diff --git a/pkg/cmd/cmd.go b/pkg/cmd/cmd.go
index d75eda9e..5347e6a1 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/cmd.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/cmd.go
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ func NewKubectlCommand(o KubectlOptions) *cobra.Command {
 
 	kubeConfigFlags := o.ConfigFlags
 	if kubeConfigFlags == nil {
-		kubeConfigFlags = genericclioptions.NewConfigFlags(true).WithDeprecatedPasswordFlag()
+		kubeConfigFlags = genericclioptions.NewConfigFlags(true).WithDeprecatedPasswordFlag().WithDiscoveryBurst(300)
 	}
 	kubeConfigFlags.AddFlags(flags)
 	matchVersionKubeConfigFlags := cmdutil.NewMatchVersionFlags(kubeConfigFlags)