diff --git a/internal/controller/gardener_node_lifecycle_controller.go b/internal/controller/gardener_node_lifecycle_controller.go
index 920daec..f470d5d 100644
--- a/internal/controller/gardener_node_lifecycle_controller.go
+++ b/internal/controller/gardener_node_lifecycle_controller.go
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ func (r *GardenerNodeLifecycleController) ensureSignallingDeployment(ctx context
 						corev1ac.Container().
 							WithName("sleep").
 							WithImage("keppel.global.cloud.sap/ccloud-dockerhub-mirror/library/busybox:latest").
-							WithCommand("sleep", "inf").
+							WithCommand("sh", "-c", "trap 'exit 0' TERM; sleep infinity & wait").
 							WithStartupProbe(corev1ac.Probe().
 								WithExec(corev1ac.ExecAction().WithCommand(command)).
 								WithInitialDelaySeconds(0).