diff --git a/ansible/roles/traffic-engine/files/helm/templates/deployment-firewall.yaml b/ansible/roles/traffic-engine/files/helm/templates/deployment-firewall.yaml
index 25ef1b88..634b18ca 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/traffic-engine/files/helm/templates/deployment-firewall.yaml
+++ b/ansible/roles/traffic-engine/files/helm/templates/deployment-firewall.yaml
@@ -257,6 +257,20 @@ spec:
       {{- end }}
       {{- end }}
 
+      - name: init-packet-io-engine-ready
+        image: "registry.gdnt-cloud.website/tsg-init:{{ .Chart.AppVersion }}"
+        imagePullPolicy: Never
+        command:
+          - "bash"
+          - "-ec"
+          - |
+            until [ $(curl -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" http://${NODE_IP}:9086/probe) -eq 200 ]; do echo waiting for packet-io-engine ready; sleep 2; done
+        env:
+        - name: NODE_IP
+          valueFrom:
+            fieldRef:
+              fieldPath: status.hostIP
+
       - name: firewall-init
         image: "registry.gdnt-cloud.website/tsg-init:{{ .Chart.AppVersion }}"
         imagePullPolicy: Never
diff --git a/ansible/roles/traffic-engine/files/helm/templates/deployment-proxy.yaml b/ansible/roles/traffic-engine/files/helm/templates/deployment-proxy.yaml
index f8cd968c..6671d4ef 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/traffic-engine/files/helm/templates/deployment-proxy.yaml
+++ b/ansible/roles/traffic-engine/files/helm/templates/deployment-proxy.yaml
@@ -226,6 +226,20 @@ spec:
             until nslookup {{ .Values.external_resources.cm.local_cache.cache_name }}-redis-master.tsg-os-system.svc; do echo waiting for cm cache service; sleep 2; done
       {{- end }}
 
+      - name: init-packet-io-engine-ready
+        image: "registry.gdnt-cloud.website/tsg-init:{{ .Chart.AppVersion }}"
+        imagePullPolicy: Never
+        command:
+          - "bash"
+          - "-ec"
+          - |
+            until [ $(curl -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" http://${NODE_IP}:9086/probe) -eq 200 ]; do echo waiting for packet-io-engine ready; sleep 2; done
+        env:
+        - name: NODE_IP
+          valueFrom:
+            fieldRef:
+              fieldPath: status.hostIP
+
       - name: proxy-init
         image: "registry.gdnt-cloud.website/tsg-init:{{ .Chart.AppVersion }}"
         imagePullPolicy: Never
diff --git a/ansible/roles/traffic-engine/files/helm/templates/deployment-service-chaining.yaml b/ansible/roles/traffic-engine/files/helm/templates/deployment-service-chaining.yaml
index 788e9241..7ff0f862 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/traffic-engine/files/helm/templates/deployment-service-chaining.yaml
+++ b/ansible/roles/traffic-engine/files/helm/templates/deployment-service-chaining.yaml
@@ -211,6 +211,20 @@ spec:
             until nslookup {{ .Values.external_resources.cm.local_cache.cache_name }}-redis-master.tsg-os-system.svc; do echo waiting for cm cache service; sleep 2; done
       {{- end }}
 
+      - name: init-packet-io-engine-ready
+        image: "registry.gdnt-cloud.website/tsg-init:{{ .Chart.AppVersion }}"
+        imagePullPolicy: Never
+        command:
+          - "bash"
+          - "-ec"
+          - |
+            until [ $(curl -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" http://${NODE_IP}:9086/probe) -eq 200 ]; do echo waiting for packet-io-engine ready; sleep 2; done
+        env:
+        - name: NODE_IP
+          valueFrom:
+            fieldRef:
+              fieldPath: status.hostIP
+
       - name: service-chaining-init
         image: "registry.gdnt-cloud.website/tsg-init:{{ .Chart.AppVersion }}"
         imagePullPolicy: Never
diff --git a/ansible/roles/traffic-engine/files/helm/templates/deployment-shaping.yaml b/ansible/roles/traffic-engine/files/helm/templates/deployment-shaping.yaml
index fae0a9a5..d78587f7 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/traffic-engine/files/helm/templates/deployment-shaping.yaml
+++ b/ansible/roles/traffic-engine/files/helm/templates/deployment-shaping.yaml
@@ -202,6 +202,20 @@ spec:
             until nslookup {{ .Values.external_resources.cm.local_cache.cache_name }}-redis-master.tsg-os-system.svc; do echo waiting for cm cache service; sleep 2; done
       {{- end }}
 
+      - name: init-packet-io-engine-ready
+        image: "registry.gdnt-cloud.website/tsg-init:{{ .Chart.AppVersion }}"
+        imagePullPolicy: Never
+        command:
+          - "bash"
+          - "-ec"
+          - |
+            until [ $(curl -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" http://${NODE_IP}:9086/probe) -eq 200 ]; do echo waiting for packet-io-engine ready; sleep 2; done
+        env:
+        - name: NODE_IP
+          valueFrom:
+            fieldRef:
+              fieldPath: status.hostIP
+
       - name: shaping-init
         image: "registry.gdnt-cloud.website/tsg-init:{{ .Chart.AppVersion }}"
         imagePullPolicy: Never