diff --git a/examples/heal/spire-server-restart/README.md b/examples/heal/spire-server-restart/README.md
index 33077ee32863..a7565d9720ef 100644
--- a/examples/heal/spire-server-restart/README.md
+++ b/examples/heal/spire-server-restart/README.md
@@ -57,20 +57,6 @@ Ping from NSE to NSC:
 kubectl exec deployments/nse-kernel -n ns-spire-server-restart -- ping -c 4 172.16.1.101
 ```
 
-Find SPIRE Agents:
-```bash
-AGENTS=$(kubectl get pods -l app=spire-agent -n spire --template '{{range .items}}{{.metadata.name}}{{" "}}{{end}}')
-```
-
-Back to initial state, restart SPIRE agents and wait for them to start:
-```bash
-kubectl delete pod $AGENTS -n spire
-```
-
-```bash
-kubectl wait --for=condition=ready --timeout=1m pod -l app=spire-agent -n spire
-```
-
 ## Cleanup
 
 Delete ns:
diff --git a/examples/spire/base/server-statefulset.yaml b/examples/spire/base/server-statefulset.yaml
index d96f0917b158..79b312049c93 100644
--- a/examples/spire/base/server-statefulset.yaml
+++ b/examples/spire/base/server-statefulset.yaml
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ spec:
               readOnly: true
             - name: spire-server-socket
               mountPath: /tmp/spire-server/private
+            - name: spire-data
+              mountPath: /run/spire/data
+              readOnly: false
           livenessProbe:
             exec:
               command:
@@ -69,3 +72,13 @@ spec:
         - name: spire-controller-manager-config
           configMap:
             name: spire-controller-manager-config
+  volumeClaimTemplates:
+    - metadata:
+        name: spire-data
+        namespace: spire
+      spec:
+        accessModes:
+          - ReadWriteOnce
+        resources:
+          requests:
+            storage: 1Gi