diff --git a/plugin/kubernetes/handler_case_test.go b/plugin/kubernetes/handler_case_test.go
index e59f21166..1038f5d4d 100644
--- a/plugin/kubernetes/handler_case_test.go
+++ b/plugin/kubernetes/handler_case_test.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ var dnsPreserveCaseCases = []test.Case{
 		Qname: "not-a-service.testns.svc.ClUsTeR.lOcAl.", Qtype: dns.TypeA,
 		Rcode: dns.RcodeNameError,
 		Ns: []dns.RR{
-			test.SOA("ClUsTeR.lOcAl.	30	IN	SOA	ns.dns.ClUsTeR.lOcAl. hostmaster.ClUsTeR.lOcAl. 1499347823 7200 1800 86400 60"),
+			test.SOA("ClUsTeR.lOcAl.	5	IN	SOA	ns.dns.ClUsTeR.lOcAl. hostmaster.ClUsTeR.lOcAl. 1499347823 7200 1800 86400 60"),
 		},
 	},
 	// A Service
diff --git a/plugin/kubernetes/handler_ignore_emptyservice_test.go b/plugin/kubernetes/handler_ignore_emptyservice_test.go
index 7dbb8fa31..31a0c28fb 100644
--- a/plugin/kubernetes/handler_ignore_emptyservice_test.go
+++ b/plugin/kubernetes/handler_ignore_emptyservice_test.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ var dnsEmptyServiceTestCases = []test.Case{
 		Qname: "svcempty.testns.svc.cluster.local.", Qtype: dns.TypeA,
 		Rcode: dns.RcodeNameError,
 		Ns: []dns.RR{
-			test.SOA("cluster.local.	30	IN	SOA	ns.dns.cluster.local. hostmaster.cluster.local. 1499347823 7200 1800 86400 60"),
+			test.SOA("cluster.local.	5	IN	SOA	ns.dns.cluster.local. hostmaster.cluster.local. 1499347823 7200 1800 86400 60"),
 		},
 	},
 }
diff --git a/plugin/kubernetes/handler_pod_disabled_test.go b/plugin/kubernetes/handler_pod_disabled_test.go
index cd0954f17..4ff314d09 100644
--- a/plugin/kubernetes/handler_pod_disabled_test.go
+++ b/plugin/kubernetes/handler_pod_disabled_test.go
@@ -15,14 +15,14 @@ var podModeDisabledCases = []test.Case{
 		Qname: "10-240-0-1.podns.pod.cluster.local.", Qtype: dns.TypeA,
 		Rcode: dns.RcodeNameError,
 		Ns: []dns.RR{
-			test.SOA("cluster.local.	30	IN	SOA	ns.dns.cluster.local. hostmaster.cluster.local. 1499347823 7200 1800 86400 60"),
+			test.SOA("cluster.local.	5	IN	SOA	ns.dns.cluster.local. hostmaster.cluster.local. 1499347823 7200 1800 86400 60"),
 		},
 	},
 	{
 		Qname: "172-0-0-2.podns.pod.cluster.local.", Qtype: dns.TypeA,
 		Rcode: dns.RcodeNameError,
 		Ns: []dns.RR{
-			test.SOA("cluster.local.	30	IN	SOA	ns.dns.cluster.local. hostmaster.cluster.local. 1499347823 7200 1800 86400 60"),
+			test.SOA("cluster.local.	5	IN	SOA	ns.dns.cluster.local. hostmaster.cluster.local. 1499347823 7200 1800 86400 60"),
 		},
 	},
 }
diff --git a/plugin/kubernetes/handler_pod_insecure_test.go b/plugin/kubernetes/handler_pod_insecure_test.go
index 3028f0e02..b0e1f118a 100644
--- a/plugin/kubernetes/handler_pod_insecure_test.go
+++ b/plugin/kubernetes/handler_pod_insecure_test.go
@@ -29,35 +29,35 @@ var podModeInsecureCases = []test.Case{
 		Qname: "blah.podns.pod.cluster.local.", Qtype: dns.TypeA,
 		Rcode: dns.RcodeNameError,
 		Ns: []dns.RR{
-			test.SOA("cluster.local.	30	IN	SOA	ns.dns.cluster.local. hostmaster.cluster.local. 1515173576 7200 1800 86400 30"),
