diff --git a/roles/openshift-apps/noggin/templates/deploymentconfig.yml b/roles/openshift-apps/noggin/templates/deploymentconfig.yml
index 4743a8e60b..62f82985e2 100644
--- a/roles/openshift-apps/noggin/templates/deploymentconfig.yml
+++ b/roles/openshift-apps/noggin/templates/deploymentconfig.yml
@@ -78,14 +78,14 @@ spec:
           initialDelaySeconds: 5
           periodSeconds: 60
           httpGet:
-            path: "{{ subdir }}/healthz/ready"
+            path: "{{ subdir|default('') }}/healthz/ready"
             port: 8080
         livenessProbe:
           timeoutSeconds: 10
           initialDelaySeconds: 10
           periodSeconds: 60
           httpGet:
-            path: "{{ subdir }}/healthz/live"
+            path: "{{ subdir|default('') }}/healthz/live"
             port: 8080
       volumes:
       - name: noggin-config-volume