diff --git a/dask_kubernetes/operator/deployment/helm/dask-kubernetes-operator/templates/deployment.yaml b/dask_kubernetes/operator/deployment/helm/dask-kubernetes-operator/templates/deployment.yaml
index 285259c0c..357ecf61f 100644
--- a/dask_kubernetes/operator/deployment/helm/dask-kubernetes-operator/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/dask_kubernetes/operator/deployment/helm/dask-kubernetes-operator/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ spec:
             httpGet:
               path: /healthz
               port: 8080
+            timeoutSeconds: {{ .Values.livenessProbe.timeoutSeconds }}
           volumeMounts:
             {{- toYaml .Values.volumeMounts | nindent 12 }}
       volumes:
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 d4d863a55..89cfac306 100644
--- a/dask_kubernetes/operator/deployment/helm/dask-kubernetes-operator/values.yaml
+++ b/dask_kubernetes/operator/deployment/helm/dask-kubernetes-operator/values.yaml
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ affinity: {}  # Affinity
 
 priorityClassName: null  # Priority class
 
+livenessProbe:
+  timeoutSeconds: 1
+
 kopfArgs: # Command line flags to pass to kopf on start up
   - --all-namespaces