diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/probe.go b/pkg/kubelet/probe.go
index 185c2b3bab..6cd41186a2 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/probe.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/probe.go
@@ -32,23 +32,29 @@ import (
 	"github.com/golang/glog"
 )
 
+var (
+	execprober = execprobe.New()
+	httprober  = httprobe.New()
+	tcprober   = tcprobe.New()
+)
+
 func (kl *Kubelet) probeContainer(p *api.LivenessProbe, podFullName string, podUID types.UID, status api.PodStatus, container api.Container) (probe.Status, error) {
 	if p.Exec != nil {
-		return execprobe.Probe(kl.newExecInContainer(podFullName, podUID, container))
+		return execprober.Probe(kl.newExecInContainer(podFullName, podUID, container))
 	}
 	if p.HTTPGet != nil {
 		port, err := extractPort(p.HTTPGet.Port, container)
 		if err != nil {
 			return probe.Unknown, err
 		}
-		return httprobe.Probe(extractGetParams(p.HTTPGet, status, port))
+		return httprober.Probe(extractGetParams(p.HTTPGet, status, port))
 	}
 	if p.TCPSocket != nil {
 		port, err := extractPort(p.TCPSocket.Port, container)
 		if err != nil {
 			return probe.Unknown, err
 		}
-		return tcprobe.Probe(status.PodIP, port)
+		return tcprober.Probe(status.PodIP, port)
 	}
 	glog.Warningf("Failed to find probe builder for %s %+v", container.Name, container.LivenessProbe)
 	return probe.Unknown, nil
diff --git a/pkg/probe/exec/exec.go b/pkg/probe/exec/exec.go
index 73d7283302..5633416168 100644
--- a/pkg/probe/exec/exec.go
+++ b/pkg/probe/exec/exec.go
@@ -27,7 +27,13 @@ import (
 
 const defaultHealthyOutput = "ok"
 
-func Probe(e uexec.Cmd) (probe.Status, error) {
+func New() ExecProber {
+	return ExecProber{}
+}
+
+type ExecProber struct{}
+
+func (pr ExecProber) Probe(e uexec.Cmd) (probe.Status, error) {
 	data, err := e.CombinedOutput()
 	glog.V(4).Infof("health check response: %s", string(data))
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/probe/exec/exec_test.go b/pkg/probe/exec/exec_test.go
index 78c1a76be0..a3e710a862 100644
--- a/pkg/probe/exec/exec_test.go
+++ b/pkg/probe/exec/exec_test.go
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ type healthCheckTest struct {
 }
 
 func TestExec(t *testing.T) {
+	prober := New()
 	fake := FakeCmd{}
 	tests := []healthCheckTest{
 		// Ok
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ func TestExec(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, test := range tests {
 		fake.out = test.output
 		fake.err = test.err
-		status, err := Probe(&fake)
+		status, err := prober.Probe(&fake)
 		if status != test.expectedStatus {
 			t.Errorf("expected %v, got %v", test.expectedStatus, status)
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/probe/http/http.go b/pkg/probe/http/http.go
index b9c406aa16..c8a8f05afa 100644
--- a/pkg/probe/http/http.go
+++ b/pkg/probe/http/http.go
@@ -27,11 +27,17 @@ import (
 	"github.com/golang/glog"
 )
 
-var client = &http.Client{}
+func New() HTTPProber {
+	return HTTPProber{&http.Client{}}
+}
+
+type HTTPProber struct {
+	client HTTPGetInterface
+}
 
 // Probe returns a ProbeRunner capable of running an http check.
-func Probe(host string, port int, path string) (probe.Status, error) {
-	return DoHTTPProbe(formatURL(host, port, path), client)
+func (pr *HTTPProber) Probe(host string, port int, path string) (probe.Status, error) {
+	return DoHTTPProbe(formatURL(host, port, path), pr.client)
 }
 
 type HTTPGetInterface interface {
diff --git a/pkg/probe/http/http_test.go b/pkg/probe/http/http_test.go
index 146bf21b5c..b1bea1ee38 100644
--- a/pkg/probe/http/http_test.go
+++ b/pkg/probe/http/http_test.go
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ func TestFormatURL(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestHTTPProbeChecker(t *testing.T) {
+	prober := New()
 	testCases := []struct {
 		status int
 		health probe.Status
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ func TestHTTPProbeChecker(t *testing.T) {
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Errorf("Unexpected error: %v", err)
 		}
-		health, err := Probe(host, p, "")
+		health, err := prober.Probe(host, p, "")
 		if test.health == probe.Unknown && err == nil {
 			t.Errorf("Expected error")
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/probe/tcp/tcp.go b/pkg/probe/tcp/tcp.go
index 0dc2e343e7..c4b0da523b 100644
--- a/pkg/probe/tcp/tcp.go
+++ b/pkg/probe/tcp/tcp.go
@@ -25,7 +25,13 @@ import (
 	"github.com/golang/glog"
 )
 
-func Probe(host string, port int) (probe.Status, error) {
+func New() TCPProber {
+	return TCPProber{}
+}
+
+type TCPProber struct{}
+
+func (pr TCPProber) Probe(host string, port int) (probe.Status, error) {
 	return DoTCPProbe(net.JoinHostPort(host, strconv.Itoa(port)))
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/probe/tcp/tcp_test.go b/pkg/probe/tcp/tcp_test.go
index 2673ee3bcc..fd717e5d49 100644
--- a/pkg/probe/tcp/tcp_test.go
+++ b/pkg/probe/tcp/tcp_test.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestTcpHealthChecker(t *testing.T) {
+	prober := New()
 	tests := []struct {
 		expectedStatus probe.Status
 		usePort        bool
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ func TestTcpHealthChecker(t *testing.T) {
 		if !test.usePort {
 			p = -1
 		}
-		status, err := Probe(host, p)
+		status, err := prober.Probe(host, p)
 		if status != test.expectedStatus {
 			t.Errorf("expected: %v, got: %v", test.expectedStatus, status)
 		}