diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/util/etcd/etcd.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/util/etcd/etcd.go
index 96c3e623fb8..9d3c6be046b 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/util/etcd/etcd.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/util/etcd/etcd.go
@@ -38,10 +38,11 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubeadm/app/util/config"
 )
 
-// Exponential backoff for MemberAdd/Remove (values exclude jitter):
-// 0, 50, 150, 350, 750, 1550, 3150, 6350, 12750 ms
-var addRemoveBackoff = wait.Backoff{
-	Steps:    8,
+const etcdTimeout = 2 * time.Second
+
+// Exponential backoff for etcd operations
+var etcdBackoff = wait.Backoff{
+	Steps:    9,
 	Duration: 50 * time.Millisecond,
 	Factor:   2.0,
 	Jitter:   0.1,
@@ -146,11 +147,21 @@ func (c *Client) Sync() error {
 	}
 	defer cli.Close()
 
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 10*time.Second)
-	err = cli.Sync(ctx)
-	cancel()
+	// Syncs the list of endpoints
+	var lastError error
+	err = wait.ExponentialBackoff(etcdBackoff, func() (bool, error) {
+		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), etcdTimeout)
+		err = cli.Sync(ctx)
+		cancel()
+		if err == nil {
+			return true, nil
+		}
+		klog.V(5).Infof("Failed to sync etcd endpoints: %v", err)
+		lastError = err
+		return false, nil
+	})
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return lastError
 	}
 	klog.V(1).Infof("etcd endpoints read from etcd: %s", strings.Join(cli.Endpoints(), ","))
 
@@ -180,11 +191,22 @@ func (c *Client) GetMemberID(peerURL string) (uint64, error) {
 	}
 	defer cli.Close()
 
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 10*time.Second)
-	resp, err := cli.MemberList(ctx)
-	cancel()
+	// Gets the member list
+	var lastError error
+	var resp *clientv3.MemberListResponse
+	err = wait.ExponentialBackoff(etcdBackoff, func() (bool, error) {
+		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), etcdTimeout)
+		resp, err = cli.MemberList(ctx)
+		cancel()
+		if err == nil {
+			return true, nil
+		}
+		klog.V(5).Infof("Failed to get etcd member list: %v", err)
+		lastError = err
+		return false, nil
+	})
 	if err != nil {
-		return 0, err
+		return 0, lastError
 	}
 
 	for _, member := range resp.Members {
@@ -213,11 +235,14 @@ func (c *Client) RemoveMember(id uint64) ([]Member, error) {
 	// Remove an existing member from the cluster
 	var lastError error
 	var resp *clientv3.MemberRemoveResponse
-	err = wait.ExponentialBackoff(addRemoveBackoff, func() (bool, error) {
-		resp, err = cli.MemberRemove(context.Background(), id)
+	err = wait.ExponentialBackoff(etcdBackoff, func() (bool, error) {
+		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), etcdTimeout)
+		resp, err = cli.MemberRemove(ctx, id)
+		cancel()
 		if err == nil {
 			return true, nil
 		}
+		klog.V(5).Infof("Failed to remove etcd member: %v", err)
 		lastError = err
 		return false, nil
 	})
@@ -260,11 +285,14 @@ func (c *Client) AddMember(name string, peerAddrs string) ([]Member, error) {
 	// Adds a new member to the cluster
 	var lastError error
 	var resp *clientv3.MemberAddResponse
-	err = wait.ExponentialBackoff(addRemoveBackoff, func() (bool, error) {
-		resp, err = cli.MemberAdd(context.Background(), []string{peerAddrs})
+	err = wait.ExponentialBackoff(etcdBackoff, func() (bool, error) {
+		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), etcdTimeout)
+		resp, err = cli.MemberAdd(ctx, []string{peerAddrs})
+		cancel()
 		if err == nil {
 			return true, nil
 		}
+		klog.V(5).Infof("Failed to add etcd member: %v", err)
 		lastError = err
 		return false, nil
 	})
@@ -347,12 +375,24 @@ func (c *Client) getClusterStatus() (map[string]*clientv3.StatusResponse, error)
 
 	clusterStatus := make(map[string]*clientv3.StatusResponse)
 	for _, ep := range c.Endpoints {
-		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 5*time.Second)
-		resp, err := cli.Status(ctx, ep)
-		cancel()
+		// Gets the member status
+		var lastError error
+		var resp *clientv3.StatusResponse
+		err = wait.ExponentialBackoff(etcdBackoff, func() (bool, error) {
+			ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), etcdTimeout)
+			resp, err = cli.Status(ctx, ep)
+			cancel()
+			if err == nil {
+				return true, nil
+			}
+			klog.V(5).Infof("Failed to get etcd status for %s: %v", ep, err)
+			lastError = err
+			return false, nil
+		})
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
+			return nil, lastError
 		}
+
 		clusterStatus[ep] = resp
 	}
 	return clusterStatus, nil