diff --git a/memcached/values.yaml b/memcached/values.yaml
index d6e0e8999..895a6b69a 100644
--- a/memcached/values.yaml
+++ b/memcached/values.yaml
@@ -166,6 +166,12 @@ pod:
             initialDelaySeconds: 0
             periodSeconds: 10
             timeoutSeconds: 5
+        liveness:
+          enabled: True
+          params:
+            initialDelaySeconds: 10
+            periodSeconds: 15
+            timeoutSeconds: 10
       memcached_exporter:
         liveness:
           enabled: True