diff --git a/internal/generator/deployment.go b/internal/generator/deployment.go
index 51e2697..ac01c71 100644
--- a/internal/generator/deployment.go
+++ b/internal/generator/deployment.go
@@ -309,21 +309,21 @@ func (d *Deployment) dependsOnLegacy(to *Deployment, servicename string) error {
 
 func (d *Deployment) dependsOnK8sAPI(to *Deployment) error {
 	script := `NAMESPACE=${NAMESPACE:-default}
-SERVICE=%s
+DEPLOYMENT_NAME=%s
 KUBERNETES_SERVICE_HOST=${KUBERNETES_SERVICE_HOST:-kubernetes.default.svc}
 KUBERNETES_SERVICE_PORT=${KUBERNETES_SERVICE_PORT:-443}
 
-until wget -q -O- --header="Authorization: Bearer $(cat /var/run/secrets/kubernetes.io/serviceaccount/token)" \
+until curl -s -o- --header="Authorization: Bearer $(cat /var/run/secrets/kubernetes.io/serviceaccount/token)" \
   --cacert=/var/run/secrets/kubernetes.io/serviceaccount/ca.crt \
-  "https://${KUBERNETES_SERVICE_HOST}:${KUBERNETES_SERVICE_PORT}/api/v1/namespaces/${NAMESPACE}/endpoints/${SERVICE}" \
-  | grep -q '"ready":.*true'; do
+  "https://${KUBERNETES_SERVICE_HOST}:${KUBERNETES_SERVICE_PORT}/apis/apps/v1/namespaces/${NAMESPACE}/deployments/${DEPLOYMENT_NAME}" \
+  | grep -q '"readyReplicas":\s*[1-9][0-9]*'; do
   sleep 2
 done`
 
 	command := []string{shCommand, "-c", fmt.Sprintf(script, to.Name)}
 	d.Spec.Template.Spec.InitContainers = append(d.Spec.Template.Spec.InitContainers, corev1.Container{
 		Name:    "wait-for-" + to.service.Name,
-		Image:   "busybox:latest",
+		Image:   "quay.io/curl/curl:latest",
 		Command: command,
 		Env: []corev1.EnvVar{
 			{
diff --git a/internal/generator/deployment_test.go b/internal/generator/deployment_test.go
index 7dbd146..c94981c 100644
--- a/internal/generator/deployment_test.go
+++ b/internal/generator/deployment_test.go
@@ -146,21 +146,25 @@ services:
 	}
 
 	initContainer := dt.Spec.Template.Spec.InitContainers[0]
-	if !strings.Contains(initContainer.Image, "busybox") {
-		t.Errorf("Expected busybox image, got %s", initContainer.Image)
+	if !strings.Contains(initContainer.Image, "quay.io/curl/curl") {
+		t.Errorf("Expected quay.io/curl/curl image, got %s", initContainer.Image)
 	}
 
 	fullCommand := strings.Join(initContainer.Command, " ")
-	if !strings.Contains(fullCommand, "wget") {
-		t.Errorf("Expected wget command (K8s API method), got %s", fullCommand)
+	if !strings.Contains(fullCommand, "curl") {
+		t.Errorf("Expected curl command (K8s API method), got %s", fullCommand)
 	}
 
 	if !strings.Contains(fullCommand, "/api/v1/namespaces/") {
 		t.Errorf("Expected Kubernetes API call to /api/v1/namespaces/, got %s", fullCommand)
 	}
 
-	if !strings.Contains(fullCommand, "/endpoints/") {
-		t.Errorf("Expected Kubernetes API call to /endpoints/, got %s", fullCommand)
+	if !strings.Contains(fullCommand, "/deployments/") {
+		t.Errorf("Expected Kubernetes API call to /deployments/, got %s", fullCommand)
+	}
+
+	if !strings.Contains(fullCommand, "readyReplicas") {
+		t.Errorf("Expected readyReplicas check, got %s", fullCommand)
 	}
 
 	if len(initContainer.Env) == 0 {
@@ -718,8 +722,8 @@ services:
 	if !contains(rule.APIGroups, "") {
 		t.Error("Expected APIGroup to include core API ('')")
 	}
-	if !contains(rule.Resources, "endpoints") {
-		t.Errorf("Expected Resource to include 'endpoints', got %v", rule.Resources)
+	if !contains(rule.Resources, "deployments") {
+		t.Errorf("Expected Resource to include 'deployments', got %v", rule.Resources)
 	}
 
 	for _, res := range rule.Resources {
@@ -800,14 +804,17 @@ services:
 	}
 
 	fullCommand := strings.Join(initContainer.Command, " ")
-	if !strings.Contains(fullCommand, "wget") {
-		t.Error("Expected init container to use wget for K8s API calls")
+	if !strings.Contains(fullCommand, "curl") {
+		t.Error("Expected init container to use curl for K8s API calls")
 	}
 	if !strings.Contains(fullCommand, "/api/v1/namespaces/") {
 		t.Error("Expected init container to call /api/v1/namespaces/ endpoint")
 	}
-	if !strings.Contains(fullCommand, "/endpoints/") {
-		t.Error("Expected init container to access /endpoints/ resource")
+	if !strings.Contains(fullCommand, "/deployments/") {
+		t.Error("Expected init container to access /deployments/ resource")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(fullCommand, "readyReplicas") {
+		t.Error("Expected init container to check readyReplicas")
 	}
 
 	hasNamespace := false
diff --git a/internal/generator/labels/katenaryLabelsDoc.yaml b/internal/generator/labels/katenaryLabelsDoc.yaml
index d30cbaa..f1a3742 100644
--- a/internal/generator/labels/katenaryLabelsDoc.yaml
+++ b/internal/generator/labels/katenaryLabelsDoc.yaml
@@ -366,9 +366,9 @@
     When a service uses `depends_on`, Katenary creates an initContainer to wait
     for the dependent service to be ready.
 
-    By default, Katenary uses the Kubernetes API to check if the service endpoint
-    has ready addresses. This method does not require the service to expose a port
-    and does not create a Kubernetes Service automatically.
+    By default, Katenary uses the Kubernetes API to check if the deployment's
+    `readyReplicas` status is greater than 0. This method does not require the
+    service to expose a port and does not create a Kubernetes Service automatically.
 
     If you need to create a Kubernetes Service for external access, use the
     `katenary.v3/ports` label instead.
diff --git a/internal/generator/rbac.go b/internal/generator/rbac.go
index 36b088c..8be8f8c 100644
--- a/internal/generator/rbac.go
+++ b/internal/generator/rbac.go
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ func NewServiceAccount(service types.ServiceConfig, appName string) *ServiceAcco
 				APIVersion: "v1",
 			},
 			ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
-				Name:        utils.TplName(service.Name, appName),
+				Name:        utils.TplName(service.Name, appName, "dependency"),
 				Labels:      GetLabels(service.Name, appName),
 				Annotations: Annotations,
 			},
@@ -161,9 +161,9 @@ func NewRestrictedRole(service types.ServiceConfig, appName string) *Role {
 			},
 			Rules: []rbacv1.PolicyRule{
 				{
-					APIGroups: []string{""},
-					Resources: []string{"endpoints"},
-					Verbs:     []string{"get", "list", "watch"},
+					APIGroups: []string{"apps"},
+					Resources: []string{"deployments"},
+					Verbs:     []string{"get"},
 				},
 			},
 		},