diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f4d4110..06c39a6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ Here's a summary of the available configuration options:
 | relay.secrets                                 | array   | `[]`                                                         | Defines container environment variables or volumes populated from k8s secrets                            |
 | relay.volume                                  | object  | `{}`                                                         | Enables offline mode or references an existing config file from a defined volume                         |
 | relay.livenessProbe                           | object  | `{httpGet: { port: "api",  path: "/status" }}`               | Defines the liveness probe for the relay container                                                       |
-| relay.readinessProbe                          | object  | `{httpGet: { port: "api",  path: "/status" }}`               | Defines the readiness probe for the relay container                                                      |
+| relay.readinessProbe                          | object  | `{httpGet: null, failureThreshold: 1, exec: ... curl,grep }` | Defines the readiness probe for the relay container                                                      |
 | replicaCount                                  | integer | `1`                                                          | Number of replicas of the relay pod                                                                      |
 | image.repository                              | string  | `launchdarkly/ld-relay`                                      | ld-relay image repository                                                                                |
 | image.pullPolicy                              | string  | `IfNotPresent`                                               | ld-relay image pull policy                                                                               |
diff --git a/values.yaml b/values.yaml
index aa1e601..e130d7d 100644
--- a/values.yaml
+++ b/values.yaml
@@ -188,10 +188,15 @@ relay:
       path: /status
       port: api
   readinessProbe:
-      httpGet:
-        path: /status
-        port: api
-
+    httpGet: null
+    failureThreshold: 1
+    exec:
+      command:
+        - sh
+        - -c
+        - >-
+          curl -s -X GET "http://127.0.0.1:8030/status" |
+          grep -q healthy
 
   # Enables mounting a k8s volume onto the relay container.
   #