diff --git a/deploy/charts/litellm-helm/templates/deployment.yaml b/deploy/charts/litellm-helm/templates/deployment.yaml
index 97123e5df6..c25c62cc40 100644
--- a/deploy/charts/litellm-helm/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/deploy/charts/litellm-helm/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -116,6 +116,13 @@ spec:
                   name: {{ include "redis.secretName" .Subcharts.redis }}
                   key: {{include "redis.secretPasswordKey" .Subcharts.redis }}
             {{- end }}
+            {{- /*
+              Inject LITELLM_LOG only when envVars does not already define it.
+            */}}
+            {{- if and .Values.logLevel (not (hasKey (default dict .Values.envVars) "LITELLM_LOG")) }}
+            - name: LITELLM_LOG
+              value: {{ .Values.logLevel | quote }}
+            {{- end }}
             {{- if .Values.envVars }}
             {{- range $key, $val := .Values.envVars }}
             - name: {{ $key }}
diff --git a/deploy/charts/litellm-helm/tests/deployment_tests.yaml b/deploy/charts/litellm-helm/tests/deployment_tests.yaml
index b1cbafaf40..df6d134564 100644
--- a/deploy/charts/litellm-helm/tests/deployment_tests.yaml
+++ b/deploy/charts/litellm-helm/tests/deployment_tests.yaml
@@ -257,16 +257,16 @@ tests:
           value: 0
       - equal:
           path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].livenessProbe.periodSeconds
-          value: 10
+          value: 15
       - equal:
           path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].livenessProbe.timeoutSeconds
-          value: 1
+          value: 5
       - equal:
           path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].livenessProbe.successThreshold
           value: 1
       - equal:
           path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].livenessProbe.failureThreshold
-          value: 3
+          value: 5
       - equal:
           path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].readinessProbe.httpGet.path
           value: /health/readiness
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ tests:
           value: 10
       - equal:
           path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].readinessProbe.timeoutSeconds
-          value: 1
+          value: 5
       - equal:
           path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].readinessProbe.successThreshold
           value: 1
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ tests:
           value: 10
       - equal:
           path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].startupProbe.timeoutSeconds
-          value: 1
+          value: 5
       - equal:
           path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].startupProbe.successThreshold
           value: 1
diff --git a/deploy/charts/litellm-helm/values.yaml b/deploy/charts/litellm-helm/values.yaml
index 690ca69e73..3dd1112bea 100644
--- a/deploy/charts/litellm-helm/values.yaml
+++ b/deploy/charts/litellm-helm/values.yaml
@@ -94,20 +94,20 @@ service:
 separateHealthApp: false
 separateHealthPort: 8081
 
-# Probe tuning for proxy container
+# Probes for LiteLLM gateway container
 livenessProbe:
   path: /health/liveliness
   initialDelaySeconds: 0
-  periodSeconds: 10
-  timeoutSeconds: 1
+  periodSeconds: 15
+  timeoutSeconds: 5
   successThreshold: 1
-  failureThreshold: 3
+  failureThreshold: 5
 
 readinessProbe:
   path: /health/readiness
   initialDelaySeconds: 0
   periodSeconds: 10
-  timeoutSeconds: 1
+  timeoutSeconds: 5
   successThreshold: 1
   failureThreshold: 3
 
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ startupProbe:
   path: /health/readiness
   initialDelaySeconds: 0
   periodSeconds: 10
-  timeoutSeconds: 1
+  timeoutSeconds: 5
   successThreshold: 1
   failureThreshold: 30
 
@@ -329,6 +329,17 @@ migrationJob:
     helm:
       enabled: false
 
+# Log level for the litellm proxy (sets LITELLM_LOG in the deployment env).
+# Rendered as a direct `env:` entry, which in Kubernetes takes precedence over
+# any `envFrom:` source. If you currently source LITELLM_LOG from an
+# environmentSecret or environmentConfigMap, set `logLevel: ""` here to
+# disable injection — otherwise this value silently overrides your secret /
+# configmap entry.
+#
+# Setting LITELLM_LOG inside `envVars:` below also wins: the template skips
+# this injection entirely when envVars already defines LITELLM_LOG.
+logLevel: INFO
+
 # Additional environment variables to be added to the deployment as a map of key-value pairs
 envVars: {}