diff --git a/.pipelines/cni/cilium/cilium-overlay-load-test-template.yaml b/.pipelines/cni/cilium/cilium-overlay-load-test-template.yaml
index 674bca38ac..ee7bc589fc 100644
--- a/.pipelines/cni/cilium/cilium-overlay-load-test-template.yaml
+++ b/.pipelines/cni/cilium/cilium-overlay-load-test-template.yaml
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ stages:
             displayName: "Get AKS Cluster"
           - script: |
               kubectl delete ns load-test
-              cilium connectivity test
+              cilium connectivity test --connect-timeout 4s --request-timeout 30s
             retryCountOnTaskFailure: 6
             name: "CiliumConnectivityTests"
             displayName: "Run Cilium Connectivity Tests"
diff --git a/.pipelines/singletenancy/cilium-overlay/cilium-overlay-e2e-step-template.yaml b/.pipelines/singletenancy/cilium-overlay/cilium-overlay-e2e-step-template.yaml
index bf38ae9266..5712db5abe 100644
--- a/.pipelines/singletenancy/cilium-overlay/cilium-overlay-e2e-step-template.yaml
+++ b/.pipelines/singletenancy/cilium-overlay/cilium-overlay-e2e-step-template.yaml
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ steps:
   - script: |
       echo "Run Cilium Connectivity Tests"
       cilium status
-      cilium connectivity test
+      cilium connectivity test --connect-timeout 4s --request-timeout 30s
     retryCountOnTaskFailure: 3
     name: "ciliumConnectivityTests"
     displayName: "Run Cilium Connectivity Tests"
diff --git a/.pipelines/singletenancy/cilium/cilium-e2e-step-template.yaml b/.pipelines/singletenancy/cilium/cilium-e2e-step-template.yaml
index 2565fa8fd3..fd6973f103 100644
--- a/.pipelines/singletenancy/cilium/cilium-e2e-step-template.yaml
+++ b/.pipelines/singletenancy/cilium/cilium-e2e-step-template.yaml
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ steps:
   - script: |
       echo "Run Cilium Connectivity Tests"
       cilium status
-      cilium connectivity test
+      cilium connectivity test --connect-timeout 4s --request-timeout 30s
     retryCountOnTaskFailure: 3
     name: "ciliumConnectivityTests"
     displayName: "Run Cilium Connectivity Tests"