diff --git a/freesailarr/templates/freesailarr.sfs.yaml b/freesailarr/templates/freesailarr.sfs.yaml
index a7ed34e..3bf1335 100644
--- a/freesailarr/templates/freesailarr.sfs.yaml
+++ b/freesailarr/templates/freesailarr.sfs.yaml
@@ -27,6 +27,17 @@ spec:
         - name: gluetun
           image: "qmcgaw/gluetun:{{ .Chart.AppVersion }}"
           imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
+          # An uncleanly exited gluetun (crash, OOM, node issue) leaves its ip
+          # rule behind in the shared pod network namespace, and the restarted
+          # container then fails forever with "ip rule 101 ... file exists".
+          # Upstream-recommended fix for Kubernetes: drop stale rules on start.
+          lifecycle:
+            postStart:
+              exec:
+                command:
+                  - /bin/sh
+                  - -c
+                  - (ip rule del table 51820; ip -6 rule del table 51820) || true
           env:
             - name: TZ
               value: {{ .Values.timezone | quote }}