diff --git a/deploy/k8s/couchdb-statefulset.yaml b/deploy/k8s/couchdb-statefulset.yaml
index 8a49684..8c477f1 100644
--- a/deploy/k8s/couchdb-statefulset.yaml
+++ b/deploy/k8s/couchdb-statefulset.yaml
@@ -69,12 +69,6 @@ spec:
                 secretKeyRef:
                   name: adopt-a-street-secrets
                   key: COUCHDB_SECRET
-            - name: NODENAME
-              value: couchdb@adopt-a-street-couchdb-0.adopt-a-street-couchdb
-            - name: ERL_FLAGS
-              value: "+K true +A 4"
-            - name: COUCHDB_SINGLE_NODE_ENABLED
-              value: "true"
           resources:
             requests:
               memory: "512Mi"
@@ -89,41 +83,18 @@ spec:
             httpGet:
               path: /_up
               port: 5984
-            initialDelaySeconds: 30
+            initialDelaySeconds: 60
             periodSeconds: 10
             timeoutSeconds: 5
-            failureThreshold: 3
+            failureThreshold: 6
           readinessProbe:
             httpGet:
               path: /_up
               port: 5984
-            initialDelaySeconds: 5
+            initialDelaySeconds: 30
             periodSeconds: 10
             timeoutSeconds: 5
-            failureThreshold: 3
-          command:
-            - sh
-            - -c
-            - |
-              # Create config directory and copy configuration
-              mkdir -p /opt/couchdb/etc/local.d
-              echo "[chttpd]" > /opt/couchdb/etc/local.d/10-cluster.ini
-              echo "bind_address = 0.0.0.0" >> /opt/couchdb/etc/local.d/10-cluster.ini
-              echo "port = 5984" >> /opt/couchdb/etc/local.d/10-cluster.ini
-              echo "[couchdb]" >> /opt/couchdb/etc/local.d/10-cluster.ini
-              echo "single_node = true" >> /opt/couchdb/etc/local.d/10-cluster.ini
-              echo "enable_cors = true" >> /opt/couchdb/etc/local.d/10-cluster.ini
-              echo "[cors]" >> /opt/couchdb/etc/local.d/10-cluster.ini
-              echo "origins = *" >> /opt/couchdb/etc/local.d/10-cluster.ini
-              echo "credentials = true" >> /opt/couchdb/etc/local.d/10-cluster.ini
-              echo "headers = accept, authorization, content-type, origin, referer, x-csrf-token" >> /opt/couchdb/etc/local.d/10-cluster.ini
-              echo "methods = GET, PUT, POST, HEAD, DELETE" >> /opt/couchdb/etc/local.d/10-cluster.ini
-              echo "max_age = 3600" >> /opt/couchdb/etc/local.d/10-cluster.ini
-              # Add admin credentials
-              echo "[admins]" >> /opt/couchdb/etc/local.d/10-cluster.ini
-              echo "${COUCHDB_USER} = ${COUCHDB_PASSWORD}" >> /opt/couchdb/etc/local.d/10-cluster.ini
-              # Start CouchDB
-              exec /opt/couchdb/bin/couchdb
+            failureThreshold: 6
 
   volumeClaimTemplates:
     - metadata: