diff --git a/charts/opentelemetry-collector/templates/_pod.tpl b/charts/opentelemetry-collector/templates/_pod.tpl
index 6d2de6ec1..def150dcf 100644
--- a/charts/opentelemetry-collector/templates/_pod.tpl
+++ b/charts/opentelemetry-collector/templates/_pod.tpl
@@ -45,14 +45,14 @@ containers:
       {{- with .Values.extraEnvs }}
       {{- . | toYaml | nindent 6 }}
       {{- end }}
-    # livenessProbe: # TODO: does not work. it keeps killing pod. 
-    #   httpGet:
-    #     path: /
-    #     port: 13133
-    # readinessProbe:
-    #   httpGet:
-    #     path: /
-    #     port: 13133
+    livenessProbe: 
+      httpGet:
+        path: /
+        port: 13133
+    readinessProbe:
+      httpGet:
+        path: /
+        port: 13133
     resources:
       {{- toYaml .Values.resources | nindent 6 }}
     volumeMounts: