diff --git a/smoketest/compose/s3-minio.yml b/smoketest/compose/s3-minio.yml
index 11d63fd48..3c14d33b4 100644
--- a/smoketest/compose/s3-minio.yml
+++ b/smoketest/compose/s3-minio.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ services:
       kompose.service.expose: "minio"
     restart: always
     healthcheck:
-      test: mc ready local
+      test: timeout 5s mc ready local
       interval: 10s
       retries: 3
       start_period: 10s
diff --git a/smoketest/k8s/s3-deployment.yaml b/smoketest/k8s/s3-deployment.yaml
index 8122213bd..e2523b80e 100644
--- a/smoketest/k8s/s3-deployment.yaml
+++ b/smoketest/k8s/s3-deployment.yaml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ spec:
           livenessProbe:
             exec:
               command:
-                - mc ready local
+                - timeout 5s mc ready local
             failureThreshold: 3
             initialDelaySeconds: 10
             periodSeconds: 10