diff --git a/deploy/helm/admin-token-issuer-proxy/chart/values.yaml b/deploy/helm/admin-token-issuer-proxy/chart/values.yaml
index da5d0b4da..eec5c2993 100644
--- a/deploy/helm/admin-token-issuer-proxy/chart/values.yaml
+++ b/deploy/helm/admin-token-issuer-proxy/chart/values.yaml
@@ -182,10 +182,10 @@ adminIssuerProxy:
     periodSeconds: 30
 
   # Readiness probe configuration. Kubernetes uses this to determine if the pod should receive traffic.
-  # The probe checks the /healthz endpoint to verify the service is ready to handle requests.
+  # The probe checks /readyz so metadata initialization remains distinct from liveness.
   readinessProbe:
     httpGet:
-      path: /healthz
+      path: /readyz
       port: 8080
     # Wait time before the first probe is executed after container start
     initialDelaySeconds: 5