diff --git a/generator/main.go b/generator/main.go
index 2bf868b..a442ec2 100644
--- a/generator/main.go
+++ b/generator/main.go
@@ -482,13 +482,12 @@ func prepareProbes(name string, s types.ServiceConfig, container *helm.Container
 			}
 		} else {
 			// it's a command
-			container.LivenessProbe = &helm.Probe{
-				Exec: &helm.Exec{
-					Command: []string{
-						"sh",
-						"-c",
-						check,
-					},
+			container.LivenessProbe = helm.NewProbe(0, 0, 0, 0)
+			container.LivenessProbe.Exec = &helm.Exec{
+				Command: []string{
+					"sh",
+					"-c",
+					check,
 				},
 			}
 		}
@@ -501,15 +500,21 @@ func prepareProbes(name string, s types.ServiceConfig, container *helm.Container
 }
 
 func buildProtoProbe(u *url.URL) *helm.Probe {
-	probe := helm.Probe{}
+	probe := helm.NewProbe(0, 0, 0, 0)
 	port, err := strconv.Atoi(u.Port())
 	if err != nil {
 		port = 80
 	}
+
+	path := "/"
+	if u.Path != "" {
+		path = u.Path
+	}
+
 	switch u.Scheme {
 	case "http", "https":
 		probe.HttpGet = &helm.HttpGet{
-			Path: u.Path,
+			Path: path,
 			Port: port,
 		}
 	case "tcp":
@@ -520,30 +525,28 @@ func buildProtoProbe(u *url.URL) *helm.Probe {
 		logger.Redf("Error while parsing healthcheck url %s\n", u.String())
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
-	return &probe
+	return probe
 }
 
 func buildCommandProbe(s types.ServiceConfig) *helm.Probe {
 
 	// Get the first element of the command from ServiceConfig
 	first := s.HealthCheck.Test[0]
+	p := helm.NewProbe(0, 0, 0, 0)
 	switch first {
 	case "CMD", "CMD-SHELL":
 		// CMD or CMD-SHELL
-		return &helm.Probe{
-			Exec: &helm.Exec{
-				Command: s.HealthCheck.Test[1:],
-			},
+		p.Exec = &helm.Exec{
+			Command: s.HealthCheck.Test[1:],
 		}
+		return p
 	default:
 		// badly made but it should work...
-		return &helm.Probe{
-			Exec: &helm.Exec{
-				Command: []string(s.HealthCheck.Test),
-			},
+		p.Exec = &helm.Exec{
+			Command: []string(s.HealthCheck.Test),
 		}
+		return p
 	}
-
 }
 
 // prepareEnvFromFiles generate configMap or secrets from environment files.
diff --git a/helm/deployment.go b/helm/deployment.go
index 172871d..d10b48e 100644
--- a/helm/deployment.go
+++ b/helm/deployment.go
@@ -77,13 +77,27 @@ type Probe struct {
 	InitialDelay int      `yaml:"initialDelaySeconds"`
 }
 
+// Create a new Probe object that can be apply to HttpProbe or TCPProbe.
 func NewProbe(period, initialDelaySeconds, success, failure int) *Probe {
-	return &Probe{
+	probe := &Probe{
 		Period:       period,
 		Success:      success,
 		Failure:      failure,
 		InitialDelay: initialDelaySeconds,
 	}
+
+	// fix default values from
+	// https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/configure-pod-container/configure-liveness-readiness-startup-probes/
+	if period == 0 {
+		probe.Period = 10
+	}
+	if success == 0 {
+		probe.Success = 1
+	}
+	if failure == 0 {
+		probe.Failure = 3
+	}
+	return probe
 }
 
 func NewContainer(name, image string, environment types.MappingWithEquals, labels map[string]string) *Container {