diff --git a/internal/pkg/config/config.go b/internal/pkg/config/config.go
index 2971169..d87b0d9 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/config/config.go
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@
 	default_Banner           = false
 	default_Topic            = "simulated_onu"
 	default_CoreTopic        = "rwcore"
+	default_ProbeHost        = ""
+	default_ProbePort        = 8080
 )
 
 // AdapterFlags represents the set of configurations used by the read-write adaptercore service
@@ -56,6 +58,8 @@
 	CoreTopic        string
 	LogLevel         int
 	Banner           bool
+	ProbeHost        string
+	ProbePort        int
 }
 
 func init() {
@@ -78,6 +82,8 @@
 		CoreTopic:        default_CoreTopic,
 		LogLevel:         default_LogLevel,
 		Banner:           default_Banner,
+		ProbeHost:        default_ProbeHost,
+		ProbePort:        default_ProbePort,
 	}
 	return &adapterFlags
 }
@@ -123,6 +129,12 @@
 	help = fmt.Sprintf("Show startup banner log lines")
 	flag.BoolVar(&so.Banner, "banner", default_Banner, help)
 
+	help = fmt.Sprintf("The address on which to listen to answer liveness and readiness probe queries over HTTP.")
+	flag.StringVar(&(so.ProbeHost), "probe_host", default_ProbeHost, help)
+
+	help = fmt.Sprintf("The port on which to listen to answer liveness and readiness probe queries over HTTP.")
+	flag.IntVar(&(so.ProbePort), "probe_port", default_ProbePort, help)
+
 	flag.Parse()
 
 	containerName := getContainerInfo()