diff --git a/src/agent/k8s/templates/orderer0.ordererorg-kafka.tpl b/src/agent/k8s/templates/orderer0.ordererorg-kafka.tpl
index db0286b5..12bdea4b 100644
--- a/src/agent/k8s/templates/orderer0.ordererorg-kafka.tpl
+++ b/src/agent/k8s/templates/orderer0.ordererorg-kafka.tpl
@@ -106,6 +106,8 @@ spec:
           value: "3"
         - name: KAFKA_ZOOKEEPER_CONNECT
           value: "zookeeper0:2181,zookeeper1:2181,zookeeper2:2181"
+        - name: KAFKA_ZOOKEEPER_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT_MS
+          value: "36000"
         - name: KAFKA_ADVERTISED_HOST_NAME
           value: "kafka0"
         ports:
@@ -146,6 +148,8 @@ spec:
           value: "3"
         - name: KAFKA_ZOOKEEPER_CONNECT
           value: "zookeeper0:2181,zookeeper1:2181,zookeeper2:2181"
+        - name: KAFKA_ZOOKEEPER_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT_MS
+          value: "36000"
         - name: KAFKA_ADVERTISED_HOST_NAME
           value: "kafka1"
         ports:
@@ -186,6 +190,8 @@ spec:
           value: "3"
         - name: KAFKA_ZOOKEEPER_CONNECT
           value: "zookeeper0:2181,zookeeper1:2181,zookeeper2:2181"
+        - name: KAFKA_ZOOKEEPER_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT_MS
+          value: "36000"
         - name: KAFKA_ADVERTISED_HOST_NAME
           value: "kafka2"
         ports: