diff --git a/nfv/nfv-plugins/nfv_plugins/nfvi_plugins/nfvi_infrastructure_api.py b/nfv/nfv-plugins/nfv_plugins/nfvi_plugins/nfvi_infrastructure_api.py
index 70c3d549..6158b8b6 100755
--- a/nfv/nfv-plugins/nfv_plugins/nfvi_plugins/nfvi_infrastructure_api.py
+++ b/nfv/nfv-plugins/nfv_plugins/nfvi_plugins/nfvi_infrastructure_api.py
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ from nfv_plugins.nfvi_plugins.openstack.objects import OPENSTACK_SERVICE
 
 DLOG = debug.debug_get_logger('nfv_plugins.nfvi_plugins.infrastructure_api')
 
-# Allow 600 seconds to determine if a kube rootca host update has stalled
-MAX_KUBE_ROOTCA_HOST_UPDATE_DURATION = 600
+# Allow 3600 seconds to determine if a kube rootca host update has stalled
+MAX_KUBE_ROOTCA_HOST_UPDATE_DURATION = 3600
 
 
 def host_state(host_uuid, host_name, host_personality, host_sub_functions,
diff --git a/nfv/nfv-vim/nfv_vim/strategy/_strategy_steps.py b/nfv/nfv-vim/nfv_vim/strategy/_strategy_steps.py
index 218f7f25..8ceb8827 100755
--- a/nfv/nfv-vim/nfv_vim/strategy/_strategy_steps.py
+++ b/nfv/nfv-vim/nfv_vim/strategy/_strategy_steps.py
@@ -3358,7 +3358,7 @@ class AbstractKubeRootcaUpdatePodsStep(AbstractKubeRootcaUpdateStep):
                  in_progress_state,
                  fail_state,
                  phase,
-                 timeout_in_secs=600):
+                 timeout_in_secs=3600):
         super(AbstractKubeRootcaUpdatePodsStep, self).__init__(
              step_name,
              success_state,