diff --git a/pkg/controller/vault/vault_controller.go b/pkg/controller/vault/vault_controller.go
index 5cd3077e..337a88c4 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/vault/vault_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/vault/vault_controller.go
@@ -1214,13 +1214,13 @@ func statefulSetForVault(v *vaultv1alpha1.Vault, externalSecretsToWatchItems []c
 				FailureThreshold: 18,
 			},
 			// This probe makes sure Vault is responsive in a HTTPS manner
-			// See: https://www.vaultproject.io/api/system/init.html
+			// See: https://www.vaultproject.io/api/system/health.html
 			LivenessProbe: &corev1.Probe{
 				ProbeHandler: corev1.ProbeHandler{
 					HTTPGet: &corev1.HTTPGetAction{
 						Scheme: getVaultURIScheme(v),
 						Port:   intstr.FromString(v.Spec.GetAPIPortName()),
-						Path:   "/v1/sys/init",
+						Path:   "/v1/sys/health?standbyok=true",
 					},
 				},
 			},