diff --git a/deploy/kubernetes/mcp-http.yaml b/deploy/kubernetes/mcp-http.yaml
index 6774f450..d270a708 100644
--- a/deploy/kubernetes/mcp-http.yaml
+++ b/deploy/kubernetes/mcp-http.yaml
@@ -273,14 +273,18 @@ spec:
           httpGet:
             path: /readyz
             port: health
-          initialDelaySeconds: 30
-          periodSeconds: 10
+          initialDelaySeconds: 120
+          periodSeconds: 30
+          timeoutSeconds: 10
+          failureThreshold: 6
         readinessProbe:
           httpGet:
             path: /readyz
             port: health
-          initialDelaySeconds: 10
-          periodSeconds: 5
+          initialDelaySeconds: 60
+          periodSeconds: 15
+          timeoutSeconds: 10
+          failureThreshold: 6
         envFrom:
         - configMapRef:
             name: context-engine-config
diff --git a/deploy/kubernetes/mcp-indexer.yaml b/deploy/kubernetes/mcp-indexer.yaml
index c07a622b..8c492d1c 100644
--- a/deploy/kubernetes/mcp-indexer.yaml
+++ b/deploy/kubernetes/mcp-indexer.yaml
@@ -79,14 +79,18 @@ spec:
           httpGet:
             path: /readyz
             port: health
-          initialDelaySeconds: 30
-          periodSeconds: 10
+          initialDelaySeconds: 120
+          periodSeconds: 30
+          timeoutSeconds: 10
+          failureThreshold: 6
         readinessProbe:
           httpGet:
             path: /readyz
             port: health
-          initialDelaySeconds: 10
-          periodSeconds: 5
+          initialDelaySeconds: 60
+          periodSeconds: 15
+          timeoutSeconds: 10
+          failureThreshold: 6
         envFrom:
         - configMapRef:
             name: context-engine-config