diff --git a/release/kubernetes-manifests.yaml b/release/kubernetes-manifests.yaml
index d9827fb..f82d8dc 100644
--- a/release/kubernetes-manifests.yaml
+++ b/release/kubernetes-manifests.yaml
@@ -411,12 +411,12 @@ spec:
         readinessProbe:
           initialDelaySeconds: 15
           exec:
-            command: ["/bin/grpc_health_probe", "-addr=:7070"]
+            command: ["/bin/grpc_health_probe", "-addr=:7070", "-rpc-timeout=5s"]
         livenessProbe:
           initialDelaySeconds: 15
           periodSeconds: 10
           exec:
-            command: ["/bin/grpc_health_probe", "-addr=:7070"]
+            command: ["/bin/grpc_health_probe", "-addr=:7070", "-rpc-timeout=5s"]
 ---
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Service
diff --git a/src/cartservice/HealthImpl.cs b/src/cartservice/HealthImpl.cs
index f231c7c..44290d1 100644
--- a/src/cartservice/HealthImpl.cs
+++ b/src/cartservice/HealthImpl.cs
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ namespace cartservice {
 
         public override Task<HealthCheckResponse> Check(HealthCheckRequest request, ServerCallContext context){
             Console.WriteLine ("Checking CartService Health");
-
             return Task.FromResult(new HealthCheckResponse {
                 Status = dependency.Ping() ? HealthCheckResponse.Types.ServingStatus.Serving : HealthCheckResponse.Types.ServingStatus.NotServing
             });
diff --git a/src/cartservice/cartservice.csproj b/src/cartservice/cartservice.csproj
index 3fea4a1..4c1e378 100644
--- a/src/cartservice/cartservice.csproj
+++ b/src/cartservice/cartservice.csproj
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     <PackageReference Include="grpc.tools" Version="1.12.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration" Version="2.1.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Json" Version="2.1.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="StackExchange.Redis" Version="1.2.6" />
+    <PackageReference Include="StackExchange.Redis" Version="2.0.601" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/cartservice/cartstore/RedisCartStore.cs b/src/cartservice/cartstore/RedisCartStore.cs
index bc7b7e8..30dc955 100644
--- a/src/cartservice/cartstore/RedisCartStore.cs
+++ b/src/cartservice/cartstore/RedisCartStore.cs
@@ -45,13 +45,13 @@ namespace cartservice.cartstore
             var cart = new Hipstershop.Cart();
             emptyCartBytes = cart.ToByteArray();
             connectionString = $"{redisAddress},ssl=false,allowAdmin=true,connectRetry=5";
-            
+
             redisConnectionOptions = ConfigurationOptions.Parse(connectionString);
 
             // Try to reconnect if first retry failed (up to 5 times with exponential backoff)
             redisConnectionOptions.ConnectRetry = REDIS_RETRY_NUM;
             redisConnectionOptions.ReconnectRetryPolicy = new ExponentialRetry(100);
-            
+
             redisConnectionOptions.KeepAlive = 180;
         }
 
@@ -78,11 +78,11 @@ namespace cartservice.cartstore
 
                 Console.WriteLine("Connecting to Redis: " + connectionString);
                 redis = ConnectionMultiplexer.Connect(redisConnectionOptions);
-                
+
                 if (redis == null || !redis.IsConnected)
                 {
                     Console.WriteLine("Wasn't able to connect to redis");
-                    
+
                     // We weren't able to connect to redis despite 5 retries with exponential backoff
                     throw new ApplicationException("Wasn't able to connect to redis");
                 }
@@ -96,14 +96,14 @@ namespace cartservice.cartstore
                 Console.WriteLine($"Small test result: {res}");
 
                 redis.InternalError += (o, e) => { Console.WriteLine(e.Exception); };
-                redis.ConnectionRestored += (o, e) => 
+                redis.ConnectionRestored += (o, e) =>
                 {
                     isRedisConnectionOpened = true;
-                    Console.WriteLine("Connection to redis was retored successfully"); 
+                    Console.WriteLine("Connection to redis was retored successfully");
                 };
-                redis.ConnectionFailed += (o, e) => 
+                redis.ConnectionFailed += (o, e) =>
                 {
-                    Console.WriteLine("Connection failed. Disposing the object"); 
+                    Console.WriteLine("Connection failed. Disposing the object");
                     isRedisConnectionOpened = false;
                 };
 
@@ -118,9 +118,9 @@ namespace cartservice.cartstore
             try
             {
                 EnsureRedisConnected();
-                
+
                 var db = redis.GetDatabase();
-                
+
                 // Access the cart from the cache
                 var value = await db.HashGetAsync(userId, CART_FIELD_NAME);
 
@@ -202,7 +202,6 @@ namespace cartservice.cartstore
         {
             try
             {
-                var redis = ConnectionMultiplexer.Connect(redisConnectionOptions);
                 var cache = redis.GetDatabase();
                 var res = cache.Ping();
                 return res != TimeSpan.Zero;