diff --git a/operator/src/main/java/org/keycloak/operator/controllers/KeycloakRealmImportJobDependentResource.java b/operator/src/main/java/org/keycloak/operator/controllers/KeycloakRealmImportJobDependentResource.java
index 14df933a7e..af9bf6abf0 100644
--- a/operator/src/main/java/org/keycloak/operator/controllers/KeycloakRealmImportJobDependentResource.java
+++ b/operator/src/main/java/org/keycloak/operator/controllers/KeycloakRealmImportJobDependentResource.java
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ public class KeycloakRealmImportJobDependentResource extends KubernetesDependent
         // Disable probes since we are not really starting the server
         keycloakContainer.setReadinessProbe(null);
         keycloakContainer.setLivenessProbe(null);
+        keycloakContainer.setStartupProbe(null);
 
         addResources(keycloakRealmImport.getSpec().getResourceRequirements(), config, keycloakContainer);
     }