diff --git a/src/internal/controller/zitadelcluster_controller.go b/src/internal/controller/zitadelcluster_controller.go
index d501f07..c82d730 100644
--- a/src/internal/controller/zitadelcluster_controller.go
+++ b/src/internal/controller/zitadelcluster_controller.go
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/util/workqueue"
-	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
 	ctrl "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/controller"
@@ -316,9 +315,6 @@ func (r *ZitadelClusterReconciler) reconcileSetupJob(ctx context.Context, zitade
 		if !errors.IsNotFound(err) {
 			return ctrl.Result{}, fmt.Errorf("error getting SetupJob: %v", err)
 		}
-		if err := r.scaleDownDeployment(ctx, zitadel); err != nil {
-			return ctrl.Result{}, err
-		}
 		// If job is not found, create the job
 		if err := r.Create(ctx, desiredSetupJob); err != nil {
 			return ctrl.Result{}, fmt.Errorf("error creating SetupJob: %v", err)
@@ -332,9 +328,6 @@ func (r *ZitadelClusterReconciler) reconcileSetupJob(ctx context.Context, zitade
 
 	// If the images don't match, delete the existing job and wait for deletion
 	if existingImage != desiredImage {
-		if err := r.scaleDownDeployment(ctx, zitadel); err != nil {
-			return ctrl.Result{}, err
-		}
 
 		if err := r.Delete(ctx, &existingJob); err != nil {
 			return ctrl.Result{}, fmt.Errorf("error deleting existing SetupJob: %v", err)
@@ -368,25 +361,26 @@ func (r *ZitadelClusterReconciler) reconcileSetupJob(ctx context.Context, zitade
 	// If the job exists and the image matches, no action is needed
 	return ctrl.Result{}, nil
 }
-func (r *ZitadelClusterReconciler) scaleDownDeployment(ctx context.Context, zitadel *zitadelv1alpha1.ZitadelCluster) error {
-	// scale down deployment first
-	deploymentKey := client.ObjectKeyFromObject(zitadel)
-	var existingDep appsv1.Deployment
-	err := r.Get(ctx, deploymentKey, &existingDep)
-	if err != nil {
-		if errors.IsNotFound(err) {
-		} else {
-			return fmt.Errorf("error getting Deployment: %v", err)
-		}
-	} else {
-		patch := client.MergeFrom(existingDep.DeepCopy())
-		existingDep.Spec.Replicas = ptr.To(int32(0))
-		if err := r.Patch(ctx, &existingDep, patch); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("Error scaling down deployment: %v", err)
-		}
-	}
-	return nil
-}
+
+// func (r *ZitadelClusterReconciler) scaleDownDeployment(ctx context.Context, zitadel *zitadelv1alpha1.ZitadelCluster) error {
+// 	// scale down deployment first
+// 	deploymentKey := client.ObjectKeyFromObject(zitadel)
+// 	var existingDep appsv1.Deployment
+// 	err := r.Get(ctx, deploymentKey, &existingDep)
+// 	if err != nil {
+// 		if errors.IsNotFound(err) {
+// 		} else {
+// 			return fmt.Errorf("error getting Deployment: %v", err)
+// 		}
+// 	} else {
+// 		patch := client.MergeFrom(existingDep.DeepCopy())
+// 		existingDep.Spec.Replicas = ptr.To(int32(0))
+// 		if err := r.Patch(ctx, &existingDep, patch); err != nil {
+// 			return fmt.Errorf("Error scaling down deployment: %v", err)
+// 		}
+// 	}
+// 	return nil
+// }
 
 func (r *ZitadelClusterReconciler) reconcileDeployment(ctx context.Context, zitadel *zitadelv1alpha1.ZitadelCluster) (ctrl.Result, error) {
 	// TODO: Reload on config changed