diff --git a/cmd/machine-healthcheck/main.go b/cmd/machine-healthcheck/main.go
index c42467dbb7..812f8b61fb 100644
--- a/cmd/machine-healthcheck/main.go
+++ b/cmd/machine-healthcheck/main.go
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	leaderElectLeaseDuration := flag.Duration(
 		"leader-elect-lease-duration",
-		15*time.Second,
+		90*time.Second,
 		"The duration that non-leader candidates will wait after observing a leadership renewal until attempting to acquire leadership of a led but unrenewed leader slot. This is effectively the maximum duration that a leader can be stopped before it is replaced by another candidate. This is only applicable if leader election is enabled.",
 	)
 
diff --git a/cmd/machineset/main.go b/cmd/machineset/main.go
index 7ed5dddbee..109b306bbb 100644
--- a/cmd/machineset/main.go
+++ b/cmd/machineset/main.go
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	leaderElectLeaseDuration := flag.Duration(
 		"leader-elect-lease-duration",
-		15*time.Second,
+		90*time.Second,
 		"The duration that non-leader candidates will wait after observing a leadership renewal until attempting to acquire leadership of a led but unrenewed leader slot. This is effectively the maximum duration that a leader can be stopped before it is replaced by another candidate. This is only applicable if leader election is enabled.",
 	)
 
diff --git a/cmd/nodelink-controller/main.go b/cmd/nodelink-controller/main.go
index 73bae14dac..99572c5a54 100644
--- a/cmd/nodelink-controller/main.go
+++ b/cmd/nodelink-controller/main.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	leaderElectLeaseDuration := flag.Duration(
 		"leader-elect-lease-duration",
-		15*time.Second,
+		90*time.Second,
 		"The duration that non-leader candidates will wait after observing a leadership renewal until attempting to acquire leadership of a led but unrenewed leader slot. This is effectively the maximum duration that a leader can be stopped before it is replaced by another candidate. This is only applicable if leader election is enabled.",
 	)
 
diff --git a/cmd/vsphere/main.go b/cmd/vsphere/main.go
index 5a9758739b..89d3e767f6 100644
--- a/cmd/vsphere/main.go
+++ b/cmd/vsphere/main.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	leaderElectLeaseDuration := flag.Duration(
 		"leader-elect-lease-duration",
-		15*time.Second,
+		90*time.Second,
 		"The duration that non-leader candidates will wait after observing a leadership renewal until attempting to acquire leadership of a led but unrenewed leader slot. This is effectively the maximum duration that a leader can be stopped before it is replaced by another candidate. This is only applicable if leader election is enabled.",
 	)
 
diff --git a/pkg/operator/sync.go b/pkg/operator/sync.go
index 7b7c48d537..7c2b51d742 100644
--- a/pkg/operator/sync.go
+++ b/pkg/operator/sync.go
@@ -423,6 +423,7 @@ func newContainers(config *OperatorConfig, features map[string]bool) []corev1.Co
 		"--logtostderr=true",
 		"--v=3",
 		"--leader-elect=true",
+		"--leader-elect-lease-duration=90s",
 		fmt.Sprintf("--namespace=%s", config.TargetNamespace),
 	}