diff --git a/kubernetes/nbi/values.yaml b/kubernetes/nbi/values.yaml
index 68beacd..033c5fb 100644
--- a/kubernetes/nbi/values.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/nbi/values.yaml
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
 
 # probe configuration parameters
 liveness:
-  initialDelaySeconds: 10
+  initialDelaySeconds: 120
   periodSeconds: 10
   # necessary to disable liveness probe when setting breakpoints
   # in debugger so K8s doesn't restart unresponsive container