diff --git a/cluster/addons/dns/skydns-rc.yaml.base b/cluster/addons/dns/skydns-rc.yaml.base
index a8ad68e0032..4b5e39c24bb 100644
--- a/cluster/addons/dns/skydns-rc.yaml.base
+++ b/cluster/addons/dns/skydns-rc.yaml.base
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ spec:
             scheme: HTTP
           # we poll on pod startup for the Kubernetes master service and
           # only setup the /readiness HTTP server once that's available.
-          initialDelaySeconds: 30
+          initialDelaySeconds: 3
           timeoutSeconds: 5
         args:
         # command = "/kube-dns"
diff --git a/cluster/addons/dns/skydns-rc.yaml.in b/cluster/addons/dns/skydns-rc.yaml.in
index d0a18a41822..507b47d886c 100644
--- a/cluster/addons/dns/skydns-rc.yaml.in
+++ b/cluster/addons/dns/skydns-rc.yaml.in
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ spec:
             scheme: HTTP
           # we poll on pod startup for the Kubernetes master service and
           # only setup the /readiness HTTP server once that's available.
-          initialDelaySeconds: 30
+          initialDelaySeconds: 3
           timeoutSeconds: 5
         args:
         # command = "/kube-dns"
diff --git a/cluster/addons/dns/skydns-rc.yaml.sed b/cluster/addons/dns/skydns-rc.yaml.sed
index 55767766eeb..cb60972aa45 100644
--- a/cluster/addons/dns/skydns-rc.yaml.sed
+++ b/cluster/addons/dns/skydns-rc.yaml.sed
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ spec:
             scheme: HTTP
           # we poll on pod startup for the Kubernetes master service and
           # only setup the /readiness HTTP server once that's available.
-          initialDelaySeconds: 30
+          initialDelaySeconds: 3
           timeoutSeconds: 5
         args:
         # command = "/kube-dns"
diff --git a/cluster/gce/coreos/kube-manifests/addons/dns/skydns-rc.yaml b/cluster/gce/coreos/kube-manifests/addons/dns/skydns-rc.yaml
index cfa2f355f8b..c46ec6c9087 100644
--- a/cluster/gce/coreos/kube-manifests/addons/dns/skydns-rc.yaml
+++ b/cluster/gce/coreos/kube-manifests/addons/dns/skydns-rc.yaml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ spec:
             scheme: HTTP
           # we poll on pod startup for the Kubernetes master service and
           # only setup the /readiness HTTP server once that's available.
-          initialDelaySeconds: 30
+          initialDelaySeconds: 3
           timeoutSeconds: 5
         args:
         # command = "/kube-dns"
diff --git a/cluster/juju/layers/kubernetes/templates/kubedns-rc.yaml b/cluster/juju/layers/kubernetes/templates/kubedns-rc.yaml
index ef96d382447..51e743bd2c5 100644
--- a/cluster/juju/layers/kubernetes/templates/kubedns-rc.yaml
+++ b/cluster/juju/layers/kubernetes/templates/kubedns-rc.yaml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ spec:
             scheme: HTTP
           # we poll on pod startup for the Kubernetes master service and
           # only setup the /readiness HTTP server once that's available.
-          initialDelaySeconds: 30
+          initialDelaySeconds: 3
           timeoutSeconds: 5
         args:
         # command = "/kube-dns"