diff --git a/openstack_operator/templates/mcrouter/deployment.yml.j2 b/openstack_operator/templates/mcrouter/deployment.yml.j2
index 6dc1620f..6c45639c 100644
--- a/openstack_operator/templates/mcrouter/deployment.yml.j2
+++ b/openstack_operator/templates/mcrouter/deployment.yml.j2
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ spec:
           name: config
       - name: exporter
         image: vexxhost/mcrouter_exporter:latest
-        args: ["-mcrouter.address", "localhost:11211"]
+        args: ["-mcrouter.address", "localhost:11211", "-mcrouter.timeout", "3s"]
         imagePullPolicy: Always
         ports:
         - name: metrics