diff --git a/nodeinstaller/internal/constants/configuration-peerpod.toml b/nodeinstaller/internal/constants/configuration-peerpod.toml
index 6923e77a6..fc9d7676b 100644
--- a/nodeinstaller/internal/constants/configuration-peerpod.toml
+++ b/nodeinstaller/internal/constants/configuration-peerpod.toml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ disable_guest_selinux = true
 
 [agent.kata]
 enable_debug = false
+dial_timeout = 600
 
 [runtime]
 internetworking_model = "none"
@@ -20,5 +21,5 @@ static_sandbox_resource_mgmt = true
 vfio_mode = "guest-kernel"
 disable_guest_empty_dir = false
 experimental = []
-create_container_timeout = 60
+create_container_timeout = 600
 dan_conf = "/run/edgeless/kata-containers/dans"