diff --git a/charts/steadybit-extension-http/Chart.yaml b/charts/steadybit-extension-http/Chart.yaml
index a9e2d06..cf3784c 100644
--- a/charts/steadybit-extension-http/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/steadybit-extension-http/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 apiVersion: v2
 name: steadybit-extension-http
 description: Steadybit action implementation to check HTTP endpoints.
-version: 1.0.20
+version: 1.0.21
 appVersion: latest
 home: https://www.steadybit.com/
 icon: https://steadybit-website-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/logo-symbol-transparent.png
diff --git a/charts/steadybit-extension-http/templates/deployment.yaml b/charts/steadybit-extension-http/templates/deployment.yaml
index c8b0d74..c4c9bd1 100644
--- a/charts/steadybit-extension-http/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/steadybit-extension-http/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -59,10 +59,20 @@ spec:
           volumeMounts:
             {{- include "extensionlib.deployment.volumeMounts" (list .) | nindent 12 }}
           livenessProbe:
+            initialDelaySeconds: {{ .Values.probes.liveness.initialDelaySeconds }}
+            periodSeconds: {{ .Values.probes.liveness.periodSeconds }}
+            timeoutSeconds: {{ .Values.probes.liveness.timeoutSeconds }}
+            successThreshold: {{ .Values.probes.liveness.successThreshold }}
+            failureThreshold: {{ .Values.probes.liveness.failureThreshold }}
             httpGet:
               path: /health/liveness
               port: 8081
           readinessProbe:
+            initialDelaySeconds: {{ .Values.probes.readiness.initialDelaySeconds }}
+            periodSeconds: {{ .Values.probes.readiness.periodSeconds }}
+            timeoutSeconds: {{ .Values.probes.readiness.timeoutSeconds }}
+            successThreshold: {{ .Values.probes.readiness.successThreshold }}
+            failureThreshold: {{ .Values.probes.readiness.failureThreshold }}
             httpGet:
               path: /health/readiness
               port: 8081
diff --git a/charts/steadybit-extension-http/tests/__snapshot__/deployment_test.yaml.snap b/charts/steadybit-extension-http/tests/__snapshot__/deployment_test.yaml.snap
index dccc18c..c0a1eb5 100644
--- a/charts/steadybit-extension-http/tests/__snapshot__/deployment_test.yaml.snap
+++ b/charts/steadybit-extension-http/tests/__snapshot__/deployment_test.yaml.snap
@@ -34,14 +34,24 @@ manifest should match snapshot using podAnnotations and Labels:
               image: ghcr.io/steadybit/extension-http:latest
               imagePullPolicy: Always
               livenessProbe:
+                failureThreshold: 5
                 httpGet:
                   path: /health/liveness
                   port: 8081
+                initialDelaySeconds: 10
+                periodSeconds: 10
+                successThreshold: 1
+                timeoutSeconds: 5
               name: extension
               readinessProbe:
+                failureThreshold: 3
                 httpGet:
                   path: /health/readiness
                   port: 8081
+                initialDelaySeconds: 10
+                periodSeconds: 10
+                successThreshold: 1
+                timeoutSeconds: 1
               resources:
                 limits:
                   cpu: 200m
@@ -99,14 +109,24 @@ manifest should match snapshot with TLS:
               image: ghcr.io/steadybit/extension-http:latest
               imagePullPolicy: Always
               livenessProbe:
+                failureThreshold: 5
                 httpGet:
                   path: /health/liveness
                   port: 8081
+                initialDelaySeconds: 10
+                periodSeconds: 10
+                successThreshold: 1
+                timeoutSeconds: 5
               name: extension
               readinessProbe:
+                failureThreshold: 3
                 httpGet:
                   path: /health/readiness
                   port: 8081
+                initialDelaySeconds: 10
+                periodSeconds: 10
+                successThreshold: 1
+                timeoutSeconds: 1
               resources:
                 limits:
                   cpu: 200m
@@ -174,14 +194,24 @@ manifest should match snapshot with extra env vars:
               image: ghcr.io/steadybit/extension-http:latest
               imagePullPolicy: Always
               livenessProbe:
+                failureThreshold: 5
                 httpGet:
                   path: /health/liveness
                   port: 8081
+                initialDelaySeconds: 10
+                periodSeconds: 10
+                successThreshold: 1
+                timeoutSeconds: 5
               name: extension
               readinessProbe:
+                failureThreshold: 3
                 httpGet:
                   path: /health/readiness
                   port: 8081
+                initialDelaySeconds: 10
+                periodSeconds: 10
+                successThreshold: 1
+                timeoutSeconds: 1
               resources:
                 limits:
                   cpu: 200m
@@ -237,14 +267,24 @@ manifest should match snapshot with extra labels:
               image: ghcr.io/steadybit/extension-http:latest
               imagePullPolicy: Always
               livenessProbe:
+                failureThreshold: 5
                 httpGet:
                   path: /health/liveness
                   port: 8081
+                initialDelaySeconds: 10
+                periodSeconds: 10
+                successThreshold: 1
+                timeoutSeconds: 5
               name: extension
               readinessProbe:
+                failureThreshold: 3
                 httpGet:
