diff --git a/plugin/kubernetes/setup.go b/plugin/kubernetes/setup.go
index c38626e9b..5707b7746 100644
--- a/plugin/kubernetes/setup.go
+++ b/plugin/kubernetes/setup.go
@@ -321,4 +321,4 @@ func searchFromResolvConf() []string {
 	return rc.Search
 }
 
-const defaultResyncPeriod = 5 * time.Minute
+const defaultResyncPeriod = 5 * time.Hour