diff --git a/kubernetes/common/etcd-init/templates/job.yaml b/kubernetes/common/etcd-init/templates/job.yaml
index f1f1b0e..55526a3 100644
--- a/kubernetes/common/etcd-init/templates/job.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/common/etcd-init/templates/job.yaml
@@ -27,6 +27,12 @@
   backoffLimit: {{ .Values.backoffLimit }}
   template:
     metadata:
+      annotations:
+        # Workarround to exclude K8S API from istio communication
+        # as init-container (readinessCheck) does not work with the
+        # Istio CNI plugin, see:
+        # (https://istio.io/latest/docs/setup/additional-setup/cni/#compatibility-with-application-init-containers)
+        traffic.sidecar.istio.io/excludeOutboundPorts: "443"
       labels:
         app: {{ include "common.name" . }}
         release: {{ include "common.release" . }}
@@ -37,8 +43,8 @@
         command:
         - /app/ready.py
         args:
-        - --container-name
-        - {{ .Values.etcd.containerName }}
+        - --service-name
+        - {{ .Values.etcd.serviceName }}
         env:
         - name: NAMESPACE
           valueFrom: