diff --git a/pkg/standalone/standalone.go b/pkg/standalone/standalone.go
index 4ef72ff28de..fa6d9d1fb3b 100644
--- a/pkg/standalone/standalone.go
+++ b/pkg/standalone/standalone.go
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ func SimpleRunKubelet(etcdClient tools.EtcdClient, dockerClient dockertools.Dock
 		Address:                 util.IP(net.ParseIP(address)),
 		EnableServer:            true,
 		EnableDebuggingHandlers: true,
+		SyncFrequency:           3 * time.Second,
 	}
 	RunKubelet(&kcfg)
 }