diff --git a/bare-metal-fulfillment-operator/cmd/main.go b/bare-metal-fulfillment-operator/cmd/main.go
index e2e31b039e..4ac313ae45 100644
--- a/bare-metal-fulfillment-operator/cmd/main.go
+++ b/bare-metal-fulfillment-operator/cmd/main.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"time"
 
 	// Import all Kubernetes client auth plugins (e.g. Azure, GCP, OIDC, etc.)
 	// to ensure that exec-entrypoint and run can make use of them.
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	utilruntime "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/runtime"
 	clientgoscheme "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/scheme"
+	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
 	ctrl "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/cache"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/certwatcher"
@@ -236,6 +238,9 @@ func main() {
 		HealthProbeBindAddress: probeAddr,
 		LeaderElection:         enableLeaderElection,
 		LeaderElectionID:       "89c2406a.openshift.io",
+		LeaseDuration:          ptr.To(35 * time.Second),
+		RenewDeadline:          ptr.To(25 * time.Second),
+		RetryPeriod:            ptr.To(5 * time.Second),
 		Cache: cache.Options{
 			ByObject: map[client.Object]cache.ByObject{
 				&osacv1alpha1.BareMetalPool{}: {
diff --git a/osac-operator/cmd/main.go b/osac-operator/cmd/main.go
index 726e85d0f1..340b49492f 100644
--- a/osac-operator/cmd/main.go
+++ b/osac-operator/cmd/main.go
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ import (
 	utilruntime "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/runtime"
 	clientgoscheme "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/scheme"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd"
+	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
 	kubevirtv1 "kubevirt.io/api/core/v1"
 	ctrl "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
@@ -1344,6 +1345,9 @@ func main() {
 		HealthProbeBindAddress: probeAddr,
 		LeaderElection:         enableLeaderElection,
 		LeaderElectionID:       "95f7e044.openshift.io",
+		LeaseDuration:          ptr.To(35 * time.Second),
+		RenewDeadline:          ptr.To(25 * time.Second),
+		RetryPeriod:            ptr.To(5 * time.Second),
 		// LeaderElectionReleaseOnCancel defines if the leader should step down voluntarily
 		// when the Manager ends. This requires the binary to immediately end when the
 		// Manager is stopped, otherwise, this setting is unsafe. Setting this significantly
diff --git a/tests/e2e/core/helpers.py b/tests/e2e/core/helpers.py
index a1f3d411ce..cb0a369730 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/core/helpers.py
+++ b/tests/e2e/core/helpers.py
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ def wait_for_cluster_progressing(*, k8s: K8sClient, name: str) -> None:
     poll_until(
         fn=lambda: k8s.get_cluster_order_phase(name=name, checked=False),
         until=lambda v: v == "Progressing",
-        retries=30,
+        retries=60,
         delay=2,
         description=f"{name} ClusterOrder Progressing phase",
     )