diff --git a/cmd/kops-controller/main.go b/cmd/kops-controller/main.go
index 8c0cb039e7..543f58ce6c 100644
--- a/cmd/kops-controller/main.go
+++ b/cmd/kops-controller/main.go
@@ -106,6 +106,8 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	kubeConfig := ctrl.GetConfigOrDie()
+	kubeConfig.Burst = 200
+	kubeConfig.QPS = 100
 	mgr, err := ctrl.NewManager(kubeConfig, ctrl.Options{
 		Scheme: scheme,
 		Metrics: metricsserver.Options{