diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 470476f101..32d918e0c0 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ func init() {
 	flag.BoolVar(&cpu, "cpu", false, "cpu profilling feature gate, default to false || cpu and memory profiling cannot be enabled at the same time")
 	flag.BoolVar(&memory, "memory", false, "memory profilling feature gate, default to false || cpu and memory profiling cannot be enabled at the same time")
 
-	flag.IntVar(&webhookTimeout, "webhooktimeout", 2, "timeout for webhook configurations")
+	flag.IntVar(&webhookTimeout, "webhooktimeout", 3, "timeout for webhook configurations")
 	flag.StringVar(&kubeconfig, "kubeconfig", "", "Path to a kubeconfig. Only required if out-of-cluster.")
 	flag.StringVar(&serverIP, "serverIP", "", "IP address where Kyverno controller runs. Only required if out-of-cluster.")
 	flag.StringVar(&filterK8Resources, "filterK8Resources", "", "k8 resource in format [kind,namespace,name] where policy is not evaluated by the admission webhook. example --filterKind \"[Deployment, kyverno, kyverno]\" --filterKind \"[Deployment, kyverno, kyverno],[Events, *, *]\"")