diff --git a/google/resource_container_cluster.go b/google/resource_container_cluster.go
index db10ad24..44ac672a 100644
--- a/google/resource_container_cluster.go
+++ b/google/resource_container_cluster.go
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func resourceContainerCluster() *schema.Resource {
 
 		Timeouts: &schema.ResourceTimeout{
 			Create: schema.DefaultTimeout(30 * time.Minute),
-			Update: schema.DefaultTimeout(10 * time.Minute),
+			Update: schema.DefaultTimeout(30 * time.Minute),
 			Delete: schema.DefaultTimeout(30 * time.Minute),
 		},