                   path: /health/readiness
                   port: 8081
+                initialDelaySeconds: 10
+                periodSeconds: 10
+                successThreshold: 1
+                timeoutSeconds: 1
               resources:
                 limits:
                   cpu: 200m
@@ -304,14 +344,24 @@ manifest should match snapshot with mutual TLS:
               image: ghcr.io/steadybit/extension-http:latest
               imagePullPolicy: Always
               livenessProbe:
+                failureThreshold: 5
                 httpGet:
                   path: /health/liveness
                   port: 8081
+                initialDelaySeconds: 10
+                periodSeconds: 10
+                successThreshold: 1
+                timeoutSeconds: 5
               name: extension
               readinessProbe:
+                failureThreshold: 3
                 httpGet:
                   path: /health/readiness
                   port: 8081
+                initialDelaySeconds: 10
+                periodSeconds: 10
+                successThreshold: 1
+                timeoutSeconds: 1
               resources:
                 limits:
                   cpu: 200m
@@ -385,14 +435,24 @@ manifest should match snapshot with mutual TLS using containerPaths:
               image: ghcr.io/steadybit/extension-http:latest
               imagePullPolicy: Always
               livenessProbe:
+                failureThreshold: 5
                 httpGet:
                   path: /health/liveness
                   port: 8081
+                initialDelaySeconds: 10
+                periodSeconds: 10
+                successThreshold: 1
+                timeoutSeconds: 5
               name: extension
               readinessProbe:
+                failureThreshold: 3
                 httpGet:
                   path: /health/readiness
                   port: 8081
+                initialDelaySeconds: 10
+                periodSeconds: 10
+                successThreshold: 1
+                timeoutSeconds: 1
               resources:
                 limits:
                   cpu: 200m
@@ -446,14 +506,24 @@ manifest should match snapshot with podSecurityContext:
               image: ghcr.io/steadybit/extension-http:latest
               imagePullPolicy: Always
               livenessProbe:
+                failureThreshold: 5
                 httpGet:
                   path: /health/liveness
                   port: 8081
+                initialDelaySeconds: 10
+                periodSeconds: 10
+                successThreshold: 1
+                timeoutSeconds: 5
               name: extension
               readinessProbe:
+                failureThreshold: 3
                 httpGet:
                   path: /health/readiness
                   port: 8081
+                initialDelaySeconds: 10
+                periodSeconds: 10
+                successThreshold: 1
+                timeoutSeconds: 1
               resources:
                 limits:
                   cpu: 200m
@@ -509,14 +579,24 @@ manifest should match snapshot with priority class:
               image: ghcr.io/steadybit/extension-http:latest
               imagePullPolicy: Always
               livenessProbe:
+                failureThreshold: 5
                 httpGet:
                   path: /health/liveness
                   port: 8081
+                initialDelaySeconds: 10
+                periodSeconds: 10
+                successThreshold: 1
+                timeoutSeconds: 5
               name: extension
               readinessProbe:
+                failureThreshold: 3
                 httpGet:
                   path: /health/readiness
                   port: 8081
+                initialDelaySeconds: 10
+                periodSeconds: 10
+                successThreshold: 1
+                timeoutSeconds: 1
               resources:
                 limits:
                   cpu: 200m
@@ -571,14 +651,24 @@ manifest should match snapshot without TLS:
               image: ghcr.io/steadybit/extension-http:latest
               imagePullPolicy: Always
               livenessProbe:
+                failureThreshold: 5
                 httpGet:
                   path: /health/liveness
                   port: 8081
+                initialDelaySeconds: 10
+                periodSeconds: 10
+                successThreshold: 1
+                timeoutSeconds: 5
               name: extension
               readinessProbe:
+                failureThreshold: 3
                 httpGet:
                   path: /health/readiness
                   port: 8081
+                initialDelaySeconds: 10
+                periodSeconds: 10
+                successThreshold: 1
+                timeoutSeconds: 1
               resources:
                 limits:
                   cpu: 200m
diff --git a/charts/steadybit-extension-http/values.yaml b/charts/steadybit-extension-http/values.yaml
index 04fa0b9..574a71d 100644
--- a/charts/steadybit-extension-http/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/steadybit-extension-http/values.yaml
@@ -36,6 +36,22 @@ logging:
   # logging.format -- The format of the log entries. One of text, json
   format: text
 
+probes:
+  # probes.readiness.* -- Configuration of the Kubernetes readiness probe
+  readiness:
+    initialDelaySeconds: 10
+    periodSeconds: 10
+    timeoutSeconds: 1
+    failureThreshold: 3
+    successThreshold: 1
+  # probes.liveness.* -- Configuration of the Kubernetes liveness probe
+  liveness:
+    initialDelaySeconds: 10
+    periodSeconds: 10
+    timeoutSeconds: 5
+    failureThreshold: 5
+    successThreshold: 1
+
 resources:
   requests:
     # resources.requests.memory -- The minimal amount of memory needed