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@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@ Additionally, app health checks are impacted by the protocol used for the app ch
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 | [`--app-protocol`]({{< ref "app-health.md#health-check-paths" >}})   | `dapr.io/app-protocol`   | Protocol used for the app channel. supported values are `http`, `grpc`, `https`, `grpcs`, and `h2c` (HTTP/2 Cleartext). | `http`  |
 
+{{% alert title="Note" color="primary" %}}
+A low app health probe timeout can classify an application as unhealthy if it experiences a sudden high load, causing the response time to degrade.
+{{% /alert %}}
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 ### Health check paths
 
 #### HTTP