diff --git a/stable/selenium/templates/hub-deployment.yaml b/stable/selenium/templates/hub-deployment.yaml
index 64c7fb5c3fc9..6e8c5fd6af45 100644
--- a/stable/selenium/templates/hub-deployment.yaml
+++ b/stable/selenium/templates/hub-deployment.yaml
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ spec:
             httpGet:
               path: /grid/console
               port: {{ .Values.hub.port }}
+            timeoutSeconds: {{ .Values.hub.readinessTimeout }}
           env:
             - name: JAVA_OPTS
               value: {{ default "" .Values.hub.javaOpts | quote }}
diff --git a/stable/selenium/values.yaml b/stable/selenium/values.yaml
index 67e23e3eaf80..8fd406399b26 100644
--- a/stable/selenium/values.yaml
+++ b/stable/selenium/values.yaml
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ hub:
   ## The port which the hub listens on
   port: 4444
 
+  ## Timeout for probe Hub readiness via HTTP request on Hub console
+  readinessTimeout: 1  
+
   ## Set the JAVA_OPTS environment variable
   ## If you find your selenium hub is OOMKilled, try adding -XX:+UseSerialGC
   javaOpts: "-Xmx400m"