diff --git a/templates/server-statefulset.yaml b/templates/server-statefulset.yaml
index c807104..48edf16 100644
--- a/templates/server-statefulset.yaml
+++ b/templates/server-statefulset.yaml
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ spec:
             httpGet:
               path: {{ .Values.server.readinessProbe.path | quote }}
               port: 8200
+              scheme: {{ include "vault.scheme" . | upper }}
             {{- else }}
             # Check status; unsealed vault servers return 0
             # The exit code reflects the seal status:
@@ -110,7 +111,8 @@ spec:
             httpGet:
               path: {{ .Values.server.livenessProbe.path | quote }}
               port: 8200
-            initialDelaySeconds: 5
+              scheme: {{ include "vault.scheme" . | upper }}
+            initialDelaySeconds: {{ .Values.server.livenessProbe.initialDelaySeconds }}
             periodSeconds: 3
             successThreshold: 1
             timeoutSeconds: 5
diff --git a/test/unit/server-statefulset.bats b/test/unit/server-statefulset.bats
index 6aa3fbb..cfbbc70 100755
--- a/test/unit/server-statefulset.bats
+++ b/test/unit/server-statefulset.bats
@@ -781,5 +781,26 @@ load _helpers
       --set 'server.livenessProbe.enabled=true' \
       . | tee /dev/stderr |
       yq -r '.spec.template.spec.containers[0].livenessProbe.httpGet.path' | tee /dev/stderr)
-  [ "${actual}" = "/v1/sys/health?standbyok" ]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+  [ "${actual}" = "/v1/sys/health?standbyok=true" ]
+}
+
+@test "server/standalone-StatefulSet: livenessProbe initialDelaySeconds default" {
+  cd `chart_dir`
+  local actual=$(helm template \
+      -x templates/server-statefulset.yaml \
+      --set 'server.livenessProbe.enabled=true' \
+      . | tee /dev/stderr |
+      yq -r '.spec.template.spec.containers[0].livenessProbe.initialDelaySeconds' | tee /dev/stderr)
+  [ "${actual}" = "60" ]
+}
+
+@test "server/standalone-StatefulSet: livenessProbe initialDelaySeconds configurable" {
+  cd `chart_dir`
+  local actual=$(helm template \
+      -x templates/server-statefulset.yaml \
+      --set 'server.livenessProbe.enabled=true' \
+      --set 'server.livenessProbe.initialDelaySeconds=30' \
+      . | tee /dev/stderr |
+      yq -r '.spec.template.spec.containers[0].livenessProbe.initialDelaySeconds' | tee /dev/stderr)
+  [ "${actual}" = "30" ]
+}
diff --git a/values.yaml b/values.yaml
index 3747632..63939fe 100644
--- a/values.yaml
+++ b/values.yaml
@@ -64,11 +64,12 @@ server:
   readinessProbe:
     enabled: true
     # If you need to use a http path instead of the default exec
-    # path: /v1/sys/health?standbyok
+    # path: /v1/sys/health?standbyok=true
   # Used to enable a livenessProbe for the pods
   livenessProbe:
     enabled: false
-    path: /v1/sys/health?standbyok
+    path: "/v1/sys/health?standbyok=true"
+    initialDelaySeconds: 60
 
   # extraEnvironmentVars is a list of extra enviroment variables to set with the stateful set. These could be
   # used to include variables required for auto-unseal.