diff --git a/hack/lib/util.sh b/hack/lib/util.sh
index cc00baeba5d..b42f4fae199 100755
--- a/hack/lib/util.sh
+++ b/hack/lib/util.sh
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ kube::util::realpath() {
 kube::util::wait_for_url() {
   local url=$1
   local prefix=${2:-}
-  local wait=${3:-0.5}
-  local times=${4:-25}
+  local wait=${3:-1}
+  local times=${4:-30}
 
   which curl >/dev/null || {
     kube::log::usage "curl must be installed"
diff --git a/hack/test-cmd.sh b/hack/test-cmd.sh
index d6e69d9d4d3..3e7778b113b 100755
--- a/hack/test-cmd.sh
+++ b/hack/test-cmd.sh
@@ -70,9 +70,9 @@ function start-proxy()
   # We try checking kubectl proxy 30 times with 1s delays to avoid occasional
   # failures.
   if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
-    kube::util::wait_for_url "http://127.0.0.1:${PROXY_PORT}/healthz" "kubectl proxy" 1 30
+    kube::util::wait_for_url "http://127.0.0.1:${PROXY_PORT}/healthz" "kubectl proxy"
   else
-    kube::util::wait_for_url "http://127.0.0.1:${PROXY_PORT}/$1/healthz" "kubectl proxy --api-prefix=$1" 1 30
+    kube::util::wait_for_url "http://127.0.0.1:${PROXY_PORT}/$1/healthz" "kubectl proxy --api-prefix=$1"
   fi
 }