diff --git a/extraFiles/my_spawner.py b/extraFiles/my_spawner.py
index dca73bba0b1f382fa4c390a60a78e81763c05dd0..2283f55f824bae2c289dd1808eb1ee60edcef390 100644
--- a/extraFiles/my_spawner.py
+++ b/extraFiles/my_spawner.py
@@ -260,7 +260,8 @@ class MySpawner(KubeSpawner):
             'display_name': 'Stack R-Studio ( New )',
             'kubespawner_override': {
                 'image_spec': 'gitlab-registry.nrp-nautilus.io/csusb-prp/scientific-stacks/rstudio:v1.4.1',
-                'imagePullPolicy': 'IfNotPresent',
+#                'imagePullPolicy': 'IfNotPresent',
+                'imagePullPolicy': 'Always',
             }
         },
         {