diff --git a/contrib/network-storage/heketi/inventory.yml.sample b/contrib/network-storage/heketi/inventory.yml.sample
index e68ec96377381575417a53666c6b98f79e02721f..467788ac3ece2c024b8ea3a95961018985629ed6 100644
--- a/contrib/network-storage/heketi/inventory.yml.sample
+++ b/contrib/network-storage/heketi/inventory.yml.sample
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@ all:
     vars:
         heketi_admin_key: "11elfeinhundertundelf"
         heketi_user_key: "!!einseinseins"
+        glusterfs_daemonset:
+            readiness_probe:
+                timeout_seconds: 3
+                initial_delay_seconds: 3
+            liveness_probe:
+                timeout_seconds: 3
+                initial_delay_seconds: 10
     children:
         k8s_cluster:
             vars:
diff --git a/contrib/network-storage/heketi/roles/provision/templates/glusterfs-daemonset.json.j2 b/contrib/network-storage/heketi/roles/provision/templates/glusterfs-daemonset.json.j2
index 8934fa9266aaf88001d40669428679f3343a9a59..a14b31cc9576672465151b46e19efa80705f9a72 100644
--- a/contrib/network-storage/heketi/roles/provision/templates/glusterfs-daemonset.json.j2
+++ b/contrib/network-storage/heketi/roles/provision/templates/glusterfs-daemonset.json.j2
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@
                             "privileged": true
                         },
                         "readinessProbe": {
-                            "timeoutSeconds": 3,
-                            "initialDelaySeconds": 3,
+                            "timeoutSeconds": {{ glusterfs_daemonset.readiness_probe.timeout_seconds }},
+                            "initialDelaySeconds": {{ glusterfs_daemonset.readiness_probe.initial_delay_seconds }},
                             "exec": {
                                 "command": [
                                     "/bin/bash",
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@
                             }
                         },
                         "livenessProbe": {
-                            "timeoutSeconds": 3,
-                            "initialDelaySeconds": 10,
+                            "timeoutSeconds": {{ glusterfs_daemonset.liveness_probe.timeout_seconds }},
+                            "initialDelaySeconds": {{ glusterfs_daemonset.liveness_probe.initial_delay_seconds }},
                             "exec": {
                                 "command": [
                                     "/bin/bash",