diff --git a/templates/deployment.yaml b/templates/deployment.yaml
index 380ba32..d7b2ae6 100644
--- a/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ spec:
   {{- if not .Values.autoscaling.enabled }}
   replicas: {{ .Values.replicaCount }}
   {{- end }}
+  minReadySeconds: {{ .Values.minReadySeconds }}
   selector:
     matchLabels:
       {{- include "my-app.selectorLabels" . | nindent 6 }}
diff --git a/values.yaml b/values.yaml
index 4ae1122..f73803d 100644
--- a/values.yaml
+++ b/values.yaml
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 
 replicaCount: 1
 
+minReadySeconds: 120
+
 container1:
     image:
         repository: nginx