diff --git a/pkg/kube/ready.go b/pkg/kube/ready.go
index 106c0be51..5d080d9bf 100644
--- a/pkg/kube/ready.go
+++ b/pkg/kube/ready.go
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ func (c *ReadyChecker) statefulSetReady(sts *appsv1.StatefulSet) bool {
 	expectedReplicas := replicas - partition
 
 	// Make sure all the updated pods have been scheduled
-	if int(sts.Status.UpdatedReplicas) != expectedReplicas {
+	if int(sts.Status.UpdatedReplicas) < expectedReplicas {
 		c.log("StatefulSet is not ready: %s/%s. %d out of %d expected pods have been scheduled", sts.Namespace, sts.Name, sts.Status.UpdatedReplicas, expectedReplicas)
 		return false
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/kube/ready_test.go b/pkg/kube/ready_test.go
index cece5352d..931b8fa19 100644
--- a/pkg/kube/ready_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kube/ready_test.go
@@ -157,10 +157,24 @@ func Test_ReadyChecker_statefulSetReady(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name: "statefulset is not ready when partition is set",
 			args: args{
-				sts: newStatefulSet("foo", 1, 1, 1, 1),
+				sts: newStatefulSet("foo", 2, 1, 1, 0),
 			},
 			want: false,
 		},
+		{
+			name: "statefulset is ready when partition is set and no change in template",
+			args: args{
+				sts: newStatefulSet("foo", 2, 1, 2, 2),
+			},
+			want: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "statefulset is ready when partition is greater than replicas",
+			args: args{
+				sts: newStatefulSet("foo", 1, 2, 1, 1),
+			},
+			want: true,
+		},
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {