diff --git a/apps/kavita/email-deployment.yaml b/apps/kavita/email-deployment.yaml
index 740050e..4b10c48 100644
--- a/apps/kavita/email-deployment.yaml
+++ b/apps/kavita/email-deployment.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ metadata:
     io.kompose.service: kavita-email
   name: kavita-email
 spec:
-  replicas: 1
+  replicas: 0
   selector:
     matchLabels:
       io.kompose.service: kavita-email
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ spec:
             httpGet:
               path: /api/test
               port: http
-            initialDelaySeconds: 300
+            initialDelaySeconds: 30
             failureThreshold: 5
             periodSeconds: 5
           resources: {}