diff --git a/test/e2e/framework/test_context.go b/test/e2e/framework/test_context.go
index 25b86b98a8a..e9cae4df0b2 100644
--- a/test/e2e/framework/test_context.go
+++ b/test/e2e/framework/test_context.go
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ func RegisterClusterFlags() {
 	flag.StringVar(&cloudConfig.ConfigFile, "cloud-config-file", "", "Cloud config file.  Only required if provider is azure.")
 	flag.IntVar(&TestContext.MinStartupPods, "minStartupPods", 0, "The number of pods which we need to see in 'Running' state with a 'Ready' condition of true, before we try running tests. This is useful in any cluster which needs some base pod-based services running before it can be used.")
 	flag.DurationVar(&TestContext.SystemPodsStartupTimeout, "system-pods-startup-timeout", 10*time.Minute, "Timeout for waiting for all system pods to be running before starting tests.")
-	flag.DurationVar(&TestContext.NodeSchedulableTimeout, "node-schedulable-timeout", 4*time.Hour, "Timeout for waiting for all nodes to be schedulable.")
+	flag.DurationVar(&TestContext.NodeSchedulableTimeout, "node-schedulable-timeout", 30*time.Minute, "Timeout for waiting for all nodes to be schedulable.")
 	flag.StringVar(&TestContext.UpgradeTarget, "upgrade-target", "ci/latest", "Version to upgrade to (e.g. 'release/stable', 'release/latest', 'ci/latest', '0.19.1', '0.19.1-669-gabac8c8') if doing an upgrade test.")
 	flag.StringVar(&TestContext.EtcdUpgradeStorage, "etcd-upgrade-storage", "", "The storage version to upgrade to (either 'etcdv2' or 'etcdv3') if doing an etcd upgrade test.")
 	flag.StringVar(&TestContext.EtcdUpgradeVersion, "etcd-upgrade-version", "", "The etcd binary version to upgrade to (e.g., '3.0.14', '2.3.7') if doing an etcd upgrade test.")