diff --git a/roles/nifi/templates/nifi.properties.j2 b/roles/nifi/templates/nifi.properties.j2
index 426e5ce0d6c5975ff27cef19449d2deea9a93b20..e9db2e89f89702dcfcabeeba55a4a3e40042a031 100644
--- a/roles/nifi/templates/nifi.properties.j2
+++ b/roles/nifi/templates/nifi.properties.j2
@@ -227,8 +227,8 @@ nifi.cluster.load.balance.comms.timeout=30 sec
 
 # zookeeper properties, used for cluster management #
 nifi.zookeeper.connect.string=dsoclab-zookeeper:2181
-nifi.zookeeper.connect.timeout=3 secs
-nifi.zookeeper.session.timeout=3 secs
+nifi.zookeeper.connect.timeout=60 secs
+nifi.zookeeper.session.timeout=60 secs
 nifi.zookeeper.root.node=/nifi
 
 # Zookeeper properties for the authentication scheme used when creating acls on znodes used for cluster management