diff --git a/charts/libretranslate/values.yaml b/charts/libretranslate/values.yaml
index 2cf6b1e..37be553 100644
--- a/charts/libretranslate/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/libretranslate/values.yaml
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ readinessProbe:
     - /app/scripts/healthcheck.py
   initialDelaySeconds: 10
   periodSeconds: 5
+  timeoutSeconds: 60
 
 # Liveness probe for kubernetes
 livenessProbe:
@@ -113,6 +114,7 @@ livenessProbe:
     - scripts/healthcheck.py
   initialDelaySeconds: 10
   periodSeconds: 5
+  timeoutSeconds: 60
 
 # Auth secret for basic authentication
 # generate base64-user-password-pair with: