diff --git a/kube/deploy/core/_networking/cilium/app/config/biohazard/helm-values.yaml b/kube/deploy/core/_networking/cilium/app/config/biohazard/helm-values.yaml
index 73866ab886..418771b708 100644
--- a/kube/deploy/core/_networking/cilium/app/config/biohazard/helm-values.yaml
+++ b/kube/deploy/core/_networking/cilium/app/config/biohazard/helm-values.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 cleanState: true
-sleepAfterInit: true
+sleepAfterInit: false
 
 ## NOTE: required for Talos
 securityContext: