diff --git a/04_setup_ironic.sh b/04_setup_ironic.sh
index ff8d0ef6d..366dc0757 100755
--- a/04_setup_ironic.sh
+++ b/04_setup_ironic.sh
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ sudo podman run -d --net host --privileged --name mariadb --pod ironic-pod \
 
 sudo podman run -d --net host --privileged --name ironic --pod ironic-pod \
      --env MARIADB_PASSWORD=$mariadb_password \
+     --env OS_CONDUCTOR__HEARTBEAT_TIMEOUT=120 \
      -v $IRONIC_DATA_DIR:/shared ${IRONIC_IMAGE}
 
 # Start Ironic Inspector 
diff --git a/assets/files/etc/kubernetes/manifests/keepalived.yaml b/assets/files/etc/kubernetes/manifests/keepalived.yaml
index 6ce1012d6..d9584f911 100644
--- a/assets/files/etc/kubernetes/manifests/keepalived.yaml
+++ b/assets/files/etc/kubernetes/manifests/keepalived.yaml
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ spec:
   - name: keepalived
     securityContext:
       privileged: true
-    image: quay.io/celebdor/keepalived:latest
+    image: registry.svc.ci.openshift.org/ocp/4.2@sha256:daa9f390c43563b67546cd5b4cf3d8e351c3530f8091f523a73061fa441e8818
     command:
     - /usr/sbin/keepalived
     args:
diff --git a/assets/files/etc/kubernetes/static-pod-resources/keepalived/keepalived.conf.template b/assets/files/etc/kubernetes/static-pod-resources/keepalived/keepalived.conf.template
index a0b3b2af4..aff40fd60 100644
--- a/assets/files/etc/kubernetes/static-pod-resources/keepalived/keepalived.conf.template
+++ b/assets/files/etc/kubernetes/static-pod-resources/keepalived/keepalived.conf.template
@@ -1,17 +1,22 @@
+global_defs {
+    enable_script_security
+    script_user root
+}
+
 vrrp_script chk_ocp {
-    script "curl -o /dev/null -kLs https://0:6443/readyz"
+    script "/usr/bin/curl -o /dev/null -kLs https://0:6443/readyz"
     interval 1
     weight 50
 }
 
 vrrp_script chk_dns {
-    script "host -t SRV _etcd-server-ssl._tcp.${DOMAIN} localhost"
+    script "/usr/bin/host -t SRV _etcd-server-ssl._tcp.${DOMAIN} localhost"
     interval 1
     weight 50
 }
 
 vrrp_script chk_ingress {
-    script "curl -o /dev/null -kLs https://0:1936/healthz"
+    script "/usr/bin/curl -o /dev/null -kLs https://0:1936/healthz"
     interval 1
     weight 50
 }