diff --git a/deployments/gradebook/config/common.yaml b/deployments/gradebook/config/common.yaml
index 3da785dd0..7ec1170a0 100644
--- a/deployments/gradebook/config/common.yaml
+++ b/deployments/gradebook/config/common.yaml
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ jupyterhub:
           - name: home
             mountPath: /home/rstudio
             subPath: "{username}"
+        imagePullPolicy: Always
     extraFiles:
       # DH-216
       remove-exporters: