diff --git a/e2e/internal/kuberesource/sets.go b/e2e/internal/kuberesource/sets.go
index 579a90af81..4290b8ca58 100644
--- a/e2e/internal/kuberesource/sets.go
+++ b/e2e/internal/kuberesource/sets.go
@@ -452,6 +452,11 @@ func generateEmojivoto() ([]any, error) {
 							WithEnv(EnvVar().WithName("EDG_DISABLE_CLIENT_AUTH").WithValue("true")).
 							WithResources(ResourceRequirements().
 								WithMemoryLimitAndRequest(50),
+							).
+							WithReadinessProbe(applycorev1.Probe().
+								WithTCPSocket(TCPSocketAction().WithPort(intstr.FromInt(8080))).
+								WithInitialDelaySeconds(1).
+								WithPeriodSeconds(5),
 							),
 					),
 				),