diff --git a/ro_core/config/config.go b/ro_core/config/config.go
index 030134b..be78228 100644
--- a/ro_core/config/config.go
+++ b/ro_core/config/config.go
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 	default_ROCoreCert            = "pki/voltha.crt"
 	default_ROCoreCA              = "pki/voltha-CA.pem"
 	default_Affinity_Router_Topic = "affinityRouter"
+	default_ProbePort             = 8080
 )
 
 // ROCoreFlags represents the set of configurations used by the read-only core service
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@
 	ROCoreCert          string
 	ROCoreCA            string
 	AffinityRouterTopic string
+	ProbePort           int
 }
 
 func init() {
@@ -91,6 +93,7 @@
 		ROCoreCert:          default_ROCoreCert,
 		ROCoreCA:            default_ROCoreCA,
 		AffinityRouterTopic: default_Affinity_Router_Topic,
+		ProbePort:           default_ProbePort,
 	}
 	return &roCoreFlag
 }
@@ -139,6 +142,9 @@
 	help = fmt.Sprintf("Show version information and exit")
 	flag.BoolVar(&cf.DisplayVersionOnly, "version", default_DisplayVersionOnly, help)
 
+	help = fmt.Sprintf("The port on which to listen to answer liveness and readiness probe queries over HTTP.")
+	flag.IntVar(&(cf.ProbePort), "probe_port", default_ProbePort, help)
+
 	flag.Parse()
 
 	containerName := getContainerInfo()