diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e5a1994ba..784798ced 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 - Add Recovery during PlanBuild operation
 - Fix Exporter in Deployments without authentication
 - Allow to disable ClusterScalingIntegration and add proper Scheduled label to pods
+- Add additional timeout parameters and kubernetes batch size
 
 ## [1.2.5](https://github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/tree/1.2.5) (2021-10-25)
 - Split & Unify Lifecycle management functionality
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 289e2b70b..10e7f7437 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -367,10 +367,7 @@ run-unit-tests: $(SOURCES)
 		$(REPOPATH)/pkg/apis/storage/... \
 		$(REPOPATH)/pkg/deployment/... \
 		$(REPOPATH)/pkg/storage \
-		$(REPOPATH)/pkg/util/k8sutil \
-		$(REPOPATH)/pkg/util/k8sutil/test \
-		$(REPOPATH)/pkg/util/probe \
-		$(REPOPATH)/pkg/util/validation \
+		$(REPOPATH)/pkg/util/... \
 		$(REPOPATH)/pkg/backup/...
 
 # Release building
diff --git a/admin.go b/admin.go
index 51090fc4c..03ed54a2c 100644
--- a/admin.go
+++ b/admin.go
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"syscall"
 
+	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/globals"
+
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
@@ -288,7 +290,7 @@ func createClient(endpoints []string, certCA *x509.CertPool, auth connection.Aut
 
 // getJWTTokenFromSecrets returns token from the secret.
 func getJWTTokenFromSecrets(ctx context.Context, secrets secret.ReadInterface, name string) (connection.Authentication, error) {
-	ctxChild, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, k8sutil.GetRequestTimeout())
+	ctxChild, cancel := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().WithTimeout(ctx)
 	defer cancel()
 
 	token, err := k8sutil.GetTokenSecret(ctxChild, secrets, name)
@@ -306,7 +308,7 @@ func getJWTTokenFromSecrets(ctx context.Context, secrets secret.ReadInterface, n
 
 // getCACertificate returns CA certificate from the secret.
 func getCACertificate(ctx context.Context, secrets secret.ReadInterface, name string) (*x509.CertPool, error) {
-	ctxChild, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, k8sutil.GetRequestTimeout())
+	ctxChild, cancel := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().WithTimeout(ctx)
 	defer cancel()
 
 	s, err := secrets.Get(ctxChild, name, metav1.GetOptions{})
@@ -331,7 +333,7 @@ func getDeployment(ctx context.Context, namespace, deplName string) (v12.ArangoD
 		return v12.ArangoDeployment{}, errors.WithMessage(err, "failed to create Arango extension client")
 	}
 
-	ctxChild, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, k8sutil.GetRequestTimeout())
+	ctxChild, cancel := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().WithTimeout(ctx)
 	defer cancel()
 
 	deployments, err := extCli.DatabaseV1().ArangoDeployments(namespace).List(ctxChild, metav1.ListOptions{})
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index b8a763fdf..8a444a55b 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -34,13 +34,13 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/globals"
+
 	operatorHTTP "github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/http"
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
 
 	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/version"
 
-	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/arangod"
-
 	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/operator/scope"
 
 	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/deployment/features"
@@ -123,9 +123,13 @@ var (
 		singleMode bool
 		scope      string
 	}
-	timeouts struct {
-		k8s     time.Duration
-		arangoD time.Duration
+	operatorKubernetesOptions struct {
+		maxBatchSize int64
+	}
+	operatorTimeouts struct {
+		k8s            time.Duration
+		arangoD        time.Duration
+		reconciliation time.Duration
 	}
 	chaosOptions struct {
 		allowed bool
@@ -158,9 +162,11 @@ func init() {
 	f.BoolVar(&chaosOptions.allowed, "chaos.allowed", false, "Set to allow chaos in deployments. Only activated when allowed and enabled in deployment")
 	f.BoolVar(&operatorOptions.singleMode, "mode.single", false, "Enable single mode in Operator. WARNING: There should be only one replica of Operator, otherwise Operator can take unexpected actions")
 	f.StringVar(&operatorOptions.scope, "scope", scope.DefaultScope.String(), "Define scope on which Operator works. Legacy - pre 1.1.0 scope with limited cluster access")
-	f.DurationVar(&timeouts.k8s, "timeout.k8s", time.Second*3, "The request timeout to the kubernetes")
-	f.DurationVar(&timeouts.arangoD, "timeout.arangod", time.Second*10, "The request timeout to the ArangoDB")
-	f.BoolVar(&operatorOptions.scalingIntegrationEnabled, "scaling-integration", false, "Enable Scaling Integration")
+	f.DurationVar(&operatorTimeouts.k8s, "timeout.k8s", globals.DefaultKubernetesTimeout, "The request timeout to the kubernetes")
+	f.DurationVar(&operatorTimeouts.arangoD, "timeout.arangod", globals.DefaultArangoDTimeout, "The request timeout to the ArangoDB")
+	f.DurationVar(&operatorTimeouts.reconciliation, "timeout.reconciliation", globals.DefaultReconciliationTimeout, "The reconciliation timeout to the ArangoDB CR")
+	f.BoolVar(&operatorOptions.scalingIntegrationEnabled, "internal.scaling-integration", false, "Enable Scaling Integration")
+	f.Int64Var(&operatorKubernetesOptions.maxBatchSize, "kubernetes.max-batch-size", globals.DefaultKubernetesRequestBatchSize, "Size of batch during objects read")
 	features.Init(&cmdMain)
 }
 
@@ -185,8 +191,11 @@ func cmdMainRun(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 	ip := os.Getenv(constants.EnvOperatorPodIP)
 
 	deploymentApi.DefaultImage = operatorOptions.arangoImage
-	k8sutil.SetRequestTimeout(timeouts.k8s)
-	arangod.SetRequestTimeout(timeouts.arangoD)
+
+	globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().Set(operatorTimeouts.k8s)
+	globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().ArangoD().Set(operatorTimeouts.arangoD)
+	globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Reconciliation().Set(operatorTimeouts.reconciliation)
+	globals.GetGlobals().Kubernetes().RequestBatchSize().Set(operatorKubernetesOptions.maxBatchSize)
 
 	// Prepare log service
 	var err error
diff --git a/pkg/backup/handlers/arango/backup/arango_client_impl.go b/pkg/backup/handlers/arango/backup/arango_client_impl.go
index 9e7d341d2..4836e241d 100644
--- a/pkg/backup/handlers/arango/backup/arango_client_impl.go
+++ b/pkg/backup/handlers/arango/backup/arango_client_impl.go
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/globals"
+
 	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/errors"
 
 	"github.com/arangodb/go-driver"
@@ -130,7 +132,7 @@ func (ac *arangoClientBackupImpl) Get(backupID driver.BackupID) (driver.BackupMe
 }
 
 func (ac *arangoClientBackupImpl) getCredentialsFromSecret(ctx context.Context, secretName string) (interface{}, error) {
-	ctxChild, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, k8sutil.GetRequestTimeout())
+	ctxChild, cancel := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().WithTimeout(ctx)
 	defer cancel()
 	token, err := k8sutil.GetTokenSecret(ctxChild, ac.kubecli.CoreV1().Secrets(ac.backup.Namespace), secretName)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/deployment/access_package.go b/pkg/deployment/access_package.go
index f67987f26..3f981c8fe 100644
--- a/pkg/deployment/access_package.go
+++ b/pkg/deployment/access_package.go
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/globals"
+
 	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/errors"
 
 	certificates "github.com/arangodb-helper/go-certificates"
@@ -67,7 +69,7 @@ func (d *Deployment) createAccessPackages(ctx context.Context) error {
 	}
 
 	// Remove all access packages that we did build, but are no longer needed
-	ctxChild, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, k8sutil.GetRequestTimeout())
+	ctxChild, cancel := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().WithTimeout(ctx)
 	defer cancel()
 	secretList, err := secrets.List(ctxChild, metav1.ListOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
@@ -80,7 +82,7 @@ func (d *Deployment) createAccessPackages(ctx context.Context) error {
 				// Secret is an access package
 				if _, wanted := apNameMap[secret.GetName()]; !wanted {
 					// We found an obsolete access package secret. Remove it.
-					err = k8sutil.RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
+					err = globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
 						return secrets.Delete(ctxChild, secret.GetName(), metav1.DeleteOptions{
 							Preconditions: &metav1.Preconditions{UID: &secret.UID},
 						})
@@ -110,7 +112,7 @@ func (d *Deployment) ensureAccessPackage(ctx context.Context, apSecretName strin
 	secrets := d.deps.KubeCli.CoreV1().Secrets(ns)
 	spec := d.apiObject.Spec
 
-	err := k8sutil.RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
+	err := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
 		_, err := secrets.Get(ctxChild, apSecretName, metav1.GetOptions{})
 		return err
 	})
@@ -124,7 +126,7 @@ func (d *Deployment) ensureAccessPackage(ctx context.Context, apSecretName strin
 
 	// Fetch client authentication CA
 	clientAuthSecretName := spec.Sync.Authentication.GetClientCASecretName()
-	ctxChild, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, k8sutil.GetRequestTimeout())
+	ctxChild, cancel := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().WithTimeout(ctx)
 	defer cancel()
 	clientAuthCert, clientAuthKey, _, err := k8sutil.GetCASecret(ctxChild, secrets, clientAuthSecretName, nil)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -220,7 +222,7 @@ func (d *Deployment) ensureAccessPackage(ctx context.Context, apSecretName strin
 	}
 	// Attach secret to owner
 	secret.SetOwnerReferences(append(secret.GetOwnerReferences(), d.apiObject.AsOwner()))
-	err = k8sutil.RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
+	err = globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
 		_, err := secrets.Create(ctxChild, secret, metav1.CreateOptions{})
 		return err
 	})
diff --git a/pkg/deployment/cleanup.go b/pkg/deployment/cleanup.go
index f0966cf02..be65b8e3b 100644
--- a/pkg/deployment/cleanup.go
+++ b/pkg/deployment/cleanup.go
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ package deployment
 import (
 	"context"
 
+	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/globals"
+
 	core "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	meta "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 
@@ -45,7 +47,7 @@ func (d *Deployment) removePodFinalizers(ctx context.Context, cachedStatus inspe
 			return err
 		}
 
-		ctxChild, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, k8sutil.GetRequestTimeout())
+		ctxChild, cancel := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().WithTimeout(ctx)
 		defer cancel()
 
 		if err := d.PodsModInterface().Delete(ctxChild, pod.GetName(), meta.DeleteOptions{
diff --git a/pkg/deployment/cluster_scaling_integration.go b/pkg/deployment/cluster_scaling_integration.go
index 748591f5f..051b336a4 100644
--- a/pkg/deployment/cluster_scaling_integration.go
+++ b/pkg/deployment/cluster_scaling_integration.go
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/globals"
+
 	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/errors"
 
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog"
@@ -152,14 +154,14 @@ func (ci *clusterScalingIntegration) ListenForClusterEvents(stopCh <-chan struct
 func (ci *clusterScalingIntegration) inspectCluster(ctx context.Context, expectSuccess bool) error {
 	log := ci.log
 
