diff --git a/service/files/galera_checker.py b/service/files/galera_checker.py
index 5617c9f..6952f76 100644
--- a/service/files/galera_checker.py
+++ b/service/files/galera_checker.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ ETCD_TLS = None
 def retry(f):
     @functools.wraps(f)
     def wrap(*args, **kwargs):
-        attempts = 3
+        attempts = 4
         delay = 1
         while attempts > 1:
             try:
diff --git a/service/galera.yaml b/service/galera.yaml
index d86a258..40d9910 100644
--- a/service/galera.yaml
+++ b/service/galera.yaml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ service:
           path: "/liveness"
           type: "httpGet"
           port: 8080
-          timeout: 5
+          timeout: 30
           initialDelay: 60
           scheme: "http"
       volumes: