diff --git a/manifests/pleroma/templates/deployment.yaml b/manifests/pleroma/templates/deployment.yaml
index 9a59c6f..bb138d4 100644
--- a/manifests/pleroma/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/manifests/pleroma/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ spec:
       initContainers:
         - name: pleroma-init
           image: cr.forge.lan/darkdork-dev/pleroma:${CI_COMMIT_SHA}
+          imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
           command: [ "/init-pleroma.sh" ]
           env:
             - name: DB_HOST
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ spec:
       containers:
         - name: pleroma
           image: cr.forge.lan/darkdork-dev/pleroma:${CI_COMMIT_SHA}
-          imagePullPolicy: Always
+          imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
           ports:
             - containerPort: 4000
           env: