diff --git a/charts/aai-cassandra/templates/statefulset.yaml b/charts/aai-cassandra/templates/statefulset.yaml
index a576eba..bd62c56 100644
--- a/charts/aai-cassandra/templates/statefulset.yaml
+++ b/charts/aai-cassandra/templates/statefulset.yaml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
             - -c
             - nodetool status | grep $POD_IP | awk '$1!="UN" { exit 1; }'
           initialDelaySeconds: {{ .Values.readiness.initialDelaySeconds }}
-          timeoutSeconds: {{ .Values.liveness.periodSeconds }}
+          periodSeconds: {{ .Values.readiness.periodSeconds }}
         lifecycle:
           preStop:
             exec: