diff --git a/k8s/applications/homarr/deployment-probes-patch.yaml b/k8s/applications/homarr/deployment-probes-patch.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..34e5a43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/k8s/applications/homarr/deployment-probes-patch.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+# Patch to add proper liveness/readiness probes to Homarr deployment
+# App takes 30-45s to fully initialize (DB migrations, Redis, icon cache)
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: homarr
+  namespace: dashboard
+spec:
+  template:
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - name: homarr
+        livenessProbe:
+          httpGet:
+            path: /api/health/live
+            port: 7575
+          initialDelaySeconds: 60
+          periodSeconds: 30
+          timeoutSeconds: 5
+          failureThreshold: 3
+        readinessProbe:
+          httpGet:
+            path: /api/health/ready
+            port: 7575
+          initialDelaySeconds: 45
+          periodSeconds: 15
+          timeoutSeconds: 5
+          failureThreshold: 3
diff --git a/k8s/applications/homarr/homarr-values.yaml b/k8s/applications/homarr/homarr-values.yaml
index 680e4c6..43c33c9 100644
--- a/k8s/applications/homarr/homarr-values.yaml
+++ b/k8s/applications/homarr/homarr-values.yaml
@@ -8,30 +8,13 @@ image:
 
 replicaCount: 1
 
-# Override default probes - chart defaults are too aggressive for startup time
-probes:
-  liveness:
-    enabled: true
-    custom: true
-    spec:
-      httpGet:
-        path: /api/health/live
-        port: 7575
-      initialDelaySeconds: 60   # App needs time for migrations + icon fetch
-      periodSeconds: 30
-      timeoutSeconds: 5
-      failureThreshold: 3
-  readiness:
-    enabled: true
-    custom: true
-    spec:
-      httpGet:
-        path: /api/health/ready
-        port: 7575
-      initialDelaySeconds: 45   # Wait for WebSocket + analytics cron
-      periodSeconds: 15
-      timeoutSeconds: 5
-      failureThreshold: 3
+# Disable default probes - they kill the container before it finishes startup
+# Will add custom probes via Kustomize patch with proper timing
+livenessProbe:
+  enabled: false
+
+readinessProbe:
+  enabled: false
 
 tolerations:
   - key: node-role.kubernetes.io/control-plane
diff --git a/k8s/applications/homarr/kustomization.yaml b/k8s/applications/homarr/kustomization.yaml
index 677fc65..7b26957 100644
--- a/k8s/applications/homarr/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/k8s/applications/homarr/kustomization.yaml
@@ -3,5 +3,10 @@ kind: Kustomization
 namespace: dashboard
 resources:
   - homarr-secrets.enc.yaml
-# Homarr deployed via Helm chart (values in 60-applications.yaml multi-source Application).
-# This kustomization just holds the SOPS-encrypted SECRET_ENCRYPTION_KEY.
+
+# Patch Homarr deployment with proper probe timing
+patches:
+  - path: deployment-probes-patch.yaml
+    target:
+      kind: Deployment
+      name: homarr