diff --git a/pkg/cmd/util/clientcmd/clientconfig.go b/pkg/cmd/util/clientcmd/clientconfig.go
index c152100f3c50..a5f2da8da137 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/util/clientcmd/clientconfig.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/util/clientcmd/clientconfig.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ func DefaultClientConfig(flags *pflag.FlagSet) clientcmd.ClientConfig {
 	overrideFlags.ContextOverrideFlags.Namespace.ShortName = "n"
 	overrideFlags.AuthOverrideFlags.Username.LongName = ""
 	overrideFlags.AuthOverrideFlags.Password.LongName = ""
+	overrideFlags.Timeout.Default = "60s"
 	clientcmd.BindOverrideFlags(overrides, flags, overrideFlags)
 	cobra.MarkFlagFilename(flags, overrideFlags.AuthOverrideFlags.ClientCertificate.LongName)
 	cobra.MarkFlagFilename(flags, overrideFlags.AuthOverrideFlags.ClientKey.LongName)