diff --git a/roles/openshift-apps/blockerbugs/templates/deployment.yml.j2 b/roles/openshift-apps/blockerbugs/templates/deployment.yml.j2
index fe66813a5c..e6ce4bfe5c 100644
--- a/roles/openshift-apps/blockerbugs/templates/deployment.yml.j2
+++ b/roles/openshift-apps/blockerbugs/templates/deployment.yml.j2
@@ -100,18 +100,25 @@ spec:
         - name: blockerbugs-secret-volume
           mountPath: /opt/app-root/secret/
           readOnly: true
-        readinessProbe:
+        startupProbe:
+          httpGet:
+            path: /blockerbugs/_health
+            port: 8080
+          periodSeconds: 10
+          failureThreshold: 30
           timeoutSeconds: 5
-          initialDelaySeconds: 5
+        readinessProbe:
           httpGet:
-            path: /blockerbugs/
+            path: /blockerbugs/_health
             port: 8080
+          periodSeconds: 60
+          timeoutSeconds: 5
         livenessProbe:
-          timeoutSeconds: 15
-          initialDelaySeconds: 30
           httpGet:
-            path: /blockerbugs/
+            path: /blockerbugs/_health
             port: 8080
+          periodSeconds: 60
+          timeoutSeconds: 15
       volumes:
       - name: blockerbugs-secret-volume
         secret: