diff --git a/k3s-leader/run.sh b/k3s-leader/run.sh
index 6925dc2..d3f4c76 100755
--- a/k3s-leader/run.sh
+++ b/k3s-leader/run.sh
@@ -12,10 +12,22 @@ function do_install {
       exit 1
     fi 
     export K3S_TOKEN="$SECRET"
-    export INSTALL_K3S_EXEC="server --server https://$IP_ADDRESS:6443 --disable traefik --disable servicelb"
+    export INSTALL_K3S_EXEC="server --server https://$IP_ADDRESS:6443 --disable traefik --disable servicelb \
+    --kubelet-arg "node-status-update-frequency=4s" \
+    --kube-controller-manager-arg "node-monitor-period=4s" \
+    --kube-controller-manager-arg "node-monitor-grace-period=16s" \
+    --kube-controller-manager-arg "pod-eviction-timeout=20s" \
+    --kube-apiserver-arg "default-not-ready-toleration-seconds=20" \
+    --kube-apiserver-arg "default-unreachable-toleration-seconds=20""
   else
     export K3S_TOKEN="$SECRET"
-    export INSTALL_K3S_EXEC="server --cluster-init --disable traefik --disable servicelb"
+    export INSTALL_K3S_EXEC="server --cluster-init --disable traefik --disable servicelb \
+    --kubelet-arg "node-status-update-frequency=4s" \
+    --kube-controller-manager-arg "node-monitor-period=4s" \
+    --kube-controller-manager-arg "node-monitor-grace-period=16s" \
+    --kube-controller-manager-arg "pod-eviction-timeout=20s" \
+    --kube-apiserver-arg "default-not-ready-toleration-seconds=20" \
+    --kube-apiserver-arg "default-unreachable-toleration-seconds=20""
   fi 
     export K3S_KUBECONFIG_MODE="644"
     eval set -- $(escape "${INSTALL_K3S_EXEC}") $(quote "$@")
diff --git a/utils/service.sh b/utils/service.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b7950f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/service.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+function wait_for_service_active {
+  x=0
+  while [ "$( systemctl is-active $1)" != "active" ]
+  do
+    if [ $x -ge $2 ]; then
+      echo "Error starting service...Exiting"
+      exit 1
+    fi
+    sleep 5
+    x=$(( $x + 1 ))
+  done
+}
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