diff --git a/charts/invy-chart/templates/db-statefulset.yaml b/charts/invy-chart/templates/db-statefulset.yaml
index e5293e4..2a11b4a 100644
--- a/charts/invy-chart/templates/db-statefulset.yaml
+++ b/charts/invy-chart/templates/db-statefulset.yaml
@@ -75,12 +75,13 @@ spec:
         # Health probes aligned with tasko-chart approach
         # Use TCP localhost instead of Unix socket to avoid permission issues
         # Fixed shell variable expansion: $POSTGRES_USER not $(POSTGRES_USER)
+        # Specify database name to avoid "database invy_user does not exist" error
         startupProbe:
           exec:
             command:
             - sh
             - -c
-            - pg_isready -h 127.0.0.1 -p 5432 -U "$POSTGRES_USER"
+            - pg_isready -h 127.0.0.1 -p 5432 -U "$POSTGRES_USER" -d "$POSTGRES_DB"
           initialDelaySeconds: 10
           periodSeconds: 5
           timeoutSeconds: 5
@@ -90,7 +91,7 @@ spec:
             command:
             - sh
             - -c
-            - pg_isready -h 127.0.0.1 -p 5432 -U "$POSTGRES_USER"
+            - pg_isready -h 127.0.0.1 -p 5432 -U "$POSTGRES_USER" -d "$POSTGRES_DB"
           initialDelaySeconds: 30
           periodSeconds: 10
           timeoutSeconds: 5
@@ -100,7 +101,7 @@ spec:
             command:
             - sh
             - -c
-            - pg_isready -h 127.0.0.1 -p 5432 -U "$POSTGRES_USER"
+            - pg_isready -h 127.0.0.1 -p 5432 -U "$POSTGRES_USER" -d "$POSTGRES_DB"
           initialDelaySeconds: 5
           periodSeconds: 5
           timeoutSeconds: 3