe ?? container.livenessProbe;
+  if (!probe?.httpGet && !probe?.tcpSocket && !probe?.exec) return;
+  container.startupProbe ??= {
+    ...cloneJson(probe),
+    periodSeconds: 10,
+    timeoutSeconds: Math.max(Number(probe.timeoutSeconds ?? 1), 2),
+    failureThreshold: 30,
+    successThreshold: 1
+  };
 }
 
 function useLocalHealthProbe(container, pathValue = "/health") {