diff --git a/prog/weave-kube/weave-daemonset-k8s-1.6.yaml b/prog/weave-kube/weave-daemonset-k8s-1.6.yaml
index e7b0e18dcf..58c5fa4b2e 100644
--- a/prog/weave-kube/weave-daemonset-k8s-1.6.yaml
+++ b/prog/weave-kube/weave-daemonset-k8s-1.6.yaml
@@ -110,12 +110,11 @@ items:
                       fieldPath: spec.nodeName
               image: 'weaveworks/weave-kube:latest'
               imagePullPolicy: Always
-              livenessProbe:
+              readinessProbe:
                 httpGet:
                   host: 127.0.0.1
                   path: /status
                   port: 6784
-                initialDelaySeconds: 30
               resources:
                 requests:
                   cpu: 10m
diff --git a/prog/weave-kube/weave-daemonset-k8s-1.7.yaml b/prog/weave-kube/weave-daemonset-k8s-1.7.yaml
index 6f5ba5fcb3..4b0e4c5330 100644
--- a/prog/weave-kube/weave-daemonset-k8s-1.7.yaml
+++ b/prog/weave-kube/weave-daemonset-k8s-1.7.yaml
@@ -119,12 +119,11 @@ items:
                       fieldPath: spec.nodeName
               image: 'weaveworks/weave-kube:latest'
               imagePullPolicy: Always
-              livenessProbe:
+              readinessProbe:
                 httpGet:
                   host: 127.0.0.1
                   path: /status
                   port: 6784
-                initialDelaySeconds: 30
               resources:
                 requests:
                   cpu: 10m
diff --git a/prog/weave-kube/weave-daemonset-k8s-1.8.yaml b/prog/weave-kube/weave-daemonset-k8s-1.8.yaml
index 87da2c8a12..27c751457d 100644
--- a/prog/weave-kube/weave-daemonset-k8s-1.8.yaml
+++ b/prog/weave-kube/weave-daemonset-k8s-1.8.yaml
@@ -127,12 +127,11 @@ items:
                       fieldPath: spec.nodeName
               image: 'weaveworks/weave-kube:latest'
               imagePullPolicy: Always
-              livenessProbe:
+              readinessProbe:
                 httpGet:
                   host: 127.0.0.1
                   path: /status
                   port: 6784
-                initialDelaySeconds: 30
               resources:
                 requests:
                   cpu: 10m
diff --git a/prog/weave-kube/weave-daemonset.yaml b/prog/weave-kube/weave-daemonset.yaml
index 57f0eac2c5..1eaf4adb9b 100644
--- a/prog/weave-kube/weave-daemonset.yaml
+++ b/prog/weave-kube/weave-daemonset.yaml
@@ -36,12 +36,11 @@ items:
                       fieldPath: spec.nodeName
               image: 'weaveworks/weave-kube:latest'
               imagePullPolicy: Always
-              livenessProbe:
+              readinessProbe:
                 httpGet:
                   host: 127.0.0.1
                   path: /status
                   port: 6784
-                initialDelaySeconds: 30
               resources:
                 requests:
                   cpu: 10m