diff --git a/charts/apl-operator/templates/deployment.yaml b/charts/apl-operator/templates/deployment.yaml
index bcf0c41b70..f4599761e3 100644
--- a/charts/apl-operator/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/apl-operator/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ spec:
                 - "test $(( $(date +%s) - $(date -r /tmp/heartbeat +%s) )) -le 900"
             initialDelaySeconds: 180
             periodSeconds: 60
-            failureThreshold: 1
+            failureThreshold: 3
             timeoutSeconds: 10
           resources:
             {{- toYaml .Values.resources | nindent 12 }}