diff --git a/pkg/backends/openfaas.go b/pkg/backends/openfaas.go
index d8616ef9..a3d9a733 100644
--- a/pkg/backends/openfaas.go
+++ b/pkg/backends/openfaas.go
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ func (of *OpenfaasBackend) CreateService(service types.Service) error {
 	}
 
 	// Watch for deployment changes in services namespace
-	var timeoutSeconds int64 = 130
+	var timeoutSeconds int64 = 30
 	var deploymentCreated = false
 	listOpts := metav1.ListOptions{
 		TimeoutSeconds:  &timeoutSeconds,
@@ -226,7 +226,6 @@ func (of *OpenfaasBackend) ReadService(name string) (*types.Service, error) {
 	}
 
 	return svc, nil
-
 }
 
 // UpdateService updates an existent service
diff --git a/pkg/types/service.go b/pkg/types/service.go
index 18d09c85..ca69073d 100644
--- a/pkg/types/service.go
+++ b/pkg/types/service.go
@@ -240,9 +240,9 @@ func addWatchdogEnvVars(p *v1.PodSpec) {
 		},
 	}
 
-	for _, cont := range p.Containers {
+	for i, cont := range p.Containers {
 		if cont.Name == ContainerName {
-			cont.Env = append(cont.Env, requiredEnvVars...)
+			p.Containers[i].Env = append(p.Containers[i].Env, requiredEnvVars...)
 		}
 	}
 }