-	ctxChild, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, arangod.GetRequestTimeout())
+	ctxChild, cancel := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().ArangoD().WithTimeout(ctx)
 	defer cancel()
 	c, err := ci.depl.clientCache.GetDatabase(ctxChild)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.WithStack(err)
 	}
 
-	ctxChild, cancel = context.WithTimeout(ctx, arangod.GetRequestTimeout())
+	ctxChild, cancel = globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().ArangoD().WithTimeout(ctx)
 	defer cancel()
 	req, err := arangod.GetNumberOfServers(ctxChild, c.Connection())
 	if err != nil {
@@ -204,7 +206,7 @@ func (ci *clusterScalingIntegration) inspectCluster(ctx context.Context, expectS
 	}
 	// Let's update the spec
 	apiObject := ci.depl.apiObject
-	ctxChild, cancel = context.WithTimeout(ctx, k8sutil.GetRequestTimeout())
+	ctxChild, cancel = globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().WithTimeout(ctx)
 	defer cancel()
 	current, err := ci.depl.deps.DatabaseCRCli.DatabaseV1().ArangoDeployments(apiObject.Namespace).Get(ctxChild, apiObject.Name, metav1.GetOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/deployment/context_impl.go b/pkg/deployment/context_impl.go
index ea52ff6f5..a79691529 100644
--- a/pkg/deployment/context_impl.go
+++ b/pkg/deployment/context_impl.go
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/globals"
+
 	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/deployment/patch"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 
@@ -86,7 +88,7 @@ var _ resources.Context = &Deployment{}
 
 // GetBackup receives information about a backup resource
 func (d *Deployment) GetBackup(ctx context.Context, backup string) (*backupApi.ArangoBackup, error) {
-	ctxChild, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, k8sutil.GetRequestTimeout())
+	ctxChild, cancel := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().WithTimeout(ctx)
 	defer cancel()
 
 	return d.deps.DatabaseCRCli.BackupV1().ArangoBackups(d.Namespace()).Get(ctxChild, backup, meta.GetOptions{})
@@ -392,7 +394,7 @@ func (d *Deployment) GetPod(ctx context.Context, podName string) (*core.Pod, err
 // of the deployment. If the pod does not exist, the error is ignored.
 func (d *Deployment) DeletePod(ctx context.Context, podName string) error {
 	log := d.deps.Log
-	err := k8sutil.RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
+	err := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
 		return d.PodsModInterface().Delete(ctxChild, podName, meta.DeleteOptions{})
 	})
 	if err != nil && !k8sutil.IsNotFound(err) {
@@ -409,7 +411,7 @@ func (d *Deployment) CleanupPod(ctx context.Context, p *core.Pod) error {
 	podName := p.GetName()
 	options := meta.NewDeleteOptions(0)
 	options.Preconditions = meta.NewUIDPreconditions(string(p.GetUID()))
-	err := k8sutil.RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
+	err := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
 		return d.PodsModInterface().Delete(ctxChild, podName, *options)
 	})
 	if err != nil && !k8sutil.IsNotFound(err) {
@@ -424,7 +426,7 @@ func (d *Deployment) CleanupPod(ctx context.Context, p *core.Pod) error {
 func (d *Deployment) RemovePodFinalizers(ctx context.Context, podName string) error {
 	log := d.deps.Log
 
-	ctxChild, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, k8sutil.GetRequestTimeout())
+	ctxChild, cancel := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().WithTimeout(ctx)
 	defer cancel()
 	p, err := d.GetCachedStatus().PodReadInterface().Get(ctxChild, podName, meta.GetOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
@@ -445,7 +447,7 @@ func (d *Deployment) RemovePodFinalizers(ctx context.Context, podName string) er
 // of the deployment. If the pvc does not exist, the error is ignored.
 func (d *Deployment) DeletePvc(ctx context.Context, pvcName string) error {
 	log := d.deps.Log
-	err := k8sutil.RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
+	err := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
 		return d.PersistentVolumeClaimsModInterface().Delete(ctxChild, pvcName, meta.DeleteOptions{})
 	})
 	if err != nil && !k8sutil.IsNotFound(err) {
@@ -458,7 +460,7 @@ func (d *Deployment) DeletePvc(ctx context.Context, pvcName string) error {
 // UpdatePvc updated a persistent volume claim in the namespace
 // of the deployment. If the pvc does not exist, the error is ignored.
 func (d *Deployment) UpdatePvc(ctx context.Context, pvc *core.PersistentVolumeClaim) error {
-	err := k8sutil.RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
+	err := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
 		_, err := d.PersistentVolumeClaimsModInterface().Update(ctxChild, pvc, meta.UpdateOptions{})
 		return err
 	})
@@ -488,7 +490,7 @@ func (d *Deployment) GetOwnedPVCs() ([]core.PersistentVolumeClaim, error) {
 
 // GetPvc gets a PVC by the given name, in the samespace of the deployment.
 func (d *Deployment) GetPvc(ctx context.Context, pvcName string) (*core.PersistentVolumeClaim, error) {
-	ctxChild, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, k8sutil.GetRequestTimeout())
+	ctxChild, cancel := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().WithTimeout(ctx)
 	defer cancel()
 
 	pvc, err := d.GetCachedStatus().PersistentVolumeClaimReadInterface().Get(ctxChild, pvcName, meta.GetOptions{})
@@ -514,7 +516,7 @@ func (d *Deployment) GetTLSKeyfile(group api.ServerGroup, member api.MemberStatu
 // If the secret does not exist, the error is ignored.
 func (d *Deployment) DeleteTLSKeyfile(ctx context.Context, group api.ServerGroup, member api.MemberStatus) error {
 	secretName := k8sutil.CreateTLSKeyfileSecretName(d.GetName(), group.AsRole(), member.ID)
-	err := k8sutil.RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
+	err := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
 		return d.SecretsModInterface().Delete(ctxChild, secretName, meta.DeleteOptions{})
 	})
 	if err != nil && !k8sutil.IsNotFound(err) {
@@ -724,7 +726,7 @@ func (d *Deployment) ApplyPatchOnPod(ctx context.Context, pod *core.Pod, p ...pa
 
 	c := d.deps.KubeCli.CoreV1().Pods(pod.GetNamespace())
 
-	ctxChild, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, k8sutil.GetRequestTimeout())
+	ctxChild, cancel := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().WithTimeout(ctx)
 	defer cancel()
 	_, err = c.Patch(ctxChild, pod.GetName(), types.JSONPatchType, data, meta.PatchOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/deployment/deployment.go b/pkg/deployment/deployment.go
index be8d32756..9ead235c3 100644
--- a/pkg/deployment/deployment.go
+++ b/pkg/deployment/deployment.go
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ import (
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/globals"
+
 	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/deployment/agency"
 
 	inspectorInterface "github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/k8sutil/inspector"
@@ -165,7 +167,7 @@ func (d *Deployment) SetAgencyMaintenanceMode(ctx context.Context, enabled bool)
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	ctxChild, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, arangod.GetRequestTimeout())
+	ctxChild, cancel := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().ArangoD().WithTimeout(ctx)
 	defer cancel()
 	client, err := d.GetDatabaseClient(ctxChild)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -376,7 +378,7 @@ func (d *Deployment) handleArangoDeploymentUpdatedEvent(ctx context.Context) err
 	log := d.deps.Log.With().Str("deployment", d.apiObject.GetName()).Logger()
 
 	// Get the most recent version of the deployment from the API server
-	ctxChild, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, k8sutil.GetRequestTimeout())
+	ctxChild, cancel := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().WithTimeout(ctx)
 	defer cancel()
 	current, err := d.deps.DatabaseCRCli.DatabaseV1().ArangoDeployments(d.apiObject.GetNamespace()).Get(ctxChild, d.apiObject.GetName(), metav1.GetOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
@@ -474,7 +476,7 @@ func (d *Deployment) updateCRStatus(ctx context.Context, force ...bool) error {
 		}
 
 		var newAPIObject *api.ArangoDeployment
-		err := k8sutil.RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
+		err := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
 			var err error
 			newAPIObject, err = depls.Update(ctxChild, update, metav1.UpdateOptions{})
 
@@ -490,7 +492,7 @@ func (d *Deployment) updateCRStatus(ctx context.Context, force ...bool) error {
 			// Reload api object and try again
 			var current *api.ArangoDeployment
 
-			err = k8sutil.RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
+			err = globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
 				var err error
 				current, err = depls.Get(ctxChild, update.GetName(), metav1.GetOptions{})
 
@@ -530,7 +532,7 @@ func (d *Deployment) updateCRSpec(ctx context.Context, newSpec api.DeploymentSpe
 		update.Status = d.status.last
 		ns := d.apiObject.GetNamespace()
 		var newAPIObject *api.ArangoDeployment
-		err := k8sutil.RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
+		err := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
 			var err error
 			newAPIObject, err = d.deps.DatabaseCRCli.DatabaseV1().ArangoDeployments(ns).Update(ctxChild, update, metav1.UpdateOptions{})
 
@@ -546,7 +548,7 @@ func (d *Deployment) updateCRSpec(ctx context.Context, newSpec api.DeploymentSpe
 			// Reload api object and try again
 			var current *api.ArangoDeployment
 
-			err = k8sutil.RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
+			err = globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
 				var err error
 				current, err = d.deps.DatabaseCRCli.DatabaseV1().ArangoDeployments(ns).Get(ctxChild, update.GetName(), metav1.GetOptions{})
 
@@ -605,14 +607,14 @@ func (d *Deployment) lookForServiceMonitorCRD() {
 
 // SetNumberOfServers adjust number of DBservers and coordinators in arangod
 func (d *Deployment) SetNumberOfServers(ctx context.Context, noCoordinators, noDBServers *int) error {
-	ctxChild, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, arangod.GetRequestTimeout())
+	ctxChild, cancel := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().ArangoD().WithTimeout(ctx)
 	defer cancel()
 	c, err := d.clientCache.GetDatabase(ctxChild)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.WithStack(err)
 	}
 
-	err = arangod.RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
+	err = globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().ArangoD().RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
 		return arangod.SetNumberOfServers(ctxChild, c.Connection(), noCoordinators, noDBServers)
 	})
 
@@ -636,7 +638,7 @@ func (d *Deployment) ApplyPatch(ctx context.Context, p ...patch.Item) error {
 
 	c := d.deps.DatabaseCRCli.DatabaseV1().ArangoDeployments(d.apiObject.GetNamespace())
 
-	ctxChild, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, k8sutil.GetRequestTimeout())
+	ctxChild, cancel := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().WithTimeout(ctx)
 	defer cancel()
 	depl, err := c.Patch(ctxChild, d.apiObject.GetName(), types.JSONPatchType, data, metav1.PatchOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/deployment/deployment_core_test.go b/pkg/deployment/deployment_core_test.go
index b704eabe8..056229f7d 100644
--- a/pkg/deployment/deployment_core_test.go
+++ b/pkg/deployment/deployment_core_test.go
@@ -1309,7 +1309,7 @@ func testArangodbInternalExporterContainer(secure, auth bool, resources core.Res
 	c := core.Container{
 		Name:    k8sutil.ExporterContainerName,
 		Image:   testImage,
-		Command: createTestInternalExporterCommand(secure, port),
+		Command: createTestInternalExporterCommand(secure, auth, port),
 		Ports: []core.ContainerPort{
 			{
 				Name:          string(api.MetricsModeExporter),
@@ -1339,7 +1339,7 @@ func testArangodbInternalExporterContainer(secure, auth bool, resources core.Res
 	return c
 }
 
-func createTestInternalExporterCommand(secure bool, port int32) []string {
+func createTestInternalExporterCommand(secure, auth bool, port int32) []string {
 	binaryPath, err := os.Executable()
 	if err != nil {
 		return []string{}
@@ -1353,7 +1353,9 @@ func createTestInternalExporterCommand(secure bool, port int32) []string {
 		args = append(args, "--arangodb.endpoint=http://localhost:8529/_admin/metrics")
 	}
 
-	args = append(args, "--arangodb.jwt-file=/secrets/exporter/jwt/token")
+	if auth {
+		args = append(args, "--arangodb.jwt-file=/secrets/exporter/jwt/token")
+	}
 
 	if port != k8sutil.ArangoExporterPort {
 		args = append(args, fmt.Sprintf("--server.address=:%d", port))
diff --git a/pkg/deployment/deployment_finalizers.go b/pkg/deployment/deployment_finalizers.go
index 8229e0beb..0932ac1a8 100644
--- a/pkg/deployment/deployment_finalizers.go
+++ b/pkg/deployment/deployment_finalizers.go
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ package deployment
 import (
 	"context"
 
+	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/globals"
+
 	inspectorInterface "github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/k8sutil/inspector"
 
 	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/errors"
@@ -57,7 +59,7 @@ func (d *Deployment) runDeploymentFinalizers(ctx context.Context, cachedStatus i
 	var removalList []string
 
 	depls := d.deps.DatabaseCRCli.DatabaseV1().ArangoDeployments(d.GetNamespace())
-	ctxChild, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, k8sutil.GetRequestTimeout())
+	ctxChild, cancel := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().WithTimeout(ctx)
 	defer cancel()
 	updated, err := depls.Get(ctxChild, d.apiObject.GetName(), metav1.GetOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
@@ -102,7 +104,7 @@ func removeDeploymentFinalizers(ctx context.Context, log zerolog.Logger, cli ver
 	depl *api.ArangoDeployment, finalizers []string) error {
 	depls := cli.DatabaseV1().ArangoDeployments(depl.GetNamespace())
 	getFunc := func() (metav1.Object, error) {
-		ctxChild, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, k8sutil.GetRequestTimeout())
+		ctxChild, cancel := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().WithTimeout(ctx)
 		defer cancel()
 
 		result, err := depls.Get(ctxChild, depl.GetName(), metav1.GetOptions{})
@@ -113,7 +115,7 @@ func removeDeploymentFinalizers(ctx context.Context, log zerolog.Logger, cli ver
 	}
 	updateFunc := func(updated metav1.Object) error {
 		updatedDepl := updated.(*api.ArangoDeployment)
-		ctxChild, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, k8sutil.GetRequestTimeout())
+		ctxChild, cancel := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().WithTimeout(ctx)
 		defer cancel()
 
 		result, err := depls.Update(ctxChild, updatedDepl, metav1.UpdateOptions{})
diff --git a/pkg/deployment/deployment_inspector.go b/pkg/deployment/deployment_inspector.go
index 150ae5f9e..5ff3d6988 100644
--- a/pkg/deployment/deployment_inspector.go
+++ b/pkg/deployment/deployment_inspector.go
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/globals"
+
 	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/deployment/features"
 
 	inspectorInterface "github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/k8sutil/inspector"
@@ -48,27 +50,10 @@ import (
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 )
 
-const (
-	timeoutReconciliationPerNode = time.Second * 20
-)
-
 var (
 	inspectDeploymentDurationGauges = metrics.MustRegisterGaugeVec(metricsComponent, "inspect_deployment_duration", "Amount of time taken by a single inspection of a deployment (in sec)", metrics.DeploymentName)
 )
 
-// getReconciliationTimeout gets timeout for the reconciliation loop.
-// The whole reconciliation loop timeout depends on the number of nodes but not less then one minute.
-func (d *Deployment) getReconciliationTimeout() time.Duration {
-	if nodes, ok := d.GetCachedStatus().GetNodes(); ok {
-		if timeout := timeoutReconciliationPerNode * time.Duration(len(nodes.Nodes())); timeout > time.Minute {
-			return timeout
-		}
-	}
-
-	// The minimum timeout for the reconciliation loop.
-	return time.Minute
-}
-
 // inspectDeployment inspects the entire deployment, creates
 // a plan to update if needed and inspects underlying resources.
 // This function should be called when:
@@ -80,9 +65,7 @@ func (d *Deployment) inspectDeployment(lastInterval util.Interval) util.Interval
 	log := d.deps.Log
 	start := time.Now()
 
-	timeout := d.getReconciliationTimeout()
-
-	ctxReconciliation, cancelReconciliation := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), timeout)
+	ctxReconciliation, cancelReconciliation := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Reconciliation().WithTimeout(context.Background())
 	defer cancelReconciliation()
 	defer func() {
 		d.deps.Log.Info().Msgf("Inspect loop took %s", time.Since(start))
@@ -102,7 +85,7 @@ func (d *Deployment) inspectDeployment(lastInterval util.Interval) util.Interval
 
 	// Check deployment still exists
 	var updated *api.ArangoDeployment
-	err = k8sutil.RunWithTimeout(ctxReconciliation, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
+	err = globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().RunWithTimeout(ctxReconciliation, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
 		var err error
 		updated, err = d.deps.DatabaseCRCli.DatabaseV1().ArangoDeployments(d.GetNamespace()).Get(ctxChild, deploymentName, metav1.GetOptions{})
 		return err
diff --git a/pkg/deployment/images.go b/pkg/deployment/images.go
index baf96094a..ef96405c6 100644
--- a/pkg/deployment/images.go
+++ b/pkg/deployment/images.go
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/globals"
+
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog"
 	core "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
@@ -134,7 +136,7 @@ func (ib *imagesBuilder) fetchArangoDBImageIDAndVersion(ctx context.Context, cac
 		Logger()
 
 	// Check if pod exists
-	ctxChild, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, k8sutil.GetRequestTimeout())
+	ctxChild, cancel := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().WithTimeout(ctx)
 	defer cancel()
 	pod, err := ib.Context.GetCachedStatus().PodReadInterface().Get(ctxChild, podName, metav1.GetOptions{})
 	if err == nil {
@@ -142,7 +144,7 @@ func (ib *imagesBuilder) fetchArangoDBImageIDAndVersion(ctx context.Context, cac
 		if k8sutil.IsPodFailed(pod) {
 			// Wait some time before deleting the pod
 			if time.Now().After(pod.GetCreationTimestamp().Add(30 * time.Second)) {
-				err := k8sutil.RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
+				err := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
 					return ib.Context.PodsModInterface().Delete(ctxChild, podName, metav1.DeleteOptions{})
 				})
 				if err != nil && !k8sutil.IsNotFound(err) {
@@ -173,7 +175,7 @@ func (ib *imagesBuilder) fetchArangoDBImageIDAndVersion(ctx context.Context, cac
 			log.Warn().Err(err).Msg("Failed to create Image ID Pod client")
 			return true, nil
 		}
-		ctxChild, cancel = context.WithTimeout(ctx, arangod.GetRequestTimeout())
+		ctxChild, cancel = globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().ArangoD().WithTimeout(ctx)
 		defer cancel()
 		v, err := client.Version(ctxChild)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -184,7 +186,7 @@ func (ib *imagesBuilder) fetchArangoDBImageIDAndVersion(ctx context.Context, cac
 		enterprise := strings.ToLower(v.License) == "enterprise"
 
 		// We have all the info we need now, kill the pod and store the image info.
-		err = k8sutil.RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
+		err = globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
 			return ib.Context.PodsModInterface().Delete(ctxChild, podName, metav1.DeleteOptions{})
 		})
 		if err != nil && !k8sutil.IsNotFound(err) {
@@ -231,7 +233,7 @@ func (ib *imagesBuilder) fetchArangoDBImageIDAndVersion(ctx context.Context, cac
 		return true, errors.WithStack(err)
 	}
 
-	err = k8sutil.RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
+	err = globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
 		_, _, err := resources.CreateArangoPod(ctxChild, ib.Context.PodsModInterface(), ib.APIObject, ib.Spec, api.ServerGroupImageDiscovery, pod)
 		return err
 	})
diff --git a/pkg/deployment/pod/encryption.go b/pkg/deployment/pod/encryption.go
index bf6a9b586..1cbc24d26 100644
--- a/pkg/deployment/pod/encryption.go
+++ b/pkg/deployment/pod/encryption.go
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"path/filepath"
 
+	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/globals"
+
 	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/k8sutil/inspector/secret"
 
 	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/k8sutil/interfaces"
@@ -71,7 +73,7 @@ func GroupEncryptionSupported(mode api.DeploymentMode, group api.ServerGroup) bo
 }
 
 func GetEncryptionKey(ctx context.Context, secrets secret.ReadInterface, name string) (string, []byte, bool, error) {
-	ctxChild, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, k8sutil.GetRequestTimeout())
+	ctxChild, cancel := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().WithTimeout(ctx)
 	defer cancel()
 
 	keyfile, err := secrets.Get(ctxChild, name, meta.GetOptions{})
diff --git a/pkg/deployment/reconcile/action_backup_restore.go b/pkg/deployment/reconcile/action_backup_restore.go
index 3fddd3f0e..8527e65c7 100644
--- a/pkg/deployment/reconcile/action_backup_restore.go
+++ b/pkg/deployment/reconcile/action_backup_restore.go
@@ -26,11 +26,12 @@ package reconcile
 import (
 	"context"
 
+	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/globals"
+
 	"github.com/arangodb/go-driver"
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog"
 
 	api "github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/apis/deployment/v1"
-	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/arangod"
 )
 
 func init() {
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ func (a actionBackupRestore) Start(ctx context.Context) (bool, error) {
 		return true, nil
 	}
 
-	ctxChild, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, arangod.GetRequestTimeout())
+	ctxChild, cancel := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().ArangoD().WithTimeout(ctx)
 	defer cancel()
 	dbc, err := a.actionCtx.GetDatabaseClient(ctxChild)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/deployment/reconcile/action_bootstrap_set_password.go b/pkg/deployment/reconcile/action_bootstrap_set_password.go
index 3e244c844..ea17c7dcd 100644
--- a/pkg/deployment/reconcile/action_bootstrap_set_password.go
+++ b/pkg/deployment/reconcile/action_bootstrap_set_password.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import (
 	"crypto/rand"
 	"encoding/hex"
 
-	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/arangod"
+	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/globals"
 
 	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/errors"
 
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ func (a actionBootstrapSetPassword) Start(ctx context.Context) (bool, error) {
 func (a actionBootstrapSetPassword) setUserPassword(ctx context.Context, user, secret string) (string, error) {
 	a.log.Debug().Msgf("Bootstrapping user %s, secret %s", user, secret)
 
-	ctxChild, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, arangod.GetRequestTimeout())
+	ctxChild, cancel := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().ArangoD().WithTimeout(ctx)
 	defer cancel()
 	client, err := a.actionCtx.GetDatabaseClient(ctxChild)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -116,21 +116,21 @@ func (a actionBootstrapSetPassword) setUserPassword(ctx context.Context, user, s
 	}
 
 	// Obtain the user
-	ctxChild, cancel = context.WithTimeout(ctx, arangod.GetRequestTimeout())
+	ctxChild, cancel = globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().ArangoD().WithTimeout(ctx)
 	defer cancel()
 	if u, err := client.User(ctxChild, user); err != nil {
 		if !driver.IsNotFound(err) {
 			return "", err
 		}
 
-		err = arangod.RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
+		err = globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().ArangoD().RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
 			_, err := client.CreateUser(ctxChild, user, &driver.UserOptions{Password: password})
 			return err
 		})
 
 		return password, errors.WithStack(err)
 	} else {
-		err = arangod.RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
+		err = globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().ArangoD().RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
 			return u.Update(ctxChild, driver.UserOptions{
 				Password: password,
 			})
diff --git a/pkg/deployment/reconcile/action_cleanout_member.go b/pkg/deployment/reconcile/action_cleanout_member.go
index 1578b3815..e673b86e7 100644
--- a/pkg/deployment/reconcile/action_cleanout_member.go
+++ b/pkg/deployment/reconcile/action_cleanout_member.go
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ package reconcile
 import (
 	"context"
 
+	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/globals"
+
 	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/errors"
 
 	driver "github.com/arangodb/go-driver"
@@ -71,7 +73,7 @@ func (a *actionCleanoutMember) Start(ctx context.Context) (bool, error) {
 	}
 	log := a.log
 
-	ctxChild, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, arangod.GetRequestTimeout())
+	ctxChild, cancel := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().ArangoD().WithTimeout(ctx)
 	defer cancel()
 	c, err := a.actionCtx.GetDatabaseClient(ctxChild)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -79,7 +81,7 @@ func (a *actionCleanoutMember) Start(ctx context.Context) (bool, error) {
 		return false, errors.WithStack(err)
 	}
 
-	ctxChild, cancel = context.WithTimeout(ctx, arangod.GetRequestTimeout())
+	ctxChild, cancel = globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().ArangoD().WithTimeout(ctx)
 	defer cancel()
 	cluster, err := c.Cluster(ctxChild)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -87,7 +89,7 @@ func (a *actionCleanoutMember) Start(ctx context.Context) (bool, error) {
 		return false, errors.WithStack(err)
 	}
 
-	ctxChild, cancel = context.WithTimeout(ctx, arangod.GetRequestTimeout())
+	ctxChild, cancel = globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().ArangoD().WithTimeout(ctx)
 	defer cancel()
 	var jobID string
 	ctxJobID := driver.WithJobIDResponse(ctxChild, &jobID)
@@ -123,7 +125,7 @@ func (a *actionCleanoutMember) CheckProgress(ctx context.Context) (bool, bool, e
 		return true, false, nil
 	}
 
-	ctxChild, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, arangod.GetRequestTimeout())
+	ctxChild, cancel := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().ArangoD().WithTimeout(ctx)
 	defer cancel()
 	c, err := a.actionCtx.GetDatabaseClient(ctxChild)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -131,7 +133,7 @@ func (a *actionCleanoutMember) CheckProgress(ctx context.Context) (bool, bool, e
 		return false, false, nil
 	}
 
-	ctxChild, cancel = context.WithTimeout(ctx, arangod.GetRequestTimeout())
+	ctxChild, cancel = globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().ArangoD().WithTimeout(ctx)
 	defer cancel()
 	cluster, err := c.Cluster(ctxChild)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -139,7 +141,7 @@ func (a *actionCleanoutMember) CheckProgress(ctx context.Context) (bool, bool, e
 		return false, false, nil
 	}
 
-	ctxChild, cancel = context.WithTimeout(ctx, arangod.GetRequestTimeout())
+	ctxChild, cancel = globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().ArangoD().WithTimeout(ctx)
 	defer cancel()
 	cleanedOut, err := cluster.IsCleanedOut(ctxChild, a.action.MemberID)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -150,7 +152,7 @@ func (a *actionCleanoutMember) CheckProgress(ctx context.Context) (bool, bool, e
 		// We're not done yet, check job status
 		log.Debug().Msg("IsCleanedOut returned false")
 
-		ctxChild, cancel = context.WithTimeout(ctx, arangod.GetRequestTimeout())
+		ctxChild, cancel = globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().ArangoD().WithTimeout(ctx)
 		defer cancel()
 		c, err := a.actionCtx.GetDatabaseClient(ctxChild)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -158,7 +160,7 @@ func (a *actionCleanoutMember) CheckProgress(ctx context.Context) (bool, bool, e
 			return false, false, nil
 		}
 
-		ctxChild, cancel = context.WithTimeout(ctx, arangod.GetRequestTimeout())
+		ctxChild, cancel = globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().ArangoD().WithTimeout(ctx)
 		defer cancel()
 		agency, err := a.actionCtx.GetAgency(ctxChild)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -166,7 +168,7 @@ func (a *actionCleanoutMember) CheckProgress(ctx context.Context) (bool, bool, e
 			return false, false, nil
 		}
 
-		ctxChild, cancel = context.WithTimeout(ctx, arangod.GetRequestTimeout())
+		ctxChild, cancel = globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().ArangoD().WithTimeout(ctx)
 		defer cancel()
 		jobStatus, err := arangod.CleanoutServerJobStatus(ctxChild, m.CleanoutJobID, c, agency)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/deployment/reconcile/action_cluster_member_cleanup.go b/pkg/deployment/reconcile/action_cluster_member_cleanup.go
index eb7447aa7..d58233c17 100644
--- a/pkg/deployment/reconcile/action_cluster_member_cleanup.go
+++ b/pkg/deployment/reconcile/action_cluster_member_cleanup.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ package reconcile
 import (
 	"context"
 
-	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/arangod"
+	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/globals"
 
 	"github.com/arangodb/go-driver"
 
@@ -71,21 +71,21 @@ func (a *actionClusterMemberCleanup) Start(ctx context.Context) (bool, error) {
 func (a *actionClusterMemberCleanup) start(ctx context.Context) error {
 	id := driver.ServerID(a.MemberID())
 
-	ctxChild, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, arangod.GetRequestTimeout())
+	ctxChild, cancel := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().ArangoD().WithTimeout(ctx)
 	defer cancel()
 	c, err := a.actionCtx.GetDatabaseClient(ctxChild)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	ctxChild, cancel = context.WithTimeout(ctx, arangod.GetRequestTimeout())
+	ctxChild, cancel = globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().ArangoD().WithTimeout(ctx)
 	defer cancel()
 	cluster, err := c.Cluster(ctxChild)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	ctxChild, cancel = context.WithTimeout(ctx, arangod.GetRequestTimeout())
+	ctxChild, cancel = globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().ArangoD().WithTimeout(ctx)
 	defer cancel()
 	health, err := cluster.Health(ctxChild)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ func (a *actionClusterMemberCleanup) start(ctx context.Context) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	return arangod.RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
+	return globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().ArangoD().RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
 		return cluster.RemoveServer(ctxChild, id)
 	})
 }
diff --git a/pkg/deployment/reconcile/action_encryption_add.go b/pkg/deployment/reconcile/action_encryption_add.go
index 922c1f9be..f60620ec7 100644
--- a/pkg/deployment/reconcile/action_encryption_add.go
+++ b/pkg/deployment/reconcile/action_encryption_add.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/base64"
 
-	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/k8sutil"
+	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/globals"
 
 	meta "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ func (a *encryptionKeyAddAction) Start(ctx context.Context) (bool, error) {
 		return true, nil
 	}
 
-	err = k8sutil.RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
+	err = globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
 		_, err := a.actionCtx.SecretsModInterface().Patch(ctxChild, pod.GetEncryptionFolderSecretName(a.actionCtx.GetAPIObject().GetName()), types.JSONPatchType, patch, meta.PatchOptions{})
 		return err
 	})
diff --git a/pkg/deployment/reconcile/action_encryption_refresh.go b/pkg/deployment/reconcile/action_encryption_refresh.go
index 831a4dafd..4c5f159e6 100644
--- a/pkg/deployment/reconcile/action_encryption_refresh.go
+++ b/pkg/deployment/reconcile/action_encryption_refresh.go
@@ -26,14 +26,14 @@ package reconcile
 import (
 	"context"
 
+	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/globals"
+
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog"
 	meta "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 
 	api "github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/apis/deployment/v1"
 	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/deployment/client"
 	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/deployment/pod"
-	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/arangod"
-	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/k8sutil"
 )
 
 func init() {
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func (a *encryptionKeyRefreshAction) Start(ctx context.Context) (bool, error) {
 }
 
 func (a *encryptionKeyRefreshAction) CheckProgress(ctx context.Context) (bool, bool, error) {
-	ctxChild, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, k8sutil.GetRequestTimeout())
+	ctxChild, cancel := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().WithTimeout(ctx)
 	defer cancel()
 	keyfolder, err := a.actionCtx.GetCachedStatus().SecretReadInterface().Get(ctxChild, pod.GetEncryptionFolderSecretName(a.actionCtx.GetName()), meta.GetOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func (a *encryptionKeyRefreshAction) CheckProgress(ctx context.Context) (bool, b
 		return true, false, nil
 	}
 
-	ctxChild, cancel = context.WithTimeout(ctx, arangod.GetRequestTimeout())
+	ctxChild, cancel = globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().ArangoD().WithTimeout(ctx)
 	defer cancel()
 	c, err := a.actionCtx.GetServerClient(ctxChild, a.action.Group, a.action.MemberID)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ func (a *encryptionKeyRefreshAction) CheckProgress(ctx context.Context) (bool, b
 	}
 
 	client := client.NewClient(c.Connection())
-	ctxChild, cancel = context.WithTimeout(ctx, arangod.GetRequestTimeout())
+	ctxChild, cancel = globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().ArangoD().WithTimeout(ctx)
 	defer cancel()
 	e, err := client.RefreshEncryption(ctxChild)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/deployment/reconcile/action_encryption_remove.go b/pkg/deployment/reconcile/action_encryption_remove.go
index 7dc72dc39..4efe01a7b 100644
--- a/pkg/deployment/reconcile/action_encryption_remove.go
+++ b/pkg/deployment/reconcile/action_encryption_remove.go
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ package reconcile
 import (
 	"context"
 
+	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/globals"
+
 	meta "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 
 	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/errors"
@@ -82,7 +84,7 @@ func (a *encryptionKeyRemoveAction) Start(ctx context.Context) (bool, error) {
 		return true, nil
 	}
 
