diff --git a/k8s/backend-deployment-prod.yaml b/k8s/backend-deployment-prod.yaml
index 4d9f80f..60b4d4b 100644
--- a/k8s/backend-deployment-prod.yaml
+++ b/k8s/backend-deployment-prod.yaml
@@ -41,24 +41,16 @@ spec:
         - name: CORS_ORIGINS
           value: "https://airlabs-manage-web.airlabs.art"
         livenessProbe:
-          httpGet:
-            path: /api/health/
+          tcpSocket:
             port: 8000
-            httpHeaders:
-            - name: Host
-              value: localhost
           initialDelaySeconds: 30
           periodSeconds: 10
-          timeoutSeconds: 5
+          timeoutSeconds: 3
           failureThreshold: 3
         readinessProbe:
-          httpGet:
-            path: /api/health/
+          tcpSocket:
             port: 8000
-            httpHeaders:
-            - name: Host
-              value: localhost
-          initialDelaySeconds: 15
+          initialDelaySeconds: 10
           periodSeconds: 5
           timeoutSeconds: 3
           failureThreshold: 3