diff --git a/notebooks-accounting/templates/ssm-cronjob.yaml b/notebooks-accounting/templates/ssm-cronjob.yaml
index 74e79d8..01f95f0 100644
--- a/notebooks-accounting/templates/ssm-cronjob.yaml
+++ b/notebooks-accounting/templates/ssm-cronjob.yaml
@@ -17,17 +17,10 @@ spec:
             - name: ssm
               image: "{{ .Values.ssm.image.repository }}:{{ .Values.ssm.image.tag }}"
               imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.ssm.image.pullPolicy }}
-              lifecycle:
-                postStart:
-                  exec:
-                    command:
-                      - "/bin/sh"
-                      - "-c"
-                      - "mkdir /etc/grid-security; install -v -m 0600 /secrets/hostkey.pem /etc/grid-security/; install -v -m 0644 /secrets/hostcert.pem /etc/grid-security/; touch /tmp/ssm-started.txt"
               command:
                 - "/bin/sh"
                 - "-c"
-                - "while [ ! -f /tmp/ssm-started.txt ] && [ \"$i\" -lt 50 ]; do sleep 0.1; i=$((i+1)); done; ssmsend"
+                - "mkdir /etc/grid-security; install -v -m 0600 /secrets/hostkey.pem /etc/grid-security/; install -v -m 0644 /secrets/hostcert.pem /etc/grid-security/; ssmsend"
               volumeMounts:
                 - mountPath: /accounting
                   name: shared-accounting-vol