diff --git a/kubernetes/backend-deployment.yaml b/kubernetes/backend-deployment.yaml
index 87a5080ea..cf7f34063 100644
--- a/kubernetes/backend-deployment.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/backend-deployment.yaml
@@ -36,5 +36,6 @@ spec:
         ports:
         - containerPort: 4000
         resources: {}
+        imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
       restartPolicy: Always
 status: {}
diff --git a/kubernetes/neo4j-deployment.yaml b/kubernetes/neo4j-deployment.yaml
index 32a0cd303..13f4d52e3 100644
--- a/kubernetes/neo4j-deployment.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/neo4j-deployment.yaml
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ spec:
         - containerPort: 7687
         - containerPort: 7474
         resources: {}
+        imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
         volumeMounts:
         - mountPath: /data
           name: neo4j-data