+			test.SOA("cluster.local.	5	IN	SOA	ns.dns.cluster.local. hostmaster.cluster.local. 1515173576 7200 1800 86400 30"),
 		},
 	},
 	{
 		Qname: "blah.podns.pod.cluster.local.", Qtype: dns.TypeAAAA,
 		Rcode: dns.RcodeNameError,
 		Ns: []dns.RR{
-			test.SOA("cluster.local.	30	IN	SOA	ns.dns.cluster.local. hostmaster.cluster.local. 1515173576 7200 1800 86400 30"),
+			test.SOA("cluster.local.	5	IN	SOA	ns.dns.cluster.local. hostmaster.cluster.local. 1515173576 7200 1800 86400 30"),
 		},
 	},
 	{
 		Qname: "blah.podns.pod.cluster.local.", Qtype: dns.TypeHINFO,
 		Rcode: dns.RcodeNameError,
 		Ns: []dns.RR{
-			test.SOA("cluster.local.	30	IN	SOA	ns.dns.cluster.local. hostmaster.cluster.local. 1515173576 7200 1800 86400 30"),
+			test.SOA("cluster.local.	5	IN	SOA	ns.dns.cluster.local. hostmaster.cluster.local. 1515173576 7200 1800 86400 30"),
 		},
 	},
 	{
 		Qname: "blah.pod-nons.pod.cluster.local.", Qtype: dns.TypeA,
 		Rcode: dns.RcodeNameError,
 		Ns: []dns.RR{
-			test.SOA("cluster.local.	30	IN	SOA	ns.dns.cluster.local. hostmaster.cluster.local. 1515173576 7200 1800 86400 30"),
+			test.SOA("cluster.local.	5	IN	SOA	ns.dns.cluster.local. hostmaster.cluster.local. 1515173576 7200 1800 86400 30"),
 		},
 	},
 	{
 		Qname: "podns.pod.cluster.local.", Qtype: dns.TypeA,
 		Rcode: dns.RcodeSuccess,
 		Ns: []dns.RR{
-			test.SOA("cluster.local.	30	IN	SOA	ns.dns.cluster.local. hostmaster.cluster.local. 1515173576 7200 1800 86400 30"),
+			test.SOA("cluster.local.	5	IN	SOA	ns.dns.cluster.local. hostmaster.cluster.local. 1515173576 7200 1800 86400 30"),
 		},
 	},
 }
diff --git a/plugin/kubernetes/handler_pod_verified_test.go b/plugin/kubernetes/handler_pod_verified_test.go
index 4eca9d0b3..fb0d4a235 100644
--- a/plugin/kubernetes/handler_pod_verified_test.go
+++ b/plugin/kubernetes/handler_pod_verified_test.go
@@ -22,28 +22,28 @@ var podModeVerifiedCases = []test.Case{
 		Qname: "podns.pod.cluster.local.", Qtype: dns.TypeA,
 		Rcode: dns.RcodeSuccess,
 		Ns: []dns.RR{
-			test.SOA("cluster.local.	30	IN	SOA	ns.dns.cluster.local. hostmaster.cluster.local. 1499347823 7200 1800 86400 60"),
+			test.SOA("cluster.local.	5	IN	SOA	ns.dns.cluster.local. hostmaster.cluster.local. 1499347823 7200 1800 86400 60"),
 		},
 	},
 	{
 		Qname: "svcns.svc.cluster.local.", Qtype: dns.TypeA,
 		Rcode: dns.RcodeSuccess,
 		Ns: []dns.RR{
-			test.SOA("cluster.local.	30	IN	SOA	ns.dns.cluster.local. hostmaster.cluster.local. 1499347823 7200 1800 86400 60"),
+			test.SOA("cluster.local.	5	IN	SOA	ns.dns.cluster.local. hostmaster.cluster.local. 1499347823 7200 1800 86400 60"),
 		},
 	},
 	{
 		Qname: "pod-nons.pod.cluster.local.", Qtype: dns.TypeA,
 		Rcode: dns.RcodeNameError,
 		Ns: []dns.RR{
-			test.SOA("cluster.local.	30	IN	SOA	ns.dns.cluster.local. hostmaster.cluster.local. 1499347823 7200 1800 86400 60"),
+			test.SOA("cluster.local.	5	IN	SOA	ns.dns.cluster.local. hostmaster.cluster.local. 1499347823 7200 1800 86400 60"),
 		},
 	},
