diff --git a/kubernetes/apps/gatus/deployment.yaml b/kubernetes/apps/gatus/deployment.yaml
index 6ade5c28..a971f47a 100644
--- a/kubernetes/apps/gatus/deployment.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/apps/gatus/deployment.yaml
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ metadata:
   namespace: apps
   labels:
     app: gatus
+  annotations:
+    # Gatus reads its config once at startup and never re-reads the file, so
+    # without this a ConfigMap change reconciles cleanly and then does nothing:
+    # git and the running checks drift apart silently, with no failed resource
+    # to notice. Adding a check would not take effect either.
+    configmap.reloader.stakater.com/reload: gatus-config
 spec:
   replicas: 1
   # RWO PVC (`gatus-data`, ceph-block) — RollingUpdate's default 25% surge