-	err = k8sutil.RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
+	err = globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
 		_, err := a.actionCtx.SecretsModInterface().Patch(ctxChild, pod.GetEncryptionFolderSecretName(a.actionCtx.GetAPIObject().GetName()), types.JSONPatchType, patch, meta.PatchOptions{})
 		return err
 	})
diff --git a/pkg/deployment/reconcile/action_encryption_status_update.go b/pkg/deployment/reconcile/action_encryption_status_update.go
index c434bf373..a9730dd1d 100644
--- a/pkg/deployment/reconcile/action_encryption_status_update.go
+++ b/pkg/deployment/reconcile/action_encryption_status_update.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ package reconcile
 import (
 	"context"
 
-	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/k8sutil"
+	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/globals"
 
 	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util"
 	meta "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func (a *encryptionKeyStatusUpdateAction) Start(ctx context.Context) (bool, erro
 		return true, nil
 	}
 
-	ctxChild, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, k8sutil.GetRequestTimeout())
+	ctxChild, cancel := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().WithTimeout(ctx)
 	defer cancel()
 
 	f, err := a.actionCtx.GetCachedStatus().SecretReadInterface().Get(ctxChild, pod.GetEncryptionFolderSecretName(a.actionCtx.GetAPIObject().GetName()), meta.GetOptions{})
diff --git a/pkg/deployment/reconcile/action_jwt_add.go b/pkg/deployment/reconcile/action_jwt_add.go
index 371096ebb..d233bac7a 100644
--- a/pkg/deployment/reconcile/action_jwt_add.go
+++ b/pkg/deployment/reconcile/action_jwt_add.go
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/base64"
 
+	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/globals"
+
 	meta "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 
 	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/errors"
@@ -117,7 +119,7 @@ func (a *jwtAddAction) Start(ctx context.Context) (bool, error) {
 		return true, nil
 	}
 
-	err = k8sutil.RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
+	err = globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
 		_, err := a.actionCtx.SecretsModInterface().Patch(ctxChild, pod.JWTSecretFolder(a.actionCtx.GetName()), types.JSONPatchType, patch, meta.PatchOptions{})
 		return err
 	})
diff --git a/pkg/deployment/reconcile/action_jwt_clean.go b/pkg/deployment/reconcile/action_jwt_clean.go
index 6cdcbb7df..3b63ac6b4 100644
--- a/pkg/deployment/reconcile/action_jwt_clean.go
+++ b/pkg/deployment/reconcile/action_jwt_clean.go
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ package reconcile
 import (
 	"context"
 
+	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/globals"
+
 	meta "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 
 	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/errors"
@@ -108,7 +110,7 @@ func (a *jwtCleanAction) Start(ctx context.Context) (bool, error) {
 		return true, nil
 	}
 
-	err = k8sutil.RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
+	err = globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
 		_, err := a.actionCtx.SecretsModInterface().Patch(ctxChild, pod.JWTSecretFolder(a.actionCtx.GetName()), types.JSONPatchType, patch, meta.PatchOptions{})
 		return err
 	})
diff --git a/pkg/deployment/reconcile/action_jwt_refresh.go b/pkg/deployment/reconcile/action_jwt_refresh.go
index 4a9792dae..a005aed2b 100644
--- a/pkg/deployment/reconcile/action_jwt_refresh.go
+++ b/pkg/deployment/reconcile/action_jwt_refresh.go
@@ -26,10 +26,11 @@ package reconcile
 import (
 	"context"
 
+	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/globals"
+
 	api "github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/apis/deployment/v1"
 	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/deployment/client"
 	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/deployment/pod"
-	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/arangod"
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog"
 )
 
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ func (a *jwtRefreshAction) CheckProgress(ctx context.Context) (bool, bool, error
 		return true, false, nil
 	}
 
-	ctxChild, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, arangod.GetRequestTimeout())
+	ctxChild, cancel := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().ArangoD().WithTimeout(ctx)
 	defer cancel()
 	c, err := a.actionCtx.GetServerClient(ctxChild, a.action.Group, a.action.MemberID)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ func (a *jwtRefreshAction) CheckProgress(ctx context.Context) (bool, bool, error
 		return true, false, nil
 	}
 
-	ctxChild, cancel = context.WithTimeout(ctx, arangod.GetRequestTimeout())
+	ctxChild, cancel = globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().ArangoD().WithTimeout(ctx)
 	defer cancel()
 	if invalid, err := isMemberJWTTokenInvalid(ctxChild, client.NewClient(c.Connection()), folder.Data, true); err != nil {
 		a.log.Warn().Err(err).Msg("Error while getting JWT Status")
diff --git a/pkg/deployment/reconcile/action_jwt_set_active.go b/pkg/deployment/reconcile/action_jwt_set_active.go
index 9a12d88a8..6ffba06a4 100644
--- a/pkg/deployment/reconcile/action_jwt_set_active.go
+++ b/pkg/deployment/reconcile/action_jwt_set_active.go
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/base64"
 
+	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/globals"
+
 	meta "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 
 	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/errors"
@@ -119,7 +121,7 @@ func (a *jwtSetActiveAction) Start(ctx context.Context) (bool, error) {
 		return true, nil
 	}
 
-	err = k8sutil.RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
+	err = globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
 		_, err := a.actionCtx.SecretsModInterface().Patch(ctxChild, pod.JWTSecretFolder(a.actionCtx.GetName()), types.JSONPatchType, patch, meta.PatchOptions{})
 		return err
 	})
diff --git a/pkg/deployment/reconcile/action_remove_member.go b/pkg/deployment/reconcile/action_remove_member.go
index c5d0d7945..9556cf4aa 100644
--- a/pkg/deployment/reconcile/action_remove_member.go
+++ b/pkg/deployment/reconcile/action_remove_member.go
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ package reconcile
 import (
 	"context"
 
+	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/globals"
+
 	apiErrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 
 	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/errors"
@@ -71,14 +73,14 @@ func (a *actionRemoveMember) Start(ctx context.Context) (bool, error) {
 	}
 	// For safety, remove from cluster
 	if a.action.Group == api.ServerGroupCoordinators || a.action.Group == api.ServerGroupDBServers {
-		ctxChild, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, arangod.GetRequestTimeout())
+		ctxChild, cancel := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().ArangoD().WithTimeout(ctx)
 		defer cancel()
 		client, err := a.actionCtx.GetDatabaseClient(ctxChild)
 		if err != nil {
 			return false, errors.WithStack(err)
 		}
 
-		ctxChild, cancel = context.WithTimeout(ctx, arangod.GetRequestTimeout())
+		ctxChild, cancel = globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().ArangoD().WithTimeout(ctx)
 		defer cancel()
 		if err := arangod.RemoveServerFromCluster(ctxChild, client.Connection(), driver.ServerID(m.ID)); err != nil {
 			if !driver.IsNotFound(err) && !driver.IsPreconditionFailed(err) {
diff --git a/pkg/deployment/reconcile/action_resign_leadership.go b/pkg/deployment/reconcile/action_resign_leadership.go
index 03a9acc9e..4480dc679 100644
--- a/pkg/deployment/reconcile/action_resign_leadership.go
+++ b/pkg/deployment/reconcile/action_resign_leadership.go
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ package reconcile
 import (
 	"context"
 
+	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/globals"
+
 	"github.com/arangodb/go-driver"
 	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/arangod"
 	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/errors"
@@ -68,7 +70,7 @@ func (a *actionResignLeadership) Start(ctx context.Context) (bool, error) {
 		return true, nil
 	}
 
-	ctxChild, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, arangod.GetRequestTimeout())
+	ctxChild, cancel := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().ArangoD().WithTimeout(ctx)
 	defer cancel()
 	client, err := a.actionCtx.GetDatabaseClient(ctxChild)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -87,7 +89,7 @@ func (a *actionResignLeadership) Start(ctx context.Context) (bool, error) {
 			return true, nil
 		}
 
-		ctxChild, cancel = context.WithTimeout(ctx, arangod.GetRequestTimeout())
+		ctxChild, cancel = globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().ArangoD().WithTimeout(ctx)
 		defer cancel()
 		cluster, err := client.Cluster(ctxChild)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -96,7 +98,7 @@ func (a *actionResignLeadership) Start(ctx context.Context) (bool, error) {
 		}
 
 		var jobID string
-		ctxChild, cancel = context.WithTimeout(ctx, arangod.GetRequestTimeout())
+		ctxChild, cancel = globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().ArangoD().WithTimeout(ctx)
 		defer cancel()
 		jobCtx := driver.WithJobIDResponse(ctxChild, &jobID)
 		log.Debug().Msg("Temporary shutdown, resign leadership")
@@ -140,7 +142,7 @@ func (a *actionResignLeadership) CheckProgress(ctx context.Context) (bool, bool,
 		return true, false, nil
 	}
 
-	ctxChild, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, arangod.GetRequestTimeout())
+	ctxChild, cancel := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().ArangoD().WithTimeout(ctx)
 	defer cancel()
 	agency, err := a.actionCtx.GetAgency(ctxChild)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -148,7 +150,7 @@ func (a *actionResignLeadership) CheckProgress(ctx context.Context) (bool, bool,
 		return false, false, nil
 	}
 
-	ctxChild, cancel = context.WithTimeout(ctx, arangod.GetRequestTimeout())
+	ctxChild, cancel = globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().ArangoD().WithTimeout(ctx)
 	defer cancel()
 	c, err := a.actionCtx.GetDatabaseClient(ctxChild)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -156,7 +158,7 @@ func (a *actionResignLeadership) CheckProgress(ctx context.Context) (bool, bool,
 		return false, false, nil
 	}
 
-	ctxChild, cancel = context.WithTimeout(ctx, arangod.GetRequestTimeout())
+	ctxChild, cancel = globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().ArangoD().WithTimeout(ctx)
 	defer cancel()
 	jobStatus, err := arangod.CleanoutServerJobStatus(ctxChild, m.CleanoutJobID, c, agency)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/deployment/reconcile/action_runtime_container_args_udpate.go b/pkg/deployment/reconcile/action_runtime_container_args_udpate.go
index e7b7d596c..634f286a3 100644
--- a/pkg/deployment/reconcile/action_runtime_container_args_udpate.go
+++ b/pkg/deployment/reconcile/action_runtime_container_args_udpate.go
@@ -27,13 +27,14 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/globals"
+
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog"
 	core "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 
 	api "github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/apis/deployment/v1"
 	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/deployment/rotation"
-	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/arangod"
 	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/k8sutil"
 )
 
@@ -242,7 +243,7 @@ func (a actionRuntimeContainerArgsUpdate) setLogLevel(ctx context.Context, logLe
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	ctxChild, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, arangod.GetRequestTimeout())
+	ctxChild, cancel := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().ArangoD().WithTimeout(ctx)
 	defer cancel()
 	cli, err := a.actionCtx.GetServerClient(ctxChild, a.action.Group, a.action.MemberID)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -259,7 +260,7 @@ func (a actionRuntimeContainerArgsUpdate) setLogLevel(ctx context.Context, logLe
 		return err
 	}
 
-	ctxChild, cancel = context.WithTimeout(ctx, arangod.GetRequestTimeout())
+	ctxChild, cancel = globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().ArangoD().WithTimeout(ctx)
 	defer cancel()
 	resp, err := conn.Do(ctxChild, req)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/deployment/reconcile/action_tls_ca_append.go b/pkg/deployment/reconcile/action_tls_ca_append.go
index f72fe9890..510577930 100644
--- a/pkg/deployment/reconcile/action_tls_ca_append.go
+++ b/pkg/deployment/reconcile/action_tls_ca_append.go
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/base64"
 
+	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/globals"
+
 	meta "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 
 	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/errors"
@@ -116,7 +118,7 @@ func (a *appendTLSCACertificateAction) Start(ctx context.Context) (bool, error)
 		return true, nil
 	}
 
-	err = k8sutil.RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
+	err = globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
 		_, err := a.actionCtx.SecretsModInterface().Patch(ctxChild, resources.GetCASecretName(a.actionCtx.GetAPIObject()), types.JSONPatchType, patch, meta.PatchOptions{})
 		return err
 	})
diff --git a/pkg/deployment/reconcile/action_tls_ca_clean.go b/pkg/deployment/reconcile/action_tls_ca_clean.go
index 5357e6179..94ff5fb37 100644
--- a/pkg/deployment/reconcile/action_tls_ca_clean.go
+++ b/pkg/deployment/reconcile/action_tls_ca_clean.go
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ package reconcile
 import (
 	"context"
 
+	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/globals"
+
 	meta "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 
 	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/errors"
@@ -119,7 +121,7 @@ func (a *cleanTLSCACertificateAction) Start(ctx context.Context) (bool, error) {
 
 	a.log.Info().Msgf("Removing key %s from truststore", certChecksum)
 
-	err = k8sutil.RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
+	err = globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
 		_, err := a.actionCtx.SecretsModInterface().Patch(ctxChild, resources.GetCASecretName(a.actionCtx.GetAPIObject()), types.JSONPatchType, patch, meta.PatchOptions{})
 		return err
 	})
diff --git a/pkg/deployment/reconcile/action_tls_ca_renew.go b/pkg/deployment/reconcile/action_tls_ca_renew.go
index b9346f2de..cca990648 100644
--- a/pkg/deployment/reconcile/action_tls_ca_renew.go
+++ b/pkg/deployment/reconcile/action_tls_ca_renew.go
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ package reconcile
 import (
 	"context"
 
+	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/globals"
+
 	api "github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/apis/deployment/v1"
 	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/k8sutil"
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog"
@@ -55,7 +57,7 @@ func (a *renewTLSCACertificateAction) Start(ctx context.Context) (bool, error) {
 		return true, nil
 	}
 
-	err := k8sutil.RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
+	err := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
 		return a.actionCtx.SecretsModInterface().Delete(ctxChild, a.actionCtx.GetSpec().TLS.GetCASecretName(), meta.DeleteOptions{})
 	})
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/deployment/reconcile/action_tls_keyfile_refresh.go b/pkg/deployment/reconcile/action_tls_keyfile_refresh.go
index d15eec61c..f46753a24 100644
--- a/pkg/deployment/reconcile/action_tls_keyfile_refresh.go
+++ b/pkg/deployment/reconcile/action_tls_keyfile_refresh.go
@@ -26,9 +26,10 @@ package reconcile
 import (
 	"context"
 
+	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/globals"
+
 	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/deployment/client"
 	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util"
-	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/arangod"
 	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/constants"
 
 	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/k8sutil"
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ type refreshTLSKeyfileCertificateAction struct {
 }
 
 func (a *refreshTLSKeyfileCertificateAction) CheckProgress(ctx context.Context) (bool, bool, error) {
-	ctxChild, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, arangod.GetRequestTimeout())
+	ctxChild, cancel := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().ArangoD().WithTimeout(ctx)
 	defer cancel()
 	c, err := a.actionCtx.GetServerClient(ctxChild, a.action.Group, a.action.MemberID)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ func (a *refreshTLSKeyfileCertificateAction) CheckProgress(ctx context.Context)
 
 	client := client.NewClient(c.Connection())
 
-	ctxChild, cancel = context.WithTimeout(ctx, arangod.GetRequestTimeout())
+	ctxChild, cancel = globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().ArangoD().WithTimeout(ctx)
 	defer cancel()
 	e, err := client.RefreshTLS(ctxChild)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/deployment/reconcile/action_tls_sni_update.go b/pkg/deployment/reconcile/action_tls_sni_update.go
index 0cf647a3a..d458febb1 100644
--- a/pkg/deployment/reconcile/action_tls_sni_update.go
+++ b/pkg/deployment/reconcile/action_tls_sni_update.go
@@ -26,8 +26,9 @@ package reconcile
 import (
 	"context"
 
+	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/globals"
+
 	api "github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/apis/deployment/v1"
-	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/arangod"
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog"
 )
 
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ func (t *tlsSNIUpdate) CheckProgress(ctx context.Context) (bool, bool, error) {
 		return true, false, nil
 	}
 
-	ctxChild, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, arangod.GetRequestTimeout())
+	ctxChild, cancel := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().ArangoD().WithTimeout(ctx)
 	defer cancel()
 	c, err := t.actionCtx.GetServerClient(ctxChild, t.action.Group, t.action.MemberID)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ func (t *tlsSNIUpdate) CheckProgress(ctx context.Context) (bool, bool, error) {
 		return true, false, nil
 	}
 
-	ctxChild, cancel = context.WithTimeout(ctx, arangod.GetRequestTimeout())
+	ctxChild, cancel = globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().ArangoD().WithTimeout(ctx)
 	defer cancel()
 	if ok, err := compareTLSSNIConfig(ctxChild, c.Connection(), fetchedSecrets, true); err != nil {
 		t.log.Warn().Err(err).Msg("Unable to compare TLS config")
diff --git a/pkg/deployment/reconcile/action_tls_status_update.go b/pkg/deployment/reconcile/action_tls_status_update.go
index d5a637592..ff1d7b668 100644
--- a/pkg/deployment/reconcile/action_tls_status_update.go
+++ b/pkg/deployment/reconcile/action_tls_status_update.go
@@ -26,9 +26,10 @@ package reconcile
 import (
 	"context"
 
+	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/globals"
+
 	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/deployment/resources"
 	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util"
-	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/k8sutil"
 	meta "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 
 	api "github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/apis/deployment/v1"
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ func (a *tlsKeyStatusUpdateAction) Start(ctx context.Context) (bool, error) {
 		return true, nil
 	}
 
-	ctxChild, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, k8sutil.GetRequestTimeout())
+	ctxChild, cancel := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().WithTimeout(ctx)
 	defer cancel()
 	f, err := a.actionCtx.GetCachedStatus().SecretReadInterface().Get(ctxChild, resources.GetCASecretName(a.actionCtx.GetAPIObject()), meta.GetOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/deployment/reconcile/action_wait_for_member_up.go b/pkg/deployment/reconcile/action_wait_for_member_up.go
index abbf72aea..e35bb4bf4 100644
--- a/pkg/deployment/reconcile/action_wait_for_member_up.go
+++ b/pkg/deployment/reconcile/action_wait_for_member_up.go
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/arangod"
+	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/globals"
+
 	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/errors"
 
 	driver "github.com/arangodb/go-driver"
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ func (a *actionWaitForMemberUp) CheckProgress(ctx context.Context) (bool, bool,
 		return true, false, nil
 	}
 
-	ctxChild, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, arangod.GetRequestTimeout())
+	ctxChild, cancel := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().ArangoD().WithTimeout(ctx)
 	defer cancel()
 
 	if a.action.Group.IsArangosync() {
diff --git a/pkg/deployment/reconcile/helper_shutdown.go b/pkg/deployment/reconcile/helper_shutdown.go
index 64615f679..39c954b4b 100644
--- a/pkg/deployment/reconcile/helper_shutdown.go
+++ b/pkg/deployment/reconcile/helper_shutdown.go
@@ -26,10 +26,11 @@ package reconcile
 import (
 	"context"
 
+	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/globals"
+
 	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/deployment/features"
 
 	api "github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/apis/deployment/v1"
-	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/arangod"
 	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/errors"
 	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/k8sutil"
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog"
@@ -80,7 +81,7 @@ func (s shutdownHelperAPI) Start(ctx context.Context) (bool, error) {
 
 	if group.IsArangod() {
 		// Invoke shutdown endpoint
-		ctxChild, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, arangod.GetRequestTimeout())
+		ctxChild, cancel := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().ArangoD().WithTimeout(ctx)
 		defer cancel()
 		c, err := s.actionCtx.GetServerClient(ctxChild, group, s.action.MemberID)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/deployment/reconcile/plan_builder_clean_out.go b/pkg/deployment/reconcile/plan_builder_clean_out.go
index f8ee91965..adf7ce99a 100644
--- a/pkg/deployment/reconcile/plan_builder_clean_out.go
+++ b/pkg/deployment/reconcile/plan_builder_clean_out.go
@@ -26,11 +26,12 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"strconv"
 
+	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/globals"
+
 	"github.com/arangodb/go-driver"
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog"
 
 	api "github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/apis/deployment/v1"
-	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/arangod"
 	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/k8sutil"
 	inspectorInterface "github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/k8sutil/inspector"
 )
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ func createCleanOutPlan(ctx context.Context, log zerolog.Logger, _ k8sutil.APIOb
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	ctxChild, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, arangod.GetRequestTimeout())
+	ctxChild, cancel := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().ArangoD().WithTimeout(ctx)
 	defer cancel()
 	health, err := cluster.Health(ctxChild)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/deployment/reconcile/plan_builder_cluster.go b/pkg/deployment/reconcile/plan_builder_cluster.go
index 5acb825c0..df50d0913 100644
--- a/pkg/deployment/reconcile/plan_builder_cluster.go
+++ b/pkg/deployment/reconcile/plan_builder_cluster.go
@@ -27,10 +27,11 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/globals"
+
 	"github.com/arangodb/go-driver"
 
 	api "github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/apis/deployment/v1"
-	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/arangod"
 	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/k8sutil"
 	inspectorInterface "github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/k8sutil/inspector"
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog"
@@ -47,14 +48,14 @@ func createClusterOperationPlan(ctx context.Context,
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	ctxChild, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, arangod.GetRequestTimeout())
+	ctxChild, cancel := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().ArangoD().WithTimeout(ctx)
 	defer cancel()
 	c, err := planCtx.GetDatabaseClient(ctxChild)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	ctxChild, cancel = context.WithTimeout(ctx, arangod.GetRequestTimeout())
+	ctxChild, cancel = globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().ArangoD().WithTimeout(ctx)
 	defer cancel()
 	cluster, err := c.Cluster(ctxChild)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ func createClusterOperationPlan(ctx context.Context,
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	ctxChild, cancel = context.WithTimeout(ctx, arangod.GetRequestTimeout())
+	ctxChild, cancel = globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().ArangoD().WithTimeout(ctx)
 	defer cancel()
 	health, err := cluster.Health(ctxChild)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/deployment/reconcile/plan_builder_encryption.go b/pkg/deployment/reconcile/plan_builder_encryption.go
index 60899ad13..a20eeb31e 100644
--- a/pkg/deployment/reconcile/plan_builder_encryption.go
+++ b/pkg/deployment/reconcile/plan_builder_encryption.go
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ package reconcile
 import (
 	"context"
 
-	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/deployment/features"
-	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/arangod"
+	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/globals"
 
+	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/deployment/features"
 	core "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 
 	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/k8sutil"
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ func isEncryptionKeyUpToDate(ctx context.Context,
 
 	mlog := log.With().Str("group", group.AsRole()).Str("member", m.ID).Logger()
 
-	ctxChild, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, arangod.GetRequestTimeout())
+	ctxChild, cancel := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().ArangoD().WithTimeout(ctx)
 	defer cancel()
 	c, err := planCtx.GetServerClient(ctxChild, group, m.ID)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ func isEncryptionKeyUpToDate(ctx context.Context,
 
 	client := client.NewClient(c.Connection())
 
-	ctxChild, cancel = context.WithTimeout(ctx, arangod.GetRequestTimeout())
+	ctxChild, cancel = globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().ArangoD().WithTimeout(ctx)
 	defer cancel()
 	e, err := client.GetEncryption(ctxChild)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/deployment/reconcile/plan_builder_tls_sni.go b/pkg/deployment/reconcile/plan_builder_tls_sni.go
index 1eee2e955..e2b16b6ef 100644
--- a/pkg/deployment/reconcile/plan_builder_tls_sni.go
+++ b/pkg/deployment/reconcile/plan_builder_tls_sni.go
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@ package reconcile
 import (
 	"context"
 
+	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/globals"
+
 	"github.com/arangodb/go-driver"
 
 	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/deployment/features"
-	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/arangod"
-
 	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/k8sutil"
 	inspectorInterface "github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/k8sutil/inspector"
 
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ func createRotateTLSServerSNIPlan(ctx context.Context,
 			}
 
 			var c driver.Client
-			err := arangod.RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
+			err := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().ArangoD().RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
 				var err error
 				c, err = planCtx.GetServerClient(ctxChild, group, m.ID)
 				return err
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ func createRotateTLSServerSNIPlan(ctx context.Context,
 			}
 
 			var ok bool
-			err = arangod.RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
+			err = globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().ArangoD().RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
 				var err error
 				ok, err = compareTLSSNIConfig(ctxChild, c.Connection(), fetchedSecrets, false)
 				return err
diff --git a/pkg/deployment/reconcile/utils.go b/pkg/deployment/reconcile/utils.go
index fcddbc84d..4b202351d 100644
--- a/pkg/deployment/reconcile/utils.go
+++ b/pkg/deployment/reconcile/utils.go
@@ -27,11 +27,12 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"sort"
 
+	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/globals"
+
 	"github.com/arangodb/go-driver"
 	core "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 
 	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util"
-	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/arangod"
 	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/errors"
 )
 
@@ -53,14 +54,14 @@ func secretKeysToList(s *core.Secret) []string {
 
 // getCluster returns the cluster connection.
 func getCluster(ctx context.Context, planCtx PlanBuilderContext) (driver.Cluster, error) {
-	ctxChild, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, arangod.GetRequestTimeout())
+	ctxChild, cancel := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().ArangoD().WithTimeout(ctx)
 	defer cancel()
 	c, err := planCtx.GetDatabaseClient(ctxChild)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.WithStack(errors.Wrapf(err, "Unable to get database client"))
 	}
 
-	ctxChild, cancel = context.WithTimeout(ctx, arangod.GetRequestTimeout())
+	ctxChild, cancel = globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().ArangoD().WithTimeout(ctx)
 	defer cancel()
 	cluster, err := c.Cluster(ctxChild)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/deployment/resilience/member_failure.go b/pkg/deployment/resilience/member_failure.go
index 82da4f4b8..fbc87035f 100644
--- a/pkg/deployment/resilience/member_failure.go
+++ b/pkg/deployment/resilience/member_failure.go
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/globals"
+
 	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/errors"
 
 	"github.com/arangodb/go-driver/agency"
@@ -132,7 +134,7 @@ func (r *Resilience) isMemberFailureAcceptable(ctx context.Context, group api.Se
 	switch group {
 	case api.ServerGroupAgents:
 		// All good when remaining agents are health
-		ctxChild, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, arangod.GetRequestTimeout())
+		ctxChild, cancel := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().ArangoD().WithTimeout(ctx)
 		defer cancel()
 		clients, err := r.context.GetAgencyClients(ctxChild, func(id string) bool { return id != m.ID })
 		if err != nil {
@@ -143,7 +145,7 @@ func (r *Resilience) isMemberFailureAcceptable(ctx context.Context, group api.Se
 		}
 		return true, "", nil
 	case api.ServerGroupDBServers:
-		ctxChild, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, arangod.GetRequestTimeout())
+		ctxChild, cancel := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().ArangoD().WithTimeout(ctx)
 		defer cancel()
 		client, err := r.context.GetDatabaseClient(ctxChild)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/deployment/resources/annotations.go b/pkg/deployment/resources/annotations.go
index cadc63b61..cbd76132f 100644
--- a/pkg/deployment/resources/annotations.go
+++ b/pkg/deployment/resources/annotations.go
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ package resources
 import (
 	"context"
 
+	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/globals"
+
 	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/deployment/patch"
 	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/collection"
 	inspectorInterface "github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/k8sutil/inspector"
@@ -47,7 +49,7 @@ func (r *Resources) EnsureAnnotations(ctx context.Context, cachedStatus inspecto
 	log.Info().Msgf("Ensuring annotations")
 
 	patchSecret := func(name string, d []byte) error {
-		return k8sutil.RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
+		return globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
 			_, err := r.context.SecretsModInterface().Patch(ctxChild, name, types.JSONPatchType, d,
 				meta.PatchOptions{})
 			return err
@@ -64,7 +66,7 @@ func (r *Resources) EnsureAnnotations(ctx context.Context, cachedStatus inspecto
 	}
 
 	patchServiceAccount := func(name string, d []byte) error {
-		return k8sutil.RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
+		return globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
 			_, err := r.context.ServiceAccountsModInterface().Patch(ctxChild, name,
 				types.JSONPatchType, d, meta.PatchOptions{})
 			return err
@@ -81,7 +83,7 @@ func (r *Resources) EnsureAnnotations(ctx context.Context, cachedStatus inspecto
 	}
 
 	patchService := func(name string, d []byte) error {
-		return k8sutil.RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
+		return globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
 			_, err := r.context.ServicesModInterface().Patch(ctxChild, name, types.JSONPatchType, d,
 				meta.PatchOptions{})
 			return err
@@ -98,7 +100,7 @@ func (r *Resources) EnsureAnnotations(ctx context.Context, cachedStatus inspecto
 	}
 
 	patchPDB := func(name string, d []byte) error {
-		return k8sutil.RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
+		return globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
 			_, err := r.context.PodDisruptionBudgetsModInterface().Patch(ctxChild, name,
 				types.JSONPatchType, d, meta.PatchOptions{})
 			return err
@@ -115,7 +117,7 @@ func (r *Resources) EnsureAnnotations(ctx context.Context, cachedStatus inspecto
 	}
 
 	patchPVC := func(name string, d []byte) error {
-		return k8sutil.RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
+		return globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
 			_, err := r.context.PersistentVolumeClaimsModInterface().Patch(ctxChild, name,
 				types.JSONPatchType, d, meta.PatchOptions{})
 			return err
@@ -132,7 +134,7 @@ func (r *Resources) EnsureAnnotations(ctx context.Context, cachedStatus inspecto
 	}
 
 	patchPod := func(name string, d []byte) error {
-		return k8sutil.RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
+		return globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
 			_, err := r.context.PodsModInterface().Patch(ctxChild, name, types.JSONPatchType, d,
 				meta.PatchOptions{})
 			return err
@@ -149,7 +151,7 @@ func (r *Resources) EnsureAnnotations(ctx context.Context, cachedStatus inspecto
 	}
 
 	patchServiceMonitor := func(name string, d []byte) error {
-		return k8sutil.RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
+		return globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
 			_, err := r.context.ServiceMonitorsModInterface().Patch(ctxChild, name, types.JSONPatchType, d,
 				meta.PatchOptions{})
 			return err
diff --git a/pkg/deployment/resources/certificates_tls.go b/pkg/deployment/resources/certificates_tls.go
index 12118d2ed..45884b2ec 100644
--- a/pkg/deployment/resources/certificates_tls.go
+++ b/pkg/deployment/resources/certificates_tls.go
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/globals"
+
 	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/k8sutil/inspector/secret"
 
 	inspectorInterface "github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/k8sutil/inspector"
@@ -85,7 +87,7 @@ func createTLSServerCertificate(ctx context.Context, log zerolog.Logger, cachedS
 
 	log = log.With().Str("secret", secretName).Logger()
 	// Load CA certificate
-	ctxChild, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, k8sutil.GetRequestTimeout())
+	ctxChild, cancel := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().WithTimeout(ctx)
 	defer cancel()
 	caCert, caKey, _, err := k8sutil.GetCASecret(ctxChild, cachedStatus.SecretReadInterface(), spec.GetCASecretName(), nil)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -115,7 +117,7 @@ func createTLSServerCertificate(ctx context.Context, log zerolog.Logger, cachedS
 	keyfile := strings.TrimSpace(cert) + "\n" +
 		strings.TrimSpace(priv)
 
-	err = k8sutil.RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
+	err = globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
 		return k8sutil.CreateTLSKeyfileSecret(ctxChild, secrets, secretName, keyfile, ownerRef)
 	})
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/deployment/resources/inspector/members.go b/pkg/deployment/resources/inspector/members.go
index fa206de1b..5a08abcc8 100644
--- a/pkg/deployment/resources/inspector/members.go
+++ b/pkg/deployment/resources/inspector/members.go
@@ -26,12 +26,12 @@ package inspector
 import (
 	"context"
 
+	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/globals"
+
 	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/apis/deployment"
 	apiErrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
 
-	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/k8sutil"
-
 	api "github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/apis/deployment/v1"
 	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/generated/clientset/versioned"
 	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/errors"
@@ -130,10 +130,10 @@ func arangoMemberPointer(pod api.ArangoMember) *api.ArangoMember {
 }
 
 func getArangoMembers(ctx context.Context, k versioned.Interface, namespace, cont string) ([]api.ArangoMember, error) {
-	ctxChild, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, k8sutil.GetRequestTimeout())
+	ctxChild, cancel := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().WithTimeout(ctx)
 	defer cancel()
 	arangoMembers, err := k.DatabaseV1().ArangoMembers(namespace).List(ctxChild, meta.ListOptions{
-		Limit:    128,
+		Limit:    globals.GetGlobals().Kubernetes().RequestBatchSize().Get(),
 		Continue: cont,
 	})
 
diff --git a/pkg/deployment/resources/inspector/nodes.go b/pkg/deployment/resources/inspector/nodes.go
index b3d76eb3b..0e9c1581a 100644
--- a/pkg/deployment/resources/inspector/nodes.go
+++ b/pkg/deployment/resources/inspector/nodes.go
@@ -23,8 +23,9 @@ package inspector
 import (
 	"context"
 
