diff --git a/mysql/configmap.yaml b/mysql/configmap.yaml
index 494cc04..4811162 100644
--- a/mysql/configmap.yaml
+++ b/mysql/configmap.yaml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ data:
   custom.cnf: |
     [mysqld]
     # Connection settings
+    bind-address=0.0.0.0
     skip-name-resolve
     max_connections=200
     max_allowed_packet=64M
diff --git a/mysql/statefulset.yaml b/mysql/statefulset.yaml
index 0deabe2..527e222 100644
--- a/mysql/statefulset.yaml
+++ b/mysql/statefulset.yaml
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ spec:
               command:
                 - /bin/sh
                 - -c
-                - mysqladmin ping -h 127.0.0.1 -u root -p${MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD}
+                - mysqladmin ping -h localhost --silent
             initialDelaySeconds: 30
             periodSeconds: 10
             timeoutSeconds: 5
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ spec:
               command:
                 - /bin/sh
                 - -c
-                - mysqladmin ping -h 127.0.0.1 -u root -p${MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD}
+                - mysql -h localhost -u root -p${MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD} -e "SELECT 1"
             initialDelaySeconds: 10
             periodSeconds: 10
             timeoutSeconds: 5
@@ -83,11 +83,11 @@ spec:
               command:
                 - /bin/sh
                 - -c
-                - mysqladmin ping -h 127.0.0.1 -u root -p${MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD}
+                - mysqladmin ping -h localhost --silent
             initialDelaySeconds: 15
             periodSeconds: 10
             timeoutSeconds: 5
-            failureThreshold: 30
+            failureThreshold: 40
           resources:
             limits:
               cpu: 1000m