diff --git a/bin/democratic-csi b/bin/democratic-csi
index 3160798..c1c23b1 100755
--- a/bin/democratic-csi
+++ b/bin/democratic-csi
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ if (!args.serverSocket && !args.serverAddress && !args.serverPort) {
 }
 
 //console.log(args);
+//console.log(process.env);
 
 const package = require("../package.json");
 args.version = package.version;
diff --git a/src/driver/controller-zfs/index.js b/src/driver/controller-zfs/index.js
index f1ff1d1..d665979 100644
--- a/src/driver/controller-zfs/index.js
+++ b/src/driver/controller-zfs/index.js
@@ -617,9 +617,9 @@ class ControllerZfsBaseDriver extends CsiBaseDriver {
         );
       }
 
-      return { ready: { value: true } };
+      return super.Probe(...arguments);
     } else {
-      return { ready: { value: true } };
+      return super.Probe(...arguments);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/src/driver/freenas/api.js b/src/driver/freenas/api.js
index 0af12e9..e728c37 100644
--- a/src/driver/freenas/api.js
+++ b/src/driver/freenas/api.js
@@ -2196,6 +2196,15 @@ class FreeNASApiDriver extends CsiBaseDriver {
         );
       }
 
+      try {
+        await httpApiClient.getSystemVersion();
+      } catch (err) {
+        throw new GrpcError(
+          grpc.status.FAILED_PRECONDITION,
+          `TrueNAS api is unavailable: ${err.getMessage()}`
+        );
+      }
+
       if (!(await httpApiClient.getIsScale())) {
         throw new GrpcError(
           grpc.status.FAILED_PRECONDITION,
@@ -2203,9 +2212,9 @@ class FreeNASApiDriver extends CsiBaseDriver {
         );
       }
 
-      return { ready: { value: true } };
+      return super.Probe(...arguments);
     } else {
-      return { ready: { value: true } };
+      return super.Probe(...arguments);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/src/driver/freenas/http/api.js b/src/driver/freenas/http/api.js
index a153cbb..b9f0057 100644
--- a/src/driver/freenas/http/api.js
+++ b/src/driver/freenas/http/api.js
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ class Api {
      * TrueNAS-SCALE-20.11-MASTER-20201127-092915
      */
     try {
-      response = await httpClient.get(endpoint);
+      response = await httpClient.get(endpoint, null, { timeout: 5 * 1000 });
       versionResponses.v2 = response;
       if (response.statusCode == 200) {
         versionInfo.v2 = response.body;
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ class Api {
      * {"fullversion": "FreeNAS-11.2-U5 (c129415c52)", "name": "FreeNAS", "version": ""}
      */
     try {
-      response = await httpClient.get(endpoint);
+      response = await httpClient.get(endpoint, null, { timeout: 5 * 1000 });
       versionResponses.v1 = response;
       if (response.statusCode == 200 && IsJsonString(response.body)) {
         versionInfo.v1 = response.body;
diff --git a/src/driver/freenas/http/index.js b/src/driver/freenas/http/index.js
index 8dd7eae..54f4a34 100644
--- a/src/driver/freenas/http/index.js
+++ b/src/driver/freenas/http/index.js
@@ -150,14 +150,14 @@ class Client {
     this.logger.debug("FREENAS HTTP RESPONSE BODY: " + stringify(body));
   }
 
-  async get(endpoint, data) {
+  async get(endpoint, data, options = {}) {
     const client = this;
     if (this.options.apiVersion == 1 && !endpoint.endsWith("/")) {
       endpoint += "/";
     }
 
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-      const options = client.getRequestCommonOptions();
+      options = { ...client.getRequestCommonOptions(), ...options };
       options.method = "GET";
       options.url = this.getBaseURL() + endpoint;
       options.params = data;
@@ -172,14 +172,14 @@ class Client {
     });
   }
 
-  async post(endpoint, data) {
+  async post(endpoint, data, options = {}) {
     const client = this;
     if (this.options.apiVersion == 1 && !endpoint.endsWith("/")) {
       endpoint += "/";
     }
 
