diff --git a/Godeps/Godeps.json b/Godeps/Godeps.json
index 4b66c2c0f..9ea9e7c4a 100644
--- a/Godeps/Godeps.json
+++ b/Godeps/Godeps.json
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@
 		},
 		{
 			"ImportPath": "k8s.io/apimachinery",
-			"Rev": "fa0d5bf06730"
+			"Rev": "591a38b7a7b7"
 		},
 		{
 			"ImportPath": "k8s.io/gengo",
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index dfae0fa43..bec8df72c 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/time v0.0.0-20191024005414-555d28b269f0
 	google.golang.org/appengine v1.5.0 // indirect
 	k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20200403220253-fa879b399cd0
-	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20200403220105-fa0d5bf06730
+	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20200407101112-591a38b7a7b7
 	k8s.io/klog v1.0.0
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20200324210504-a9aa75ae1b89
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.2.0
@@ -39,5 +39,5 @@ replace (
 	golang.org/x/sys => golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190813064441-fde4db37ae7a // pinned to release-branch.go1.13
 	golang.org/x/tools => golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20190821162956-65e3620a7ae7 // pinned to release-branch.go1.13
 	k8s.io/api => k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20200403220253-fa879b399cd0
-	k8s.io/apimachinery => k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20200403220105-fa0d5bf06730
+	k8s.io/apimachinery => k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20200407101112-591a38b7a7b7
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index ebf8d232f..fad76fb5f 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.2.8/go.mod h1:hI93XBmqTisBFMUTm0b8Fm+jr3Dg1NNxqwp+5A1VGuI=
 honnef.co/go/tools v0.0.0-20190102054323-c2f93a96b099/go.mod h1:rf3lG4BRIbNafJWhAfAdb/ePZxsR/4RtNHQocxwk9r4=
 honnef.co/go/tools v0.0.0-20190106161140-3f1c8253044a/go.mod h1:rf3lG4BRIbNafJWhAfAdb/ePZxsR/4RtNHQocxwk9r4=
 k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20200403220253-fa879b399cd0/go.mod h1:IHUHI0RKOjAF2/LmT+5g7hlTufmlzdZqccff7saac3A=
-k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20200403220105-fa0d5bf06730/go.mod h1:plsINh5MKcZh761kXB2H+kXnD8vwFIAy7bitct1VPNU=
+k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20200407101112-591a38b7a7b7/go.mod h1:plsINh5MKcZh761kXB2H+kXnD8vwFIAy7bitct1VPNU=
 k8s.io/gengo v0.0.0-20190128074634-0689ccc1d7d6/go.mod h1:ezvh/TsK7cY6rbqRK0oQQ8IAqLxYwwyPxAX1Pzy0ii0=
 k8s.io/klog v0.0.0-20181102134211-b9b56d5dfc92/go.mod h1:Gq+BEi5rUBO/HRz0bTSXDUcqjScdoY3a9IHpCEIOOfk=
 k8s.io/klog v0.3.0/go.mod h1:Gq+BEi5rUBO/HRz0bTSXDUcqjScdoY3a9IHpCEIOOfk=
diff --git a/rest/request.go b/rest/request.go
index fe048ec42..96fb19ce8 100644
--- a/rest/request.go
+++ b/rest/request.go
@@ -669,7 +669,7 @@ func (r *Request) Watch(ctx context.Context) (watch.Interface, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		// The watch stream mechanism handles many common partial data errors, so closed
 		// connections can be retried in many cases.
-		if net.IsProbableEOF(err) {
+		if net.IsProbableEOF(err) || net.IsTimeout(err) {
 			return watch.NewEmptyWatch(), nil
 		}
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/tools/cache/reflector.go b/tools/cache/reflector.go
index 7c581ceda..8dfc41694 100644
--- a/tools/cache/reflector.go
+++ b/tools/cache/reflector.go
@@ -396,6 +396,8 @@ func (r *Reflector) ListAndWatch(stopCh <-chan struct{}) error {
 			AllowWatchBookmarks: true,
 		}
 
+		// start the clock before sending the request, since some proxies won't flush headers until after the first watch event is sent
+		start := r.clock.Now()
 		w, err := r.listerWatcher.Watch(options)
 		if err != nil {
 			// If this is "connection refused" error, it means that most likely apiserver is not responsive.
@@ -409,7 +411,7 @@ func (r *Reflector) ListAndWatch(stopCh <-chan struct{}) error {
 			return err
 		}
 
-		if err := r.watchHandler(w, &resourceVersion, resyncerrc, stopCh); err != nil {
+		if err := r.watchHandler(start, w, &resourceVersion, resyncerrc, stopCh); err != nil {
 			if err != errorStopRequested {
 				switch {
 				case isExpiredError(err):
@@ -436,8 +438,7 @@ func (r *Reflector) syncWith(items []runtime.Object, resourceVersion string) err
 }
 
 // watchHandler watches w and keeps *resourceVersion up to date.
-func (r *Reflector) watchHandler(w watch.Interface, resourceVersion *string, errc chan error, stopCh <-chan struct{}) error {
-	start := r.clock.Now()
+func (r *Reflector) watchHandler(start time.Time, w watch.Interface, resourceVersion *string, errc chan error, stopCh <-chan struct{}) error {
 	eventCount := 0
 
 	// Stopping the watcher should be idempotent and if we return from this function there's no way
diff --git a/tools/cache/reflector_test.go b/tools/cache/reflector_test.go
index 59b66256d..3e2fcc19b 100644
--- a/tools/cache/reflector_test.go
+++ b/tools/cache/reflector_test.go
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ func TestReflectorWatchHandlerError(t *testing.T) {
 		fw.Stop()
 	}()
 	var resumeRV string
-	err := g.watchHandler(fw, &resumeRV, nevererrc, wait.NeverStop)
+	err := g.watchHandler(time.Now(), fw, &resumeRV, nevererrc, wait.NeverStop)
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Errorf("unexpected non-error")
 	}
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ func TestReflectorWatchHandler(t *testing.T) {
 		fw.Stop()
 	}()
 	var resumeRV string
-	err := g.watchHandler(fw, &resumeRV, nevererrc, wait.NeverStop)
+	err := g.watchHandler(time.Now(), fw, &resumeRV, nevererrc, wait.NeverStop)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("unexpected error %v", err)
 	}
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ func TestReflectorStopWatch(t *testing.T) {
 	var resumeRV string
 	stopWatch := make(chan struct{}, 1)
 	stopWatch <- struct{}{}
-	err := g.watchHandler(fw, &resumeRV, nevererrc, stopWatch)
+	err := g.watchHandler(time.Now(), fw, &resumeRV, nevererrc, stopWatch)
 	if err != errorStopRequested {
 		t.Errorf("expected stop error, got %q", err)
 	}
diff --git a/tools/watch/retrywatcher.go b/tools/watch/retrywatcher.go
index 47ae9df4a..edf28d164 100644
--- a/tools/watch/retrywatcher.go
+++ b/tools/watch/retrywatcher.go
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ func (rw *RetryWatcher) doReceive() (bool, time.Duration) {
 
 	default:
 		msg := "Watch failed: %v"
-		if net.IsProbableEOF(err) {
+		if net.IsProbableEOF(err) || net.IsTimeout(err) {
 			klog.V(5).Infof(msg, err)
 			// Retry
 			return false, 0