diff --git a/charts/tezos/templates/_containers.tpl b/charts/tezos/templates/_containers.tpl
index 5da4141..1aa6ae8 100644
--- a/charts/tezos/templates/_containers.tpl
+++ b/charts/tezos/templates/_containers.tpl
@@ -173,19 +173,11 @@
       name: metrics
     {{- if $.node_vals.bootstrapped_startup_probe }}
   startupProbe:
-    httpGet:
-      path: /is_synced
-      port: 31732
-    failureThreshold: 180
-    periodSeconds: 10
+    {{- toYaml .Values.bootstrappedStartupProbe | indent4 }}
     {{- end }}
     {{- if $.node_vals.bootstrapped_liveness_probe }}
   livenessProbe:
-    httpGet:
-      path: /is_synced
-      port: 31732
-    failureThreshold: 30
-    periodSeconds: 10
+    {{- toYaml .Values.bootstrappedLivenessProbe | indent4 }}
     {{- end  }}
     {{- if or (not (hasKey $.node_vals "bootstrapped_readiness_probe")) $.node_vals.bootstrapped_readiness_probe }}
   readinessProbe:
diff --git a/charts/tezos/values.yaml b/charts/tezos/values.yaml
index c94d5af..f756a4a 100644
--- a/charts/tezos/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/tezos/values.yaml
@@ -268,6 +268,21 @@ nodes:
             history_mode: rolling
           metrics_addr: ["0.0.0.0:9932"]
 # End nodes
+# default startup probe for bootstrapped nodes
+bootstrappedStartupProbe:
+  httpGet:
+    path: /is_synced
+    port: 31732
+  failureThreshold: 180
+  periodSeconds: 10
+
+# default liveness probe for nodes
+bootstrappedLivenessProbe:
+  httpGet:
+    path: /is_synced
+    port: 31732
+  failureThreshold: 30
+  periodSeconds: 10
 
 # Bakers
 # This deploys "remote bakers" that only bake through RPC.