diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 1becee9b..b229cd35 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ require (
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.35.1
 	gopkg.in/evanphx/json-patch.v4 v4.12.0
 	k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20250211114750-4629116ef3ab
-	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20250211114440-46c230ea8d65
+	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20250214214420-47e7fa9a40a2
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.130.1
 	k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20241212222426-2c72e554b1e7
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20241104100929-3ea5e8cea738
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 6ab9f11b..24a5131f 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -150,8 +150,8 @@ gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 h1:fxVm/GzAzEWqLHuvctI91KS9hhNmmWOoWu0XTYJS7CA=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
 k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20250211114750-4629116ef3ab h1:bBsQSUPkp7s90RsTrNPfVKWOeX1jqXxYDgnoc1bjs8Y=
 k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20250211114750-4629116ef3ab/go.mod h1:9+9XPWTbyV1YwAc5YizzbMHBe4gp7BY2PPZ3+DxXjxw=
-k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20250211114440-46c230ea8d65 h1:RADrjyqn52TmFg79piA2+zmjMJYBRxeR65d4YnqNhQE=
-k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20250211114440-46c230ea8d65/go.mod h1:pvurfgWU15pkR11HFlMI9tdxY59XU+Wzo22Rx2iSD+g=
+k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20250214214420-47e7fa9a40a2 h1:+Wh461h0wCf5qF35OJaZlyItfrbgmuRpIcPdohK3qNQ=
+k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20250214214420-47e7fa9a40a2/go.mod h1:pvurfgWU15pkR11HFlMI9tdxY59XU+Wzo22Rx2iSD+g=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.130.1 h1:n9Xl7H1Xvksem4KFG4PYbdQCQxqc/tTUyrgXaOhHSzk=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.130.1/go.mod h1:3Jpz1GvMt720eyJH1ckRHK1EDfpxISzJ7I9OYgaDtPE=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20241212222426-2c72e554b1e7 h1:hcha5B1kVACrLujCKLbr8XWMxCxzQx42DY8QKYJrDLg=
diff --git a/tools/remotecommand/websocket.go b/tools/remotecommand/websocket.go
index 1dc679cb..7e7703ca 100644
--- a/tools/remotecommand/websocket.go
+++ b/tools/remotecommand/websocket.go
@@ -248,6 +248,7 @@ func (c *wsStreamCreator) readDemuxLoop(bufferSize int, period time.Duration, de
 	// Initialize and start the ping/pong heartbeat.
 	h := newHeartbeat(c.conn, period, deadline)
 	// Set initial timeout for websocket connection reading.
+	klog.V(5).Infof("Websocket initial read deadline: %s", deadline)
 	if err := c.conn.SetReadDeadline(time.Now().Add(deadline)); err != nil {
 		klog.Errorf("Websocket initial setting read deadline failed %v", err)
 		return
@@ -354,8 +355,8 @@ func (s *stream) Read(p []byte) (n int, err error) {
 
 // Write writes directly to the underlying WebSocket connection.
 func (s *stream) Write(p []byte) (n int, err error) {
-	klog.V(4).Infof("Write() on stream %d", s.id)
-	defer klog.V(4).Infof("Write() done on stream %d", s.id)
+	klog.V(8).Infof("Write() on stream %d", s.id)
+	defer klog.V(8).Infof("Write() done on stream %d", s.id)
 	s.connWriteLock.Lock()
 	defer s.connWriteLock.Unlock()
 	if s.conn == nil {
@@ -363,7 +364,7 @@ func (s *stream) Write(p []byte) (n int, err error) {
 	}
 	err = s.conn.SetWriteDeadline(time.Now().Add(writeDeadline))
 	if err != nil {
-		klog.V(7).Infof("Websocket setting write deadline failed %v", err)
+		klog.V(4).Infof("Websocket setting write deadline failed %v", err)
 		return 0, err
 	}
 	// Message writer buffers the message data, so we don't need to do that ourselves.
@@ -392,8 +393,8 @@ func (s *stream) Write(p []byte) (n int, err error) {
 
 // Close half-closes the stream, indicating this side is finished with the stream.
 func (s *stream) Close() error {
-	klog.V(4).Infof("Close() on stream %d", s.id)
-	defer klog.V(4).Infof("Close() done on stream %d", s.id)
+	klog.V(6).Infof("Close() on stream %d", s.id)
+	defer klog.V(6).Infof("Close() done on stream %d", s.id)
 	s.connWriteLock.Lock()
 	defer s.connWriteLock.Unlock()
 	if s.conn == nil {
@@ -452,7 +453,7 @@ func newHeartbeat(conn *gwebsocket.Conn, period time.Duration, deadline time.Dur
 	// be empty.
 	h.conn.SetPongHandler(func(msg string) error {
 		// Push the read deadline into the future.
-		klog.V(8).Infof("Pong message received (%s)--resetting read deadline", msg)
+		klog.V(6).Infof("Pong message received (%s)--resetting read deadline", msg)
 		err := h.conn.SetReadDeadline(time.Now().Add(deadline))
 		if err != nil {
 			klog.Errorf("Websocket setting read deadline failed %v", err)
@@ -487,14 +488,14 @@ func (h *heartbeat) start() {
 	for {
 		select {
 		case <-h.closer:
-			klog.V(8).Infof("closed channel--returning")
+			klog.V(5).Infof("closed channel--returning")
 			return
 		case <-t.C:
 			// "WriteControl" does not need to be protected by a mutex. According to
 			// gorilla/websockets library docs: "The Close and WriteControl methods can
 			// be called concurrently with all other methods."
 			if err := h.conn.WriteControl(gwebsocket.PingMessage, h.message, time.Now().Add(pingReadDeadline)); err == nil {
-				klog.V(8).Infof("Websocket Ping succeeeded")
+				klog.V(6).Infof("Websocket Ping succeeeded")
 			} else {
 				klog.Errorf("Websocket Ping failed: %v", err)
 				if errors.Is(err, gwebsocket.ErrCloseSent) {