diff --git a/pkg/util/config/config.go b/pkg/util/config/config.go
index 6ff217b6d..a8b3dd6bd 100644
--- a/pkg/util/config/config.go
+++ b/pkg/util/config/config.go
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	// value of this string must be valid JSON or YAML; see initPodServiceAccount
 	PodServiceAccountDefinition            string `name:"pod_service_account_definition" default:""`
 	PodServiceAccountRoleBindingDefinition string `name:"pod_service_account_role_binding_definition" default:""`
-	MasterPodMoveTimeout                   time.Duration `name:"master_pod_move_timeout" default:"10m"`
+	MasterPodMoveTimeout                   time.Duration `name:"master_pod_move_timeout" default:"20m"`
 	DbHostedZone                           string `name:"db_hosted_zone" default:"db.example.com"`
 	AWSRegion                              string `name:"aws_region" default:"eu-central-1"`
 	WALES3Bucket                           string `name:"wal_s3_bucket"`