[markbnj]

You're using a statefulset? Here's a tip: you can delete a statefulset without deleting the pods with `kubectl delete statefulset mystatefulset --cascade=false`. The pods will remain running, but will no longer be managed by a controller. You can then alter and recreate the statefulset and as long as the selector still selects those pods the new statefulset will adopt them. If you then need to update the pods you can delete them one at a time without disturbing the persistent volume claims, and the controller will recreate them.