diff --git a/charts/t8s-cluster/templates/_etcd-defrag.yaml b/charts/t8s-cluster/templates/_etcd-defrag.yaml
index 529315d1f..f8fbd8e39 100644
--- a/charts/t8s-cluster/templates/_etcd-defrag.yaml
+++ b/charts/t8s-cluster/templates/_etcd-defrag.yaml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ spec:
                 - etcdctl
                 - defrag
                 - --cluster
+                - --command-timeout=15m
                 - --cacert=/etc/kubernetes/pki/etcd/ca.crt
                 - --cert=/etc/kubernetes/pki/etcd/peer.crt
                 - --key=/etc/kubernetes/pki/etcd/peer.key