diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index f524c2c98..04bb11033 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0
 	github.com/google/gofuzz v1.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/imdario/mergo v0.3.12 // indirect
-	github.com/kubernetes-csi/csi-lib-utils v0.18.0
+	github.com/kubernetes-csi/csi-lib-utils v0.18.1
 	golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.20.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/term v0.20.0 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/grpc v1.63.2
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 5ecac6b3e..d054f8012 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ github.com/kr/pretty v0.3.1 h1:flRD4NNwYAUpkphVc1HcthR4KEIFJ65n8Mw5qdRn3LE=
 github.com/kr/pretty v0.3.1/go.mod h1:hoEshYVHaxMs3cyo3Yncou5ZscifuDolrwPKZanG3xk=
 github.com/kr/text v0.2.0 h1:5Nx0Ya0ZqY2ygV366QzturHI13Jq95ApcVaJBhpS+AY=
 github.com/kr/text v0.2.0/go.mod h1:eLer722TekiGuMkidMxC/pM04lWEeraHUUmBw8l2grE=
-github.com/kubernetes-csi/csi-lib-utils v0.18.0 h1:Tpt1qLIbmpz5ux1hllut/dEWww2VRxdvSSOF4gGwhnA=
-github.com/kubernetes-csi/csi-lib-utils v0.18.0/go.mod h1:FEQIcHcZmXZKWKTg18dJbXCHvgtCjnH7/uM0trmZyhU=
+github.com/kubernetes-csi/csi-lib-utils v0.18.1 h1:vpg1kbQ6lFVCz7mY71zcqVE7W0GAQXXBoFfHvbW3gdw=
+github.com/kubernetes-csi/csi-lib-utils v0.18.1/go.mod h1:PIcn27zmbY0KBue4JDdZVfDF56tjcS3jKroZPi+pMoY=
 github.com/mailru/easyjson v0.7.7 h1:UGYAvKxe3sBsEDzO8ZeWOSlIQfWFlxbzLZe7hwFURr0=
 github.com/mailru/easyjson v0.7.7/go.mod h1:xzfreul335JAWq5oZzymOObrkdz5UnU4kGfJJLY9Nlc=
 github.com/modern-go/concurrent v0.0.0-20180228061459-e0a39a4cb421/go.mod h1:6dJC0mAP4ikYIbvyc7fijjWJddQyLn8Ig3JB5CqoB9Q=
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/kubernetes-csi/csi-lib-utils/rpc/common.go b/vendor/github.com/kubernetes-csi/csi-lib-utils/rpc/common.go
index c794267c6..f83a7f15c 100644
--- a/vendor/github.com/kubernetes-csi/csi-lib-utils/rpc/common.go
+++ b/vendor/github.com/kubernetes-csi/csi-lib-utils/rpc/common.go
@@ -136,32 +136,35 @@ func GetGroupControllerCapabilities(ctx context.Context, conn *grpc.ClientConn)
 func ProbeForever(ctx context.Context, conn *grpc.ClientConn, singleProbeTimeout time.Duration) error {
 	logger := klog.FromContext(ctx)
 	ticker := time.NewTicker(probeInterval)
+	defer ticker.Stop()
 
 	for {
+		// Run the probe once before waiting for the ticker
+		logger.Info("Probing CSI driver for readiness")
+		ready, err := probeOnce(ctx, conn, singleProbeTimeout)
+		if err != nil {
+			st, ok := status.FromError(err)
+			if !ok {
+				// This is not gRPC error. The probe must have failed before gRPC
+				// method was called, otherwise we would get gRPC error.
+				return fmt.Errorf("CSI driver probe failed: %s", err)
+			}
+			if st.Code() != codes.DeadlineExceeded {
+				return fmt.Errorf("CSI driver probe failed: %s", err)
+			}
+			// Timeout -> driver is not ready. Fall through to sleep() below.
+			logger.Info("CSI driver probe timed out")
+		} else {
+			if ready {
+				return nil
+			}
+			logger.Info("CSI driver is not ready")
+		}
 		select {
 		case <-ctx.Done():
 			return ctx.Err()
 		case <-ticker.C:
-			logger.Info("Probing CSI driver for readiness")
-			ready, err := probeOnce(ctx, conn, singleProbeTimeout)
-			if err != nil {
-				st, ok := status.FromError(err)
-				if !ok {
-					// This is not gRPC error. The probe must have failed before gRPC
-					// method was called, otherwise we would get gRPC error.
-					return fmt.Errorf("CSI driver probe failed: %s", err)
-				}
-				if st.Code() != codes.DeadlineExceeded {
-					return fmt.Errorf("CSI driver probe failed: %s", err)
-				}
-				// Timeout -> driver is not ready. Fall through to sleep() below.
-				logger.Info("CSI driver probe timed out")
-			} else {
-				if ready {
-					return nil
-				}
-				logger.Info("CSI driver is not ready")
-			}
+			continue
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/vendor/modules.txt b/vendor/modules.txt
index d73f89b82..0700c2628 100644
--- a/vendor/modules.txt
+++ b/vendor/modules.txt
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ github.com/josharian/intern
 # github.com/json-iterator/go v1.1.12
 ## explicit; go 1.12
 github.com/json-iterator/go
-# github.com/kubernetes-csi/csi-lib-utils v0.18.0
+# github.com/kubernetes-csi/csi-lib-utils v0.18.1
 ## explicit; go 1.22.0
 github.com/kubernetes-csi/csi-lib-utils/accessmodes
 github.com/kubernetes-csi/csi-lib-utils/connection