diff --git a/k8s-deploy-template.yaml b/k8s-deploy-template.yaml
index 467c9a40fa0cc314833bfbb469137c0f984dca40..7a2723cc85e1fa7847402cd1aa386814936e6439 100644
--- a/k8s-deploy-template.yaml
+++ b/k8s-deploy-template.yaml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ spec:
           lifecycle:
             postStart:
               exec:
-                command: [ 'mkdir', '-p', '/data/logs/gc', '/data/heapdump' ]
+                command: ["/bin/sh", "-c", "mkdir -p /data/logs/gc /data/heapdump"]
           startupProbe:
             httpGet:
               scheme: HTTP