diff --git a/garden-service/static/kubernetes/system/ingress-controller/garden.yml b/garden-service/static/kubernetes/system/ingress-controller/garden.yml
index 57f01de65c..3aba3bfff7 100644
--- a/garden-service/static/kubernetes/system/ingress-controller/garden.yml
+++ b/garden-service/static/kubernetes/system/ingress-controller/garden.yml
@@ -14,5 +14,6 @@ module:
       kind: DaemonSet
       daemonset:
         useHostPort: true
+      minReadySeconds: 1
     defaultBackend:
       enabled: false