 	{
 		Qname: "172-0-0-2.podns.pod.cluster.local.", Qtype: dns.TypeA,
 		Rcode: dns.RcodeNameError,
 		Ns: []dns.RR{
-			test.SOA("cluster.local.	30	IN	SOA	ns.dns.cluster.local. hostmaster.cluster.local. 1499347823 7200 1800 86400 60"),
+			test.SOA("cluster.local.	5	IN	SOA	ns.dns.cluster.local. hostmaster.cluster.local. 1499347823 7200 1800 86400 60"),
 		},
 	},
 }
diff --git a/plugin/kubernetes/handler_test.go b/plugin/kubernetes/handler_test.go
index aa9b35e1a..397cc713b 100644
--- a/plugin/kubernetes/handler_test.go
+++ b/plugin/kubernetes/handler_test.go
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ var dnsTestCases = []test.Case{
 		Qname: "*._not-udp-or-tcp.svc1.testns.svc.cluster.local.", Qtype: dns.TypeSRV,
 		Rcode: dns.RcodeNameError,
 		Ns: []dns.RR{
-			test.SOA("cluster.local.	30	IN	SOA	ns.dns.cluster.local. hostmaster.cluster.local. 1499347823 7200 1800 86400 60"),
+			test.SOA("cluster.local.	5	IN	SOA	ns.dns.cluster.local. hostmaster.cluster.local. 1499347823 7200 1800 86400 60"),
 		},
 	},
 	// SRV Service
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ var dnsTestCases = []test.Case{
 		Qname: "*.*.hdlsprtls.testns.svc.cluster.local.", Qtype: dns.TypeSRV,
 		Rcode: dns.RcodeSuccess,
 		Ns: []dns.RR{
-			test.SOA("cluster.local.	30	IN	SOA	ns.dns.cluster.local. hostmaster.cluster.local. 1499347823 7200 1800 86400 60"),
+			test.SOA("cluster.local.	5	IN	SOA	ns.dns.cluster.local. hostmaster.cluster.local. 1499347823 7200 1800 86400 60"),
 		},
 	},
 	// AAAA
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ var dnsTestCases = []test.Case{
 		Qname: "svc1.testns.svc.cluster.local.", Qtype: dns.TypeAAAA,
 		Rcode: dns.RcodeSuccess,
 		Ns: []dns.RR{
-			test.SOA("cluster.local.	30	IN	SOA	ns.dns.cluster.local. hostmaster.cluster.local. 1499347823 7200 1800 86400 60"),
+			test.SOA("cluster.local.	5	IN	SOA	ns.dns.cluster.local. hostmaster.cluster.local. 1499347823 7200 1800 86400 60"),
 		},
 	},
 	// AAAA Service (non-existing service)
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ var dnsTestCases = []test.Case{
 		Qname: "svc0.testns.svc.cluster.local.", Qtype: dns.TypeAAAA,
 		Rcode: dns.RcodeNameError,
 		Ns: []dns.RR{
-			test.SOA("cluster.local.	30	IN	SOA	ns.dns.cluster.local. hostmaster.cluster.local. 1499347823 7200 1800 86400 60"),
+			test.SOA("cluster.local.	5	IN	SOA	ns.dns.cluster.local. hostmaster.cluster.local. 1499347823 7200 1800 86400 60"),
 		},
 	},
 	// A Service (non-existing service)
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ var dnsTestCases = []test.Case{
 		Qname: "svc0.testns.svc.cluster.local.", Qtype: dns.TypeA,
 		Rcode: dns.RcodeNameError,
 		Ns: []dns.RR{
-			test.SOA("cluster.local.	30	IN	SOA	ns.dns.cluster.local. hostmaster.cluster.local. 1499347823 7200 1800 86400 60"),
+			test.SOA("cluster.local.	5	IN	SOA	ns.dns.cluster.local. hostmaster.cluster.local. 1499347823 7200 1800 86400 60"),
 		},
 	},
 	// A Service (non-existing namespace)
