diff --git a/bitnami/flink/1/debian-12/Dockerfile b/bitnami/flink/1/debian-12/Dockerfile
index b05ae5e2bb10..81e17f846536 100644
--- a/bitnami/flink/1/debian-12/Dockerfile
+++ b/bitnami/flink/1/debian-12/Dockerfile
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ ARG TARGETARCH
 
 LABEL com.vmware.cp.artifact.flavor="sha256:c50c90cfd9d12b445b011e6ad529f1ad3daea45c26d20b00732fae3cd71f6a83" \
       org.opencontainers.image.base.name="docker.io/bitnami/minideb:bookworm" \
-      org.opencontainers.image.created="2024-02-21T11:30:04Z" \
+      org.opencontainers.image.created="2024-03-05T09:10:19Z" \
       org.opencontainers.image.description="Application packaged by VMware, Inc" \
       org.opencontainers.image.licenses="Apache-2.0" \
-      org.opencontainers.image.ref.name="1.18.1-debian-12-r10" \
+      org.opencontainers.image.ref.name="1.18.1-debian-12-r11" \
       org.opencontainers.image.title="flink" \
       org.opencontainers.image.vendor="VMware, Inc." \
       org.opencontainers.image.version="1.18.1"
diff --git a/bitnami/flink/1/debian-12/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/libflink.sh b/bitnami/flink/1/debian-12/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/libflink.sh
index d6c6aecc4d60..72ebd4c85588 100644
--- a/bitnami/flink/1/debian-12/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/libflink.sh
+++ b/bitnami/flink/1/debian-12/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/libflink.sh
@@ -101,25 +101,8 @@ flink_configure_from_environment_variables() {
 #   None
 #########################
 flink_initialize() {
-      local -r app_name="flink"
-
-      flink_setup_jemalloc
-
-      if ! is_app_initialized "$app_name"; then
-          # Ensure Discourse persisted directories exist (i.e. when a volume has been mounted to /bitnami)
-          info "Ensuring Flink directories exist"
-          ensure_dir_exists "$FLINK_VOLUME_DIR"
-          # Use daemon:root ownership for compatibility when running as a non-root user
-          am_i_root && configure_permissions_ownership "$FLINK_VOLUME_DIR" -d "775" -f "664" -u "$FLINK_DAEMON_USER" -g "$FLINK_DAEMON_GROUP"
-
-          flink_prepare_configuration
-
-          info "Persisting Flink installation"
-          persist_app "$app_name" "$FLINK_DATA_TO_PERSIST"
-      else
-          info "Restoring persisted Flink installation"
-          restore_persisted_app "$app_name" "$FLINK_DATA_TO_PERSIST"
-      fi
+    flink_setup_jemalloc
+    flink_prepare_configuration
 }
 
 ########################