diff --git a/pkg/chartutil/create.go b/pkg/chartutil/create.go
index 30d0556e5..0bb5a83cd 100644
--- a/pkg/chartutil/create.go
+++ b/pkg/chartutil/create.go
@@ -175,6 +175,15 @@ resources: {}
   #   cpu: 100m
   #   memory: 128Mi
 
+livenessProbe:
+  httpGet:
+    path: /
+    port: http
+readinessProbe:
+  httpGet:
+    path: /
+    port: http
+
 autoscaling:
   enabled: false
   minReplicas: 1
@@ -333,13 +342,9 @@ spec:
               containerPort: {{ .Values.service.port }}
               protocol: TCP
           livenessProbe:
-            httpGet:
-              path: /
-              port: http
+            {{- toYaml .Values.livenessProbe | nindent 12 }}
           readinessProbe:
-            httpGet:
-              path: /
-              port: http
+            {{- toYaml .Values.readinessProbe | nindent 12 }}
           resources:
             {{- toYaml .Values.resources | nindent 12 }}
           {{- with .Values.volumeMounts }}