diff --git a/cluster/juju/layers/kubernetes-worker/reactive/kubernetes_worker.py b/cluster/juju/layers/kubernetes-worker/reactive/kubernetes_worker.py
index a5fa34c5fc8..9e5045c24fe 100644
--- a/cluster/juju/layers/kubernetes-worker/reactive/kubernetes_worker.py
+++ b/cluster/juju/layers/kubernetes-worker/reactive/kubernetes_worker.py
@@ -975,7 +975,7 @@ def get_node_name():
     # Get all the nodes in the cluster
     cmd = 'kubectl --kubeconfig={} get no -o=json'.format(kubeconfig_path)
     cmd = cmd.split()
-    deadline = time.time() + 60
+    deadline = time.time() + 180
     while time.time() < deadline:
         try:
             raw = check_output(cmd)
@@ -1028,7 +1028,7 @@ def _apply_node_label(label, delete=False, overwrite=False):
             cmd = '{} --overwrite'.format(cmd)
     cmd = cmd.split()
 
-    deadline = time.time() + 60
+    deadline = time.time() + 180
     while time.time() < deadline:
         code = subprocess.call(cmd)
         if code == 0: