diff --git a/pkg/cli/params.go b/pkg/cli/params.go
index 14e3284d58..96d01b452b 100644
--- a/pkg/cli/params.go
+++ b/pkg/cli/params.go
@@ -93,14 +93,12 @@ func (p *TektonParams) dynamicClient(config *rest.Config) (dynamic.Interface, er
 
 // Only returns kube client, not tekton client
 func (p *TektonParams) KubeClient() (k8s.Interface, error) {
-
 	config, err := p.config()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	kube, err := p.kubeClient(config)
-
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -124,6 +122,10 @@ func (p *TektonParams) Clients(cfg ...*rest.Config) (*Clients, error) {
 		config = defaultConfig
 	}
 
+	// set values as done in kubectl
+	config.QPS = 50.0
+	config.Burst = 300
+
 	tekton, err := p.tektonClient(config)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err