diff --git a/pkg/k8sclient/k8sclient.go b/pkg/k8sclient/k8sclient.go
index ddaec099091..251716bb4ae 100644
--- a/pkg/k8sclient/k8sclient.go
+++ b/pkg/k8sclient/k8sclient.go
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ func ConnectToK8s() (*kubernetes.Clientset, error) {
 		config, err = clientcmd.BuildConfigFromFlags("", cubeConfigPath)
 	} else {
 		config, err = rest.InClusterConfig()
+		config.QPS = 40.0
+		config.Burst = 400.0
 	}
 
 	if err != nil {