diff --git a/kubernetes/dcaegen2-services/components/dcae-hv-ves-collector/Chart.yaml b/kubernetes/dcaegen2-services/components/dcae-hv-ves-collector/Chart.yaml
index 502a6a8..59fda72 100644
--- a/kubernetes/dcaegen2-services/components/dcae-hv-ves-collector/Chart.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/dcaegen2-services/components/dcae-hv-ves-collector/Chart.yaml
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@
   - name: common
     version: ~12.x-0
     repository: '@local'
+  - name: readinessCheck
+    version: ~12.x-0
+    repository: '@local'
   - name: repositoryGenerator
     version: ~12.x-0
     repository: '@local'
diff --git a/kubernetes/dcaegen2-services/components/dcae-hv-ves-collector/values.yaml b/kubernetes/dcaegen2-services/components/dcae-hv-ves-collector/values.yaml
index 5d04aff..da3f473 100644
--- a/kubernetes/dcaegen2-services/components/dcae-hv-ves-collector/values.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/dcaegen2-services/components/dcae-hv-ves-collector/values.yaml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 # TLS role -- set to true if microservice acts as server
 # If true, an init container will retrieve a server cert
 # and key from AAF and mount them in certDirectory.
-tlsServer: false
+tlsServer: true
 
 secrets:
   - uid: hv-ves-kafka-secret
@@ -95,6 +95,9 @@
         create: true
 
 # dependencies
+readinessCheck:
+  wait_for:
+    - aaf-cm
 
 # probe configuration
 readiness:
@@ -133,7 +136,7 @@
   server.idleTimeoutSec: 300
   server.listenPort: 6061
   cbs.requestIntervalSec: 5
-  security.sslDisable: true
+  security.sslDisable: false
   security.keys.keyStoreFile: /etc/ves-hv/ssl/cert.jks
   security.keys.keyStorePasswordFile: /etc/ves-hv/ssl/jks.pass
   security.keys.trustStoreFile: /etc/ves-hv/ssl/trust.jks