diff --git a/rabbitmq/templates/bin/_rabbitmq-liveness.sh.tpl b/rabbitmq/templates/bin/_rabbitmq-liveness.sh.tpl
index 8088a0af6..943209aad 100644
--- a/rabbitmq/templates/bin/_rabbitmq-liveness.sh.tpl
+++ b/rabbitmq/templates/bin/_rabbitmq-liveness.sh.tpl
@@ -20,5 +20,5 @@ if [ -f /tmp/rabbit-disable-liveness-probe ]; then
    exit 0
 else
    timeout 5 bash -c "true &>/dev/null </dev/tcp/${MY_POD_IP}/${PORT_AMPQ}"
-   exec rabbitmqctl status
+   exec rabbitmqctl node_health_check
 fi
diff --git a/rabbitmq/templates/bin/_rabbitmq-readiness.sh.tpl b/rabbitmq/templates/bin/_rabbitmq-readiness.sh.tpl
index b28be5dad..6184b35c0 100644
--- a/rabbitmq/templates/bin/_rabbitmq-readiness.sh.tpl
+++ b/rabbitmq/templates/bin/_rabbitmq-readiness.sh.tpl
@@ -19,5 +19,5 @@ set -e
 if [ -f /tmp/rabbit-disable-readiness ]; then
    exit 1
 else
-   exec rabbitmqctl status
+   exec rabbitmqctl node_health_check
 fi
diff --git a/rabbitmq/templates/statefulset.yaml b/rabbitmq/templates/statefulset.yaml
index 9c53c8015..87d598deb 100644
--- a/rabbitmq/templates/statefulset.yaml
+++ b/rabbitmq/templates/statefulset.yaml
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ spec:
               command:
               - /tmp/rabbitmq-readiness.sh
           livenessProbe:
-            initialDelaySeconds: 30
+            initialDelaySeconds: 60
             timeoutSeconds: 10
             exec:
               command: