diff --git a/kelpy/deployment.py b/kelpy/deployment.py
index e46c4b3..81cefa8 100644
--- a/kelpy/deployment.py
+++ b/kelpy/deployment.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ def pod_selector(client, name, namespace="default"):
     return None
 
 
-def delete(client, name, namespace="default", wait_for_timeout=300):
+def delete(client, name, namespace="default", wait_for_timeout=180):
     try:
         response = client.delete_namespaced_deployment(name, namespace)
     except ApiException as e:
diff --git a/kelpy/namespace.py b/kelpy/namespace.py
index 4a6f16f..16cf3d4 100644
--- a/kelpy/namespace.py
+++ b/kelpy/namespace.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ def get(client, name):
     return None
 
 
-def delete(client, name, wait_for_timeout=300):
+def delete(client, name, wait_for_timeout=180):
     try:
         response = client.delete_namespace(name)
     except ApiException as e: