diff --git a/config/internal/instascale/deployment.yaml.tmpl b/config/internal/instascale/deployment.yaml.tmpl
index 4c704c80..fe21ade6 100644
--- a/config/internal/instascale/deployment.yaml.tmpl
+++ b/config/internal/instascale/deployment.yaml.tmpl
@@ -21,4 +21,15 @@ spec:
         image: {{.ControllerImage}}
         name: instascale
         resources: {{.ControllerResources}}
+        livenessProbe:
+          httpGet:
+            path: /healthz
+            port: 8081
+          periodSeconds: 5
+          timeoutSeconds: 5
+        readinessProbe:
+          httpGet:
+            path: /readyz
+            port: 8081
+          periodSeconds: 10
       serviceAccountName: instascale-{{.Name}}-sa