diff --git a/kubernetes/aai/templates/aai-deployment.yaml b/kubernetes/aai/templates/aai-deployment.yaml
index 3f714f3..ddd52c3 100644
--- a/kubernetes/aai/templates/aai-deployment.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/aai/templates/aai-deployment.yaml
@@ -13,29 +13,24 @@
       labels:
         app: aai-service
       name: aai-service
-      annotations:
-        pod.beta.kubernetes.io/init-containers: '[{
-            "args": [
-                "--container-name", "aai-resources",
-                "--container-name", "aai-traversal"
-            ],
-            "command": [
-                "/root/ready.py"
-            ],
-            "env": [{
-                "name": "NAMESPACE",
-                "valueFrom": {
-                    "fieldRef": {
-                        "apiVersion": "v1",
-                        "fieldPath": "metadata.namespace"
-                    }
-                }
-            }],
-            "image": "{{ .Values.image.readiness }}",
-            "imagePullPolicy": "{{ .Values.pullPolicy }}",
-            "name": "aai-service-readiness"
-          }]'
     spec:
+      initContainers:
+      - command:
+        - /root/ready.py
+        args:
+        - --container-name
+        - aai-resources
+        - --container-name
+        - aai-traversal
+        env:
+        - name: NAMESPACE
+          valueFrom:
+            fieldRef:
+              apiVersion: v1
+              fieldPath: metadata.namespace
+        image: {{ .Values.image.readiness }}
+        imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.pullPolicy }}
+        name: aai-service-readiness
       containers:
       - name: aai-service
         image: "{{ .Values.image.aaiProxy }}:{{ .Values.image.aaiProxyVersion}}"
@@ -69,4 +64,4 @@
       restartPolicy: Always
       imagePullSecrets:
       - name: "{{ .Values.nsPrefix }}-docker-registry-key"
-#{{ end }}
\ No newline at end of file
+#{{ end }}