diff --git a/addons/falkordb/templates/shardingdefinition.yaml b/addons/falkordb/templates/shardingdefinition.yaml
index 4a0092ce92..b04ce25587 100644
--- a/addons/falkordb/templates/shardingdefinition.yaml
+++ b/addons/falkordb/templates/shardingdefinition.yaml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ spec:
       shared: true
   lifecycleActions:
     shardRemove:
+      nonBlocking: true
       timeoutSeconds: 600
       exec:
         container: falkordb-cluster