diff --git a/k8sclient/k8sclient.go b/k8sclient/k8sclient.go
index 8a2184d59..389f3f094 100644
--- a/k8sclient/k8sclient.go
+++ b/k8sclient/k8sclient.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
@@ -402,6 +403,8 @@ func GetK8sClient(kubeconfig string, kubeClient *ClientInfo) (*ClientInfo, error
 	// Specify that we use gRPC
 	config.AcceptContentTypes = "application/vnd.kubernetes.protobuf,application/json"
 	config.ContentType = "application/vnd.kubernetes.protobuf"
+	// Set the config timeout to one minute.
+	config.Timeout = time.Minute
 
 	// creates the clientset
 	client, err := kubernetes.NewForConfig(config)