diff --git a/charts/kubevirt-vm/Chart.yaml b/charts/kubevirt-vm/Chart.yaml
index ac065d3..87973f5 100644
--- a/charts/kubevirt-vm/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/kubevirt-vm/Chart.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name: kubevirt-vm
 description: Configure a virtual machine for use with Kubevirt
 
 type: application
-version: 0.3.0
+version: 0.3.1
 appVersion: "0.1.0"
 
 maintainers:
diff --git a/charts/kubevirt-vm/README.md b/charts/kubevirt-vm/README.md
index 586a78c..dddb611 100644
--- a/charts/kubevirt-vm/README.md
+++ b/charts/kubevirt-vm/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # kubevirt-vm
 
-![Version: 0.3.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-0.3.0-informational?style=flat-square) ![Type: application](https://img.shields.io/badge/Type-application-informational?style=flat-square) ![AppVersion: 0.1.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/AppVersion-0.1.0-informational?style=flat-square)
+![Version: 0.3.1](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-0.3.1-informational?style=flat-square) ![Type: application](https://img.shields.io/badge/Type-application-informational?style=flat-square) ![AppVersion: 0.1.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/AppVersion-0.1.0-informational?style=flat-square)
 
 Configure a virtual machine for use with Kubevirt
 
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ Configure a virtual machine for use with Kubevirt
 | cloudinit | object | `{"enabled":true,"secretName":"friend-scrapmetal-user-data"}` | enable or disable usage of cloud-init |
 | diskErrorPolicy | string | `"report"` | controls hypervisor behavior when IO errors occur on disk read or write. Possible values are: 'report', 'ignore', 'enospace' |
 | disks | list | `[{"bootorder":2,"bus":"virtio","name":"harddrive","nodePlacement":"scremlin","pvaccessMode":"ReadWriteOnce","pvcname":"debian12","pvcnamespace":"kubevirt","pvsize":"64G","pvstorageClassName":"raid","readonly":false,"source":"pvc","type":"disk"}]` | List of disks to create for the VM, Will be used to create Datavolumes or PVCs. |
-| service | list | `[{"externalTrafficPolicy":"Cluster","name":"service","ports":[{"name":"ssh","nodePort":30001,"port":22,"protocol":"TCP","targetPort":22},{"name":"vnc","nodePort":30005,"port":5900,"protocol":"TCP","targetPort":5900}],"type":"LoadBalancer"}]` | Service objects are used to expose the VM to the outside world. Just like int he cloud each VM starts off isolated and will need to be exposed via a LoadBalancer, NodePort, or ClusterIp service. |
+| livenessProbe | object | `{"initialDelaySeconds":120,"periodSeconds":20,"tcpSocket":{"port":1500},"timeoutSeconds":10}` | set tieming and port number for liveness probe |
+| readinessProbe | object | `{"failureThreshold":3,"httpGet":{"port":1500},"initialDelaySeconds":120,"periodSeconds":20,"successThreshold":3,"timeoutSeconds":10}` | set tieming and port number for readiness probe |
+| service | list | `[{"externalTrafficPolicy":"Cluster","name":"service","ports":[{"name":"ssh","nodePort":30001,"port":22,"protocol":"TCP","targetPort":22},{"name":"status","nodePort":30001,"port":1500,"protocol":"TCP","targetPort":1500},{"name":"vnc","nodePort":30005,"port":5900,"protocol":"TCP","targetPort":5900}],"type":"NodePort"}]` | Service objects are used to expose the VM to the outside world. Just like int he cloud each VM starts off isolated and will need to be exposed via a LoadBalancer, NodePort, or ClusterIp service. |
 | virtualMachine.features.acpiEnabled | bool | `true` |  |
 | virtualMachine.features.autoattachGraphicsDevice | bool | `true` | Attach a basic graphics device for VNC access |
 | virtualMachine.features.autoattachPodInterface | bool | `true` | Make pod network interface the default for the VM |
diff --git a/charts/kubevirt-vm/templates/virtualmachine.yaml b/charts/kubevirt-vm/templates/virtualmachine.yaml
index 9f45e86..327e2ad 100644
--- a/charts/kubevirt-vm/templates/virtualmachine.yaml
+++ b/charts/kubevirt-vm/templates/virtualmachine.yaml
@@ -83,6 +83,14 @@ spec:
       networks:
       - name: default
         pod: {}
+      {{- with .Values.livenessProbe }}
+      livenessProbe:
+        {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
+      {{- end }}
+      {{- with .Values.readinessProbe }}
+      readinessProbe:
+        {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
+      {{- end }}
       volumes:
         {{- range $reg, $props := .Values.disks }}
         {{- if ne "cloudinitvolume" $props.name }}
diff --git a/charts/kubevirt-vm/values.yaml b/charts/kubevirt-vm/values.yaml
index e4a2dea..7a9c286 100644
--- a/charts/kubevirt-vm/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/kubevirt-vm/values.yaml
@@ -218,6 +218,11 @@ service:
       targetPort: 22
       protocol: TCP
       nodePort: 30001
+    - name: status
+      port: 1500
+      targetPort: 1500
+      protocol: TCP
+      nodePort: 30001
     - name: vnc
       port: 5900
       targetPort: 5900
@@ -242,3 +247,21 @@ service:
 cloudinit:
   enabled: true
   secretName: friend-scrapmetal-user-data
+
+# -- set tieming and port number for liveness probe
+livenessProbe:
+  initialDelaySeconds: 120
+  periodSeconds: 20
+  tcpSocket:
+    port: 1500
+  timeoutSeconds: 10
+
+# -- set tieming and port number for readiness probe
+readinessProbe:
+  initialDelaySeconds: 120
+  periodSeconds: 20
+  timeoutSeconds: 10
+  failureThreshold: 3
+  successThreshold: 3
+  httpGet:
+    port: 1500