diff --git a/container_service_extension/rde/backend/cluster_service_1_x.py b/container_service_extension/rde/backend/cluster_service_1_x.py
index fcc5cde5c..a36463407 100644
--- a/container_service_extension/rde/backend/cluster_service_1_x.py
+++ b/container_service_extension/rde/backend/cluster_service_1_x.py
@@ -1964,7 +1964,7 @@ def _drain_nodes(sysadmin_client: vcd_client.Client, vapp_href, node_names,
     script = "#!/usr/bin/env bash\n"
     for node_name in node_names:
         script += f"kubectl drain {node_name} " \
-                  f"--ignore-daemonsets --timeout=60s --delete-local-data\n"
+                  f"--ignore-daemonsets --timeout=300s --delete-local-data\n"
 
     try:
         vapp = vcd_vapp.VApp(sysadmin_client, href=vapp_href)
diff --git a/container_service_extension/rde/backend/cluster_service_2_x.py b/container_service_extension/rde/backend/cluster_service_2_x.py
index eeab8fb22..9587d058e 100644
--- a/container_service_extension/rde/backend/cluster_service_2_x.py
+++ b/container_service_extension/rde/backend/cluster_service_2_x.py
@@ -1964,7 +1964,7 @@ def _drain_nodes(sysadmin_client: vcd_client.Client, vapp_href, node_names,
     script = "#!/usr/bin/env bash\n"
     for node_name in node_names:
         script += f"kubectl drain {node_name} " \
-                  f"--ignore-daemonsets --timeout=60s --delete-local-data\n"
+                  f"--ignore-daemonsets --timeout=300s --delete-local-data\n"
 
     try:
         vapp = vcd_vapp.VApp(sysadmin_client, href=vapp_href)
diff --git a/container_service_extension/server/vcdbroker.py b/container_service_extension/server/vcdbroker.py
index efae16d81..359bc76c4 100644
--- a/container_service_extension/server/vcdbroker.py
+++ b/container_service_extension/server/vcdbroker.py
@@ -1458,7 +1458,7 @@ def _drain_nodes(sysadmin_client: vcd_client.Client, vapp_href, node_names,
     script = "#!/usr/bin/env bash\n"
     for node_name in node_names:
         script += f"kubectl drain {node_name} " \
-                  f"--ignore-daemonsets --timeout=60s --delete-local-data\n"
+                  f"--ignore-daemonsets --timeout=300s --delete-local-data\n"
 
     try:
         vapp = vcd_vapp.VApp(sysadmin_client, href=vapp_href)