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ var dnsTestCases = []test.Case{
 		Qname: "svc0.svc-nons.svc.cluster.local.", Qtype: dns.TypeA,
 		Rcode: dns.RcodeNameError,
 		Ns: []dns.RR{
-			test.SOA("cluster.local.	30	IN	SOA	ns.dns.cluster.local. hostmaster.cluster.local. 1499347823 7200 1800 86400 60"),
+			test.SOA("cluster.local.	5	IN	SOA	ns.dns.cluster.local. hostmaster.cluster.local. 1499347823 7200 1800 86400 60"),
 		},
 	},
 	// TXT Schema
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ var dnsTestCases = []test.Case{
 		Qname: "bogusendpoint.hdls1.testns.svc.cluster.local.", Qtype: dns.TypeA,
 		Rcode: dns.RcodeNameError,
 		Ns: []dns.RR{
-			test.SOA("cluster.local.	30	IN	SOA	ns.dns.cluster.local. hostmaster.cluster.local. 1499347823 7200 1800 86400 60"),
+			test.SOA("cluster.local.	5	IN	SOA	ns.dns.cluster.local. hostmaster.cluster.local. 1499347823 7200 1800 86400 60"),
 		},
 	},
 	// A Service does not exist
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ var dnsTestCases = []test.Case{
 		Qname: "bogusendpoint.svc0.testns.svc.cluster.local.", Qtype: dns.TypeA,
 		Rcode: dns.RcodeNameError,
 		Ns: []dns.RR{
-			test.SOA("cluster.local.	30	IN	SOA	ns.dns.cluster.local. hostmaster.cluster.local. 1499347823 7200 1800 86400 60"),
+			test.SOA("cluster.local.	5	IN	SOA	ns.dns.cluster.local. hostmaster.cluster.local. 1499347823 7200 1800 86400 60"),
 		},
 	},
 	// AAAA Service
@@ -324,21 +324,21 @@ var dnsTestCases = []test.Case{
 		Qname: "svc.cluster.local.", Qtype: dns.TypeA,
 		Rcode: dns.RcodeSuccess,
 		Ns: []dns.RR{
-			test.SOA("cluster.local.	303	IN	SOA	ns.dns.cluster.local. hostmaster.cluster.local. 1499347823 7200 1800 86400 60"),
+			test.SOA("cluster.local.	5	IN	SOA	ns.dns.cluster.local. hostmaster.cluster.local. 1499347823 7200 1800 86400 60"),
 		},
 	},
 	{
 		Qname: "pod.cluster.local.", Qtype: dns.TypeA,
 		Rcode: dns.RcodeSuccess,
 		Ns: []dns.RR{
-			test.SOA("cluster.local.	303	IN	SOA	ns.dns.cluster.local. hostmaster.cluster.local. 1499347823 7200 1800 86400 60"),
+			test.SOA("cluster.local.	5	IN	SOA	ns.dns.cluster.local. hostmaster.cluster.local. 1499347823 7200 1800 86400 60"),
 		},
 	},
 	{
 		Qname: "testns.svc.cluster.local.", Qtype: dns.TypeA,
 		Rcode: dns.RcodeSuccess,
 		Ns: []dns.RR{
-			test.SOA("cluster.local.	303	IN	SOA	ns.dns.cluster.local. hostmaster.cluster.local. 1499347823 7200 1800 86400 60"),
+			test.SOA("cluster.local.	5	IN	SOA	ns.dns.cluster.local. hostmaster.cluster.local. 1499347823 7200 1800 86400 60"),
 		},
 	},
 }
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ var notSyncedTestCases = []test.Case{
 		Qname: "svc0.testns.svc.cluster.local.", Qtype: dns.TypeA,
 		Rcode: dns.RcodeServerFailure,
 		Ns: []dns.RR{
-			test.SOA("cluster.local.	303	IN	SOA	ns.dns.cluster.local. hostmaster.cluster.local. 1499347823 7200 1800 86400 60"),
+			test.SOA("cluster.local.	5	IN	SOA	ns.dns.cluster.local. hostmaster.cluster.local. 1499347823 7200 1800 86400 60"),
 		},
 	},
