diff --git a/k8s/applications/homarr/homarr-values.yaml b/k8s/applications/homarr/homarr-values.yaml
index 25575ad..680e4c6 100644
--- a/k8s/applications/homarr/homarr-values.yaml
+++ b/k8s/applications/homarr/homarr-values.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-# Homarr landing page - minimal config to get it running
-# SSO will be added after basic deployment works
+# Homarr landing page - minimal working config
+# App takes ~30 seconds to fully initialize (DB migrations, Redis, icon cache)
 
 image:
   repository: ghcr.io/homarr-labs/homarr
@@ -8,6 +8,31 @@ 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
+
 tolerations:
   - key: node-role.kubernetes.io/control-plane
     operator: Exists