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-      const options = client.getRequestCommonOptions();
+      options = { ...client.getRequestCommonOptions(), ...options };
       options.method = "POST";
       options.url = this.getBaseURL() + endpoint;
       options.data = data;
@@ -195,14 +195,14 @@ class Client {
     });
   }
 
-  async put(endpoint, data) {
+  async put(endpoint, data, options = {}) {
     const client = this;
     if (this.options.apiVersion == 1 && !endpoint.endsWith("/")) {
       endpoint += "/";
     }
 
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-      const options = client.getRequestCommonOptions();
+      options = { ...client.getRequestCommonOptions(), ...options };
       options.method = "PUT";
       options.url = this.getBaseURL() + endpoint;
       options.data = data;
@@ -218,14 +218,14 @@ class Client {
     });
   }
 
-  async delete(endpoint, data) {
+  async delete(endpoint, data, options = {}) {
     const client = this;
     if (this.options.apiVersion == 1 && !endpoint.endsWith("/")) {
       endpoint += "/";
     }
 
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-      const options = client.getRequestCommonOptions();
+      options = { ...client.getRequestCommonOptions(), ...options };
       options.method = "DELETE";
       options.url = this.getBaseURL() + endpoint;
       options.data = data;
diff --git a/src/driver/freenas/ssh.js b/src/driver/freenas/ssh.js
index 35018a7..29d90cb 100644
--- a/src/driver/freenas/ssh.js
+++ b/src/driver/freenas/ssh.js
@@ -28,6 +28,34 @@ const FREENAS_SYSTEM_VERSION_CACHE_KEY = "freenas:system_version";
 const __REGISTRY_NS__ = "FreeNASSshDriver";
 
 class FreeNASSshDriver extends ControllerZfsBaseDriver {
+  /**
+   * Ensure sane options are used etc
+   * true = ready
+   * false = not ready, but progressiong towards ready
+   * throw error = faulty setup
+   *
+   * @param {*} call
+   */
+  async Probe(call) {
+    const driver = this;
+
+    if (driver.ctx.args.csiMode.includes("controller")) {
+      const httpApiClient = await driver.getTrueNASHttpApiClient();
+      try {
+        await httpApiClient.getSystemVersion();
+      } catch (err) {
+        throw new GrpcError(
+          grpc.status.FAILED_PRECONDITION,
+          `TrueNAS api is unavailable: ${err.getMessage()}`
+        );
+      }
+
+      return super.Probe(...arguments);
+    } else {
+      return super.Probe(...arguments);
+    }
+  }
+
   getExecClient() {
     return registry.get(`${__REGISTRY_NS__}:exec_client`, () => {
       return new SshClient({
@@ -2235,7 +2263,7 @@ class FreeNASSshDriver extends ControllerZfsBaseDriver {
      * TrueNAS-SCALE-20.11-MASTER-20201127-092915
      */
     try {
-      response = await httpClient.get(endpoint);
+      response = await httpClient.get(endpoint, null, { timeout: 5 * 1000 });
       versionResponses.v2 = response;
       if (response.statusCode == 200) {
         versionInfo.v2 = response.body;
@@ -2259,7 +2287,7 @@ class FreeNASSshDriver extends ControllerZfsBaseDriver {
      * {"fullversion": "FreeNAS-11.2-U5 (c129415c52)", "name": "FreeNAS", "version": ""}
      */
     try {
-      response = await httpClient.get(endpoint);
+      response = await httpClient.get(endpoint, null, { timeout: 5 * 1000 });
       versionResponses.v1 = response;
       if (response.statusCode == 200 && IsJsonString(response.body)) {
         versionInfo.v1 = response.body;
diff --git a/src/utils/polyfills.js b/src/utils/polyfills.js
index 0e22848..0d1023b 100644
--- a/src/utils/polyfills.js
+++ b/src/utils/polyfills.js
@@ -3,3 +3,7 @@ if (typeof String.prototype.replaceAll == "undefined") {
     return this.replace(new RegExp(match, "g"), () => replace);
   };
 }
+
+Array.prototype.random = function () {
+  return this[Math.floor(Math.random() * this.length)];
+};