diff --git a/kubernetes/kube-state-metrics-deployment.yaml b/kubernetes/kube-state-metrics-deployment.yaml
index 09f02a5b05..f4393e7047 100644
--- a/kubernetes/kube-state-metrics-deployment.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/kube-state-metrics-deployment.yaml
@@ -24,9 +24,15 @@ spec:
           containerPort: 8080
         - name: telemetry
           containerPort: 8081
-        readinessProbe:
+        livenessProbe:
           httpGet:
             path: /healthz
             port: 8080
           initialDelaySeconds: 5
           timeoutSeconds: 5
+        readinessProbe:
+          httpGet:
+            path: /
+            port: 8080
+          initialDelaySeconds: 5
+          timeoutSeconds: 5