diff --git a/roles/openshift-apps/fedora-ostree-pruner/templates/deployment.yml.j2 b/roles/openshift-apps/fedora-ostree-pruner/templates/deployment.yml.j2
index 2ace5890ff..668c2e68f1 100644
--- a/roles/openshift-apps/fedora-ostree-pruner/templates/deployment.yml.j2
+++ b/roles/openshift-apps/fedora-ostree-pruner/templates/deployment.yml.j2
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ spec:
   selector:
     matchLabels:
       app: fedora-ostree-pruner
+  strategy:
+    type: Recreate
   template:
     metadata:
       labels: