diff --git a/charts/dbp-moodle/scripts/hook/moodle-update-preparation.sh b/charts/dbp-moodle/scripts/hook/moodle-update-preparation.sh
index 705957a..60be4db 100644
--- a/charts/dbp-moodle/scripts/hook/moodle-update-preparation.sh
+++ b/charts/dbp-moodle/scripts/hook/moodle-update-preparation.sh
@@ -4,12 +4,16 @@ set -o errexit
 set -o nounset
 set -o pipefail
 
+health_file="/tmp/healthy"
+
 get_current_deployment_image() {
     kubectl get "deploy/{{ .Release.Name }}" -n "{{ .Release.Namespace }}" -o jsonpath='{..image}' |\
         tr -s '[:space:]' '\n' |\
         grep '{{- .Values.moodle.image.repository -}}'
 }
 
+touch "${health_file}"
+
 printf "Checking if update preparations are needed\n"
 
 new_image="{{- .Values.moodle.image.registry -}}/{{- .Values.moodle.image.repository -}}:{{- .Values.moodle.image.tag -}}"
diff --git a/charts/dbp-moodle/templates/chart-hooks/moodle-update-preparation-job.yaml b/charts/dbp-moodle/templates/chart-hooks/moodle-update-preparation-job.yaml
index f710d22..b734eab 100644
--- a/charts/dbp-moodle/templates/chart-hooks/moodle-update-preparation-job.yaml
+++ b/charts/dbp-moodle/templates/chart-hooks/moodle-update-preparation-job.yaml
@@ -24,6 +24,13 @@ spec:
             - name: script-volume
               mountPath: /moodle-update-preparation.sh
               subPath: moodle-update-preparation.sh
+          livenessProbe:
+            exec:
+              command:
+                - cat
+                - /tmp/healthy
+            initialDelaySeconds: 10
+            periodSeconds: 10
       affinity: {{ .Values.dbpMoodle.moodleUpdatePreparationJob.affinity | toYaml }}
       tolerations: {{ .Values.dbpMoodle.moodleUpdatePreparationJob.tolerations | toYaml }}
       serviceAccountName: "{{ .Release.Name }}-moodle-update-preparation-hook-serviceaccount"