diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 7a846a1..1a013a9 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ func main() {
 					Image:  "nginx",
 					Path:   "/api",
 					Health: "/",
+					Ready:  "/",
 				},
 			},
 			Env: map[string]string{
diff --git a/pkg/application/generic.go b/pkg/application/generic.go
index e532530..7422e56 100644
--- a/pkg/application/generic.go
+++ b/pkg/application/generic.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ type ImagesConfiguration struct {
 	Image  string
 	Path   string
 	Health string
+	Ready  string
 }
 
 type CreatedApplication struct {
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ type service struct {
 	Image  string
 	Path   string
 	Health string
+	Ready  string
 }
 
 func NewApplication(ctx *pulumi.Context, configuration *Configuration) (*CreatedApplication, error) {
@@ -72,6 +74,7 @@ func NewApplication(ctx *pulumi.Context, configuration *Configuration) (*Created
 				Image:  image.Image,
 				Path:   image.Path,
 				Health: image.Health,
+				Ready:  image.Ready,
 			}
 			if image.Path == "" {
 				serviceConfiguration.Path = "/"
@@ -79,6 +82,9 @@ func NewApplication(ctx *pulumi.Context, configuration *Configuration) (*Created
 			if image.Health == "" {
 				serviceConfiguration.Health = "/"
 			}
+			if image.Ready == "" {
+				serviceConfiguration.Ready = "/"
+			}
 			if slices.Contains(preventDuplicatePath, serviceConfiguration.Path) {
 				return nil, errors.New("duplicate path in ingress applicationConfiguration")
 			}
@@ -140,6 +146,7 @@ func (application *application) createResources(ctx *pulumi.Context) (*CreatedAp
 			ImageReference: &workload.ImageReference{
 				Image:  service.Image,
 				Health: service.Health,
+				Ready:  service.Ready,
 			},
 		}
 		deployment, err := deploymentConfiguration.CreateDeployment(ctx, namespace, application, appLabels)
diff --git a/pkg/workload/deployment.go b/pkg/workload/deployment.go
index 5936802..ef76032 100644
--- a/pkg/workload/deployment.go
+++ b/pkg/workload/deployment.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ type DeploymentConfiguration struct {
 type ImageReference struct {
 	Image  string
 	Health string
+	Ready  string
 }
 
 func (deployment *DeploymentConfiguration) CreateDeployment(
@@ -72,6 +73,12 @@ func (deployment *DeploymentConfiguration) CreateDeployment(
 								InitialDelaySeconds: pulumi.Int(70),
 								PeriodSeconds:       pulumi.Int(15),
 							},
+							ReadinessProbe: &v1.ProbeArgs{
+								HttpGet: &v1.HTTPGetActionArgs{
+									Path: pulumi.String(deployment.ImageReference.Ready),
+									Port: pulumi.Int(80),
+								},
+							},
 						},
 					},
 				},