diff --git a/roles/openshift-apps/bodhi/templates/deploymentconfig.yml b/roles/openshift-apps/bodhi/templates/deploymentconfig.yml
index 745b64b2fe..6b71ab118c 100644
--- a/roles/openshift-apps/bodhi/templates/deploymentconfig.yml
+++ b/roles/openshift-apps/bodhi/templates/deploymentconfig.yml
@@ -84,9 +84,10 @@ items:
               path: /healthz/ready
               port: 8080
           livenessProbe:
-            timeoutSeconds: 15
+            timeoutSeconds: 60s
             initialDelaySeconds: 30
-            periodSeconds: 60
+            periodSeconds: 120s
+            failureThreshold: 5
             httpGet:
               path: /healthz/live
               port: 8080