diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index f1b9f67..bcbfbc6 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@ func main() {
 			"Enabling this will ensure there is only one active controller manager")
 	flag.StringVar(&namespace, "namespace", "default", "the namespace this controller is running")
 	flag.DurationVar(&reconcileInterval, "reconcile-interval", 10*time.Minute, "duration after which a resource is getting reconciled at minimum")
-	flag.DurationVar(&firewallHealthTimeout, "firewall-health-timeout", 20*time.Minute, "duration after a created firewall not getting ready is considered dead")
-	flag.DurationVar(&createTimeout, "create-timeout", 10*time.Minute, "duration after which a firewall in the creation phase will be recreated")
+	flag.DurationVar(&firewallHealthTimeout, "firewall-health-timeout", 30*time.Minute, "duration after a created firewall not getting ready is considered dead")
+	flag.DurationVar(&createTimeout, "create-timeout", 30*time.Minute, "duration after which a firewall in the creation phase will be recreated")
 	flag.DurationVar(&safetyBackoff, "safety-backoff", 10*time.Second, "duration after which a resource is getting reconciled at minimum")
 	flag.DurationVar(&progressDeadline, "progress-deadline", 15*time.Minute, "time after which a deployment is considered unhealthy instead of progressing (informational)")
 	flag.DurationVar(&gracefulShutdownTimeout, "graceful-shutdown-timeout", -1, "grace period after which the controller shuts down")