diff --git a/manifests/01-deployments/flask-htmx-dev.yaml b/manifests/01-deployments/flask-htmx-dev.yaml
index 49ed574..b4b0b0f 100644
--- a/manifests/01-deployments/flask-htmx-dev.yaml
+++ b/manifests/01-deployments/flask-htmx-dev.yaml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ spec:
           httpGet:
             path: /liveness
             port: 5000
-          initialDelaySeconds: 15
+          initialDelaySeconds: 2
           timeoutSeconds: 2
           periodSeconds: 5
           failureThreshold: 2
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ spec:
           httpGet:
             path: /readiness
             port: 5000
-          initialDelaySeconds: 10
+          initialDelaySeconds: 3
           timeoutSeconds: 3
           periodSeconds: 10
           failureThreshold: 3
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