diff --git a/test/e2e/framework/network/utils.go b/test/e2e/framework/network/utils.go
index 082e7e5f0d8..0e19328103d 100644
--- a/test/e2e/framework/network/utils.go
+++ b/test/e2e/framework/network/utils.go
@@ -900,8 +900,8 @@ func (config *NetworkingTestConfig) getServiceClient() coreclientset.ServiceInte
 
 // HTTPPokeParams is a struct for HTTP poke parameters.
 type HTTPPokeParams struct {
-	Timeout        time.Duration
-	ExpectCode     int // default = 200
+	Timeout        time.Duration // default = 10 secs
+	ExpectCode     int           // default = 200
 	BodyContains   string
 	RetriableCodes []int
 	EnableHTTPS    bool
@@ -981,6 +981,10 @@ func PokeHTTP(host string, port int, path string, params *HTTPPokeParams) HTTPPo
 		params.ExpectCode = http.StatusOK
 	}
 
+	if params.Timeout == 0 {
+		params.Timeout = 10 * time.Second
+	}
+
 	framework.Logf("Poking %q", url)
 
 	resp, err := httpGetNoConnectionPoolTimeout(url, params.Timeout)