diff --git a/charts/opencost/Chart.yaml b/charts/opencost/Chart.yaml
index 8b905a1..17dbe3f 100755
--- a/charts/opencost/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/opencost/Chart.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ keywords:
   - kubecost
   - opencost
   - monitoring
-version: 1.29.0
+version: 1.29.1
 maintainers:
   - name: mattray
   - name: toscott
diff --git a/charts/opencost/templates/deployment.yaml b/charts/opencost/templates/deployment.yaml
index f44a1bf..3b768f2 100644
--- a/charts/opencost/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/opencost/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -62,6 +62,15 @@ spec:
             - containerPort: {{ .Values.opencost.exporter.apiPort }}
               name: http
           resources: {{- toYaml .Values.opencost.exporter.resources | nindent 12 }}
+          {{- if .Values.opencost.exporter.startupProbe.enabled }}
+          startupProbe:
+            httpGet:
+              path: {{ .Values.opencost.exporter.startupProbe.path }}
+              port: {{ .Values.opencost.exporter.apiPort }}
+            initialDelaySeconds: {{ .Values.opencost.exporter.startupProbe.initialDelaySeconds }}
+            periodSeconds: {{ .Values.opencost.exporter.startupProbe.periodSeconds }}
+            failureThreshold: {{ .Values.opencost.exporter.startupProbe.failureThreshold }}
+          {{- end }}
           {{- if .Values.opencost.exporter.livenessProbe.enabled }}
           livenessProbe:
             httpGet:
diff --git a/charts/opencost/values.yaml b/charts/opencost/values.yaml
index 98c95be..b6271d1 100644
--- a/charts/opencost/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/opencost/values.yaml
@@ -114,6 +114,18 @@ opencost:
       limits:
         cpu: '999m'
         memory: '1Gi'
+    # Startup probe configuration
+    startupProbe:
+      # -- Whether probe is enabled
+      enabled: true
+      # -- Probe path
+      path: /healthz
+      # -- Number of seconds before probe is initiated
+      initialDelaySeconds: 10
+      # -- Probe frequency in seconds
+      periodSeconds: 5
+      # -- Number of failures for probe to be considered failed
+      failureThreshold: 30
     # Liveness probe configuration
     livenessProbe:
       # -- Whether probe is enabled
@@ -121,9 +133,9 @@ opencost:
       # -- Probe path
       path: /healthz
       # -- Number of seconds before probe is initiated
-      initialDelaySeconds: 120
+      initialDelaySeconds: 10
       # -- Probe frequency in seconds
-      periodSeconds: 10
+      periodSeconds: 20
       # -- Number of failures for probe to be considered failed
       failureThreshold: 3
     # Readiness probe configuration
@@ -133,7 +145,7 @@ opencost:
       # -- Probe path
       path: /healthz
       # -- Number of seconds before probe is initiated
-      initialDelaySeconds: 120
+      initialDelaySeconds: 10
       # -- Probe frequency in seconds
       periodSeconds: 10
       # -- Number of failures for probe to be considered failed