 }
diff --git a/plugin/kubernetes/reverse_test.go b/plugin/kubernetes/reverse_test.go
index 3f0b75235..aca568cb0 100644
--- a/plugin/kubernetes/reverse_test.go
+++ b/plugin/kubernetes/reverse_test.go
@@ -151,35 +151,35 @@ func TestReverse(t *testing.T) {
 			Qname: "101.0.0.10.in-addr.arpa.", Qtype: dns.TypePTR,
 			Rcode: dns.RcodeNameError,
 			Ns: []dns.RR{
-				test.SOA("0.10.in-addr.arpa.	30	IN	SOA	ns.dns.0.10.in-addr.arpa. hostmaster.0.10.in-addr.arpa. 1502782828 7200 1800 86400 60"),
+				test.SOA("0.10.in-addr.arpa.	5	IN	SOA	ns.dns.0.10.in-addr.arpa. hostmaster.0.10.in-addr.arpa. 1502782828 7200 1800 86400 60"),
 			},
 		},
 		{
 			Qname: "example.org.cluster.local.", Qtype: dns.TypePTR,
 			Rcode: dns.RcodeNameError,
 			Ns: []dns.RR{
-				test.SOA("cluster.local.       30     IN      SOA     ns.dns.cluster.local. hostmaster.cluster.local. 1502989566 7200 1800 86400 60"),
+				test.SOA("cluster.local.       5     IN      SOA     ns.dns.cluster.local. hostmaster.cluster.local. 1502989566 7200 1800 86400 60"),
 			},
 		},
 		{
 			Qname: "svc1.testns.svc.cluster.local.", Qtype: dns.TypePTR,
 			Rcode: dns.RcodeSuccess,
 			Ns: []dns.RR{
-				test.SOA("cluster.local.       30     IN      SOA     ns.dns.cluster.local. hostmaster.cluster.local. 1502989566 7200 1800 86400 60"),
+				test.SOA("cluster.local.       5     IN      SOA     ns.dns.cluster.local. hostmaster.cluster.local. 1502989566 7200 1800 86400 60"),
 			},
 		},
 		{
 			Qname: "svc1.testns.svc.0.10.in-addr.arpa.", Qtype: dns.TypeA,
 			Rcode: dns.RcodeNameError,
 			Ns: []dns.RR{
-				test.SOA("0.10.in-addr.arpa.       30     IN      SOA     ns.dns.0.10.in-addr.arpa. hostmaster.0.10.in-addr.arpa. 1502989566 7200 1800 86400 60"),
+				test.SOA("0.10.in-addr.arpa.       5     IN      SOA     ns.dns.0.10.in-addr.arpa. hostmaster.0.10.in-addr.arpa. 1502989566 7200 1800 86400 60"),
 			},
 		},
 		{
 			Qname: "100.0.0.10.cluster.local.", Qtype: dns.TypePTR,
 			Rcode: dns.RcodeNameError,
 			Ns: []dns.RR{
-				test.SOA("cluster.local.       30     IN      SOA     ns.dns.cluster.local. hostmaster.cluster.local. 1502989566 7200 1800 86400 60"),
+				test.SOA("cluster.local.       5     IN      SOA     ns.dns.cluster.local. hostmaster.cluster.local. 1502989566 7200 1800 86400 60"),
 			},
 		},
 	}
diff --git a/plugin/kubernetes/xfr.go b/plugin/kubernetes/xfr.go
index c15831276..fb17544ad 100644
--- a/plugin/kubernetes/xfr.go
+++ b/plugin/kubernetes/xfr.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ const transferLength = 2000
 func (k *Kubernetes) Serial(state request.Request) uint32 { return uint32(k.APIConn.Modified()) }
 
 // MinTTL implements the Transferer interface.
-func (k *Kubernetes) MinTTL(state request.Request) uint32 { return 30 }
+func (k *Kubernetes) MinTTL(state request.Request) uint32 { return k.ttl }
 
 // Transfer implements the Transferer interface.
 func (k *Kubernetes) Transfer(ctx context.Context, state request.Request) (int, error) {