diff --git a/stable/mlrun/Chart.yaml b/stable/mlrun/Chart.yaml
index d018d0e1..57435985 100644
--- a/stable/mlrun/Chart.yaml
+++ b/stable/mlrun/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 apiVersion: v1
 name: mlrun
-version: 0.9.24
+version: 0.9.25
 appVersion: 1.6.2
 description: Machine Learning automation and tracking
 sources:
diff --git a/stable/mlrun/templates/api-service.yaml b/stable/mlrun/templates/api-service.yaml
index aab60df0..2a4150c8 100644
--- a/stable/mlrun/templates/api-service.yaml
+++ b/stable/mlrun/templates/api-service.yaml
@@ -31,8 +31,11 @@ spec:
       port: {{ .Values.api.service.port }}
       protocol: TCP
       targetPort: http
-{{ if (and (eq .Values.api.service.type "NodePort") (not (empty .Values.api.service.nodePort))) }}
+{{- if (and (eq .Values.api.service.type "NodePort") (not (empty .Values.api.service.nodePort))) }}
       nodePort: {{.Values.api.service.nodePort}}
 {{ end }}
   selector:
     {{- include "mlrun.api.selectorLabels" . | nindent 4 }}
+    {{- with .Values.api.service.selectorLabels }}
+      {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
+    {{- end }}
diff --git a/stable/mlrun/values.yaml b/stable/mlrun/values.yaml
index d2d2f064..a721d76a 100644
--- a/stable/mlrun/values.yaml
+++ b/stable/mlrun/values.yaml
@@ -73,6 +73,10 @@ api:
     port: 8080
     targetPort: 8080
 
+    # Additional labels for the service as addition to the default api-pods label selectors
+    # Can be used to direct traffic to mlrun workers
+    selectorLabels: {}
+
   ingress:
     enabled: false
     annotations: {}
@@ -161,7 +165,7 @@ api:
       path: /api/healthz
       port: http
     initialDelaySeconds: 1000
-    timeoutSeconds: 10
+    timeoutSeconds: 60
     periodSeconds: 15
     failureThreshold: 4
 
@@ -254,7 +258,7 @@ api:
       httpGet:
         port: http
       initialDelaySeconds: 15
-      timeoutSeconds: 10
+      timeoutSeconds: 30
       periodSeconds: 15
       failureThreshold: 4
 
@@ -315,8 +319,8 @@ api:
         failureThreshold: 3
 
       livenessProbe:
-        timeoutSeconds: 3
-        periodSeconds: 10
+        timeoutSeconds: 10
+        periodSeconds: 30
         failureThreshold: 3
 
 db:
@@ -396,7 +400,7 @@ db:
     exec:
       command: ["/bin/bash", "/etc/config/mysql/health_check.sh"]
     initialDelaySeconds: 30
-    timeoutSeconds: 5
+    timeoutSeconds: 15
     periodSeconds: 10
     failureThreshold: 3