diff --git a/deployments/sequencer/main.py b/deployments/sequencer/main.py
index adc391e06b..159a2db70e 100644
--- a/deployments/sequencer/main.py
+++ b/deployments/sequencer/main.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 from services.service import Service
 from config.sequencer import Config, SequencerDevConfig
 from services.objects import Probe, HealthCheck
+from services import defaults
 
 
 @dataclasses.dataclass
@@ -39,33 +40,20 @@ def __init__(
             image="paulbouwer/hello-kubernetes:1.7",
             replicas=2,
             config=system_structure.config.get(),
-            health_check=HealthCheck(
-                startup_probe=Probe(port="http", path="/", period_seconds=5, failure_threshold=10, timeout_seconds=5),
-                readiness_probe=Probe(port="http", path="/", period_seconds=5, failure_threshold=10, timeout_seconds=5),
-                liveness_probe=Probe(port="http", path="/", period_seconds=5, failure_threshold=10, timeout_seconds=5)
-            )
+            health_check=defaults.health_check
         )
         self.batcher = Service(
             self, 
             "batcher", 
             image="ghost", 
             container_port=2368, 
-            health_check=HealthCheck(
-                startup_probe=Probe(port="http", path="/", period_seconds=5, failure_threshold=10, timeout_seconds=5),
-                readiness_probe=Probe(port="http", path="/", period_seconds=5, failure_threshold=10, timeout_seconds=5),
-                liveness_probe=Probe(port="http", path="/", period_seconds=5, failure_threshold=10, timeout_seconds=5)
-            )
+            health_check=defaults.health_check
         )
         self.sequencer_node = Service(
             self, 
             "sequencer-node", 
             image="", 
-            container_port=8082,
-            health_check=HealthCheck(
-                startup_probe=Probe(port="http", path="/", period_seconds=5, failure_threshold=10, timeout_seconds=5),
-                readiness_probe=Probe(port="http", path="/", period_seconds=5, failure_threshold=10, timeout_seconds=5),
-                liveness_probe=Probe(port="http", path="/", period_seconds=5, failure_threshold=10, timeout_seconds=5)
-            )
+            container_port=8082
         )
 
 
diff --git a/deployments/sequencer/services/defaults.py b/deployments/sequencer/services/defaults.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..10f348f407
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deployments/sequencer/services/defaults.py
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+from services.objects import Probe, HealthCheck
+
+health_check=HealthCheck(
+    startup_probe=Probe(port="http", path="/", period_seconds=5, failure_threshold=10, timeout_seconds=5),
+    readiness_probe=Probe(port="http", path="/", period_seconds=5, failure_threshold=10, timeout_seconds=5),
+    liveness_probe=Probe(port="http", path="/", period_seconds=5, failure_threshold=10, timeout_seconds=5)
+)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/deployments/sequencer/services/objects.py b/deployments/sequencer/services/objects.py
index e4b48587da..16c5b240ed 100644
--- a/deployments/sequencer/services/objects.py
+++ b/deployments/sequencer/services/objects.py
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 import dataclasses
 
-from typing import Union
+from typing import Union, Optional
 from imports import k8s
 
 
 @dataclasses.dataclass
 class Probe:
-    port: Union[str, int] = "http"
-    path: str = "/"
+    port: Union[str, int]
+    path: str
     period_seconds: int
     failure_threshold: int
-    timeout_seconds: int = 5
+    timeout_seconds: int
 
 @dataclasses.dataclass
 class HealthCheck:
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class HealthCheck:
     liveness_probe: Probe
 
     def __post_init__(self):
-        self.configure_probes()
+        self.get()
 
     def _create_port(self, port: Union[str, int]):
         return k8s.IntOrString.from_string(port) if isinstance(port, str) else k8s.IntOrString.from_number(port)
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ def _create_k8s_probe(self, probe: Probe):
             timeout_seconds=probe.timeout_seconds
         )
 
-    def configure_probes(self):
+    def get(self):
         self.startup_probe = self._create_k8s_probe(self.startup_probe)
         self.readiness_probe = self._create_k8s_probe(self.readiness_probe)
         self.liveness_probe = self._create_k8s_probe(self.liveness_probe)
diff --git a/deployments/sequencer/services/service.py b/deployments/sequencer/services/service.py
index 430538bd6c..31c8140e62 100644
--- a/deployments/sequencer/services/service.py
+++ b/deployments/sequencer/services/service.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ def __init__(
         port: Optional[int] = 80,
         container_port: int = 8082,
         config: Optional[Dict[str, str]] = None,
-        health_check: HealthCheck,
+        health_check: Optional[HealthCheck] = None,
     ):
         super().__init__(scope, id)
 
@@ -63,9 +63,9 @@ def __init__(
                                 ports=[
                                     k8s.ContainerPort(container_port=container_port)
                                 ],
-                                startup_probe=health_check.startup_probe,
-                                readiness_probe=health_check.readiness_probe,
-                                liveness_probe=health_check.liveness_probe
+                                startup_probe=health_check.startup_probe if health_check else None,
+                                readiness_probe=health_check.readiness_probe if health_check else None,
+                                liveness_probe=health_check.liveness_probe if health_check else None
                             )
                         ],
                         volumes=(