diff --git a/dask_kubernetes/operator/deployment/helm/dask-kubernetes-operator/values.yaml b/dask_kubernetes/operator/deployment/helm/dask-kubernetes-operator/values.yaml
index 89cfac30..12e62ecb 100644
--- a/dask_kubernetes/operator/deployment/helm/dask-kubernetes-operator/values.yaml
+++ b/dask_kubernetes/operator/deployment/helm/dask-kubernetes-operator/values.yaml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ affinity: {}  # Affinity
 priorityClassName: null  # Priority class
 
 livenessProbe:
-  timeoutSeconds: 1
+  timeoutSeconds: 5
 
 kopfArgs: # Command line flags to pass to kopf on start up
   - --all-namespaces