diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index a4855a35da..10ab04c995 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ func init() {
 	//TODO: this has been added to backward support command line arguments
 	// will be removed in future and the configuration will be set only via configmaps
 	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, *, *]\"")
-	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.")
 	config.LogDefaultFlags()