+	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/globals"
+
 	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/errors"
-	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/k8sutil"
 	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/k8sutil/inspector/node"
 	core "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	policy "k8s.io/api/policy/v1beta1"
@@ -145,10 +146,10 @@ func nodesToMap(ctx context.Context, inspector *inspector, k kubernetes.Interfac
 }
 
 func getNodes(ctx context.Context, k kubernetes.Interface, cont string) ([]core.Node, error) {
-	ctxChild, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, k8sutil.GetRequestTimeout())
+	ctxChild, cancel := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().WithTimeout(ctx)
 	defer cancel()
 	nodes, err := k.CoreV1().Nodes().List(ctxChild, meta.ListOptions{
-		Limit:    128,
+		Limit:    globals.GetGlobals().Kubernetes().RequestBatchSize().Get(),
 		Continue: cont,
 	})
 
diff --git a/pkg/deployment/resources/inspector/pdbs.go b/pkg/deployment/resources/inspector/pdbs.go
index eafd09c10..344b792cf 100644
--- a/pkg/deployment/resources/inspector/pdbs.go
+++ b/pkg/deployment/resources/inspector/pdbs.go
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@ package inspector
 import (
 	"context"
 
+	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/globals"
+
 	apiErrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
 
-	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/k8sutil"
-
 	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/errors"
 	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/k8sutil/inspector/poddisruptionbudget"
 	policy "k8s.io/api/policy/v1beta1"
@@ -129,10 +129,10 @@ func podDisruptionBudgetPointer(podDisruptionBudget policy.PodDisruptionBudget)
 }
 
 func getPodDisruptionBudgets(ctx context.Context, k kubernetes.Interface, namespace, cont string) ([]policy.PodDisruptionBudget, error) {
-	ctxChild, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, k8sutil.GetRequestTimeout())
+	ctxChild, cancel := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().WithTimeout(ctx)
 	defer cancel()
 	podDisruptionBudgets, err := k.PolicyV1beta1().PodDisruptionBudgets(namespace).List(ctxChild, meta.ListOptions{
-		Limit:    128,
+		Limit:    globals.GetGlobals().Kubernetes().RequestBatchSize().Get(),
 		Continue: cont,
 	})
 
diff --git a/pkg/deployment/resources/inspector/pods.go b/pkg/deployment/resources/inspector/pods.go
index f4709fb0f..3c04d3162 100644
--- a/pkg/deployment/resources/inspector/pods.go
+++ b/pkg/deployment/resources/inspector/pods.go
@@ -26,11 +26,12 @@ package inspector
 import (
 	"context"
 
+	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/globals"
+
 	apiErrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
 
 	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/errors"
-	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/k8sutil"
 	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/k8sutil/inspector/pod"
 	core "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	meta "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
@@ -128,10 +129,10 @@ func podPointer(pod core.Pod) *core.Pod {
 }
 
 func getPods(ctx context.Context, k kubernetes.Interface, namespace, cont string) ([]core.Pod, error) {
-	ctxChild, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, k8sutil.GetRequestTimeout())
+	ctxChild, cancel := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().WithTimeout(ctx)
 	defer cancel()
 	pods, err := k.CoreV1().Pods(namespace).List(ctxChild, meta.ListOptions{
-		Limit:    128,
+		Limit:    globals.GetGlobals().Kubernetes().RequestBatchSize().Get(),
 		Continue: cont,
 	})
 
diff --git a/pkg/deployment/resources/inspector/pvcs.go b/pkg/deployment/resources/inspector/pvcs.go
index b74ee43a2..59dc6b17e 100644
--- a/pkg/deployment/resources/inspector/pvcs.go
+++ b/pkg/deployment/resources/inspector/pvcs.go
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@ package inspector
 import (
 	"context"
 
+	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/globals"
+
 	apiErrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
 
-	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/k8sutil"
-
 	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/errors"
 	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/k8sutil/inspector/persistentvolumeclaim"
 	core "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
@@ -129,10 +129,10 @@ func pvcPointer(pvc core.PersistentVolumeClaim) *core.PersistentVolumeClaim {
 }
 
 func getPersistentVolumeClaims(ctx context.Context, k kubernetes.Interface, namespace, cont string) ([]core.PersistentVolumeClaim, error) {
-	ctxChild, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, k8sutil.GetRequestTimeout())
+	ctxChild, cancel := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().WithTimeout(ctx)
 	defer cancel()
 	pvcs, err := k.CoreV1().PersistentVolumeClaims(namespace).List(ctxChild, meta.ListOptions{
-		Limit:    128,
+		Limit:    globals.GetGlobals().Kubernetes().RequestBatchSize().Get(),
 		Continue: cont,
 	})
 
diff --git a/pkg/deployment/resources/inspector/sa.go b/pkg/deployment/resources/inspector/sa.go
index bd4ade751..8c64a362f 100644
--- a/pkg/deployment/resources/inspector/sa.go
+++ b/pkg/deployment/resources/inspector/sa.go
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@ package inspector
 import (
 	"context"
 
+	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/globals"
+
 	apiErrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
 
-	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/k8sutil"
-
 	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/errors"
 	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/k8sutil/inspector/serviceaccount"
 	core "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
@@ -129,10 +129,10 @@ func serviceAccountPointer(serviceAccount core.ServiceAccount) *core.ServiceAcco
 }
 
 func getServiceAccounts(ctx context.Context, k kubernetes.Interface, namespace, cont string) ([]core.ServiceAccount, error) {
-	ctxChild, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, k8sutil.GetRequestTimeout())
+	ctxChild, cancel := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().WithTimeout(ctx)
 	defer cancel()
 	serviceAccounts, err := k.CoreV1().ServiceAccounts(namespace).List(ctxChild, meta.ListOptions{
-		Limit:    128,
+		Limit:    globals.GetGlobals().Kubernetes().RequestBatchSize().Get(),
 		Continue: cont,
 	})
 
diff --git a/pkg/deployment/resources/inspector/secrets.go b/pkg/deployment/resources/inspector/secrets.go
index ba5a7bd75..e08e4345f 100644
--- a/pkg/deployment/resources/inspector/secrets.go
+++ b/pkg/deployment/resources/inspector/secrets.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ package inspector
 import (
 	"context"
 
-	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/k8sutil"
+	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/globals"
 
 	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/errors"
 	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/k8sutil/inspector/secret"
@@ -128,10 +128,10 @@ func secretPointer(pod core.Secret) *core.Secret {
 }
 
 func getSecrets(ctx context.Context, k kubernetes.Interface, namespace, cont string) ([]core.Secret, error) {
-	ctxChild, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, k8sutil.GetRequestTimeout())
+	ctxChild, cancel := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().WithTimeout(ctx)
 	defer cancel()
 	secrets, err := k.CoreV1().Secrets(namespace).List(ctxChild, meta.ListOptions{
-		Limit:    128,
+		Limit:    globals.GetGlobals().Kubernetes().RequestBatchSize().Get(),
 		Continue: cont,
 	})
 
diff --git a/pkg/deployment/resources/inspector/services.go b/pkg/deployment/resources/inspector/services.go
index c607f46d6..d00333c8f 100644
--- a/pkg/deployment/resources/inspector/services.go
+++ b/pkg/deployment/resources/inspector/services.go
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@ package inspector
 import (
 	"context"
 
+	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/globals"
+
 	apiErrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
 
-	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/k8sutil"
-
 	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/errors"
 	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/k8sutil/inspector/service"
 	core "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
@@ -129,10 +129,10 @@ func servicePointer(pod core.Service) *core.Service {
 }
 
 func getServices(ctx context.Context, k kubernetes.Interface, namespace, cont string) ([]core.Service, error) {
-	ctxChild, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, k8sutil.GetRequestTimeout())
+	ctxChild, cancel := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().WithTimeout(ctx)
 	defer cancel()
 	services, err := k.CoreV1().Services(namespace).List(ctxChild, meta.ListOptions{
-		Limit:    128,
+		Limit:    globals.GetGlobals().Kubernetes().RequestBatchSize().Get(),
 		Continue: cont,
 	})
 
diff --git a/pkg/deployment/resources/inspector/sms.go b/pkg/deployment/resources/inspector/sms.go
index a50a28234..e10e27abf 100644
--- a/pkg/deployment/resources/inspector/sms.go
+++ b/pkg/deployment/resources/inspector/sms.go
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@ package inspector
 import (
 	"context"
 
+	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/globals"
+
 	apiErrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
 
-	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/k8sutil"
-
 	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/errors"
 	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/k8sutil/inspector/servicemonitor"
 	monitoringGroup "github.com/prometheus-operator/prometheus-operator/pkg/apis/monitoring"
@@ -123,10 +123,10 @@ func serviceMonitorsToMap(ctx context.Context, inspector *inspector, m monitorin
 }
 
 func getServiceMonitors(ctx context.Context, m monitoringClient.MonitoringV1Interface, namespace, cont string) []*monitoring.ServiceMonitor {
-	ctxChild, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, k8sutil.GetRequestTimeout())
+	ctxChild, cancel := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().WithTimeout(ctx)
 	defer cancel()
 	serviceMonitors, err := m.ServiceMonitors(namespace).List(ctxChild, meta.ListOptions{
-		Limit:    128,
+		Limit:    globals.GetGlobals().Kubernetes().RequestBatchSize().Get(),
 		Continue: cont,
 	})
 
diff --git a/pkg/deployment/resources/labels.go b/pkg/deployment/resources/labels.go
index 3a3ad5e34..edad6d6c0 100644
--- a/pkg/deployment/resources/labels.go
+++ b/pkg/deployment/resources/labels.go
@@ -26,8 +26,9 @@ package resources
 import (
 	"context"
 
+	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/globals"
+
 	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/errors"
-	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/k8sutil"
 	inspectorInterface "github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/k8sutil/inspector"
 	monitoring "github.com/prometheus-operator/prometheus-operator/pkg/apis/monitoring/v1"
 	core "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ func (r *Resources) EnsureSecretLabels(ctx context.Context, cachedStatus inspect
 	changed := false
 	if err := cachedStatus.IterateSecrets(func(secret *core.Secret) error {
 		if ensureLabelsMap(secret.Kind, secret, r.context.GetSpec(), func(name string, d []byte) error {
-			return k8sutil.RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
+			return globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
 				_, err := r.context.SecretsModInterface().Patch(ctxChild,
 					name, types.JSONPatchType, d, meta.PatchOptions{})
 				return err
@@ -101,7 +102,7 @@ func (r *Resources) EnsureServiceAccountsLabels(ctx context.Context, cachedStatu
 	changed := false
 	if err := cachedStatus.IterateServiceAccounts(func(serviceAccount *core.ServiceAccount) error {
 		if ensureLabelsMap(serviceAccount.Kind, serviceAccount, r.context.GetSpec(), func(name string, d []byte) error {
-			return k8sutil.RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
+			return globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
 				_, err := r.context.ServiceAccountsModInterface().Patch(ctxChild, name, types.JSONPatchType, d, meta.PatchOptions{})
 				return err
 			})
@@ -127,7 +128,7 @@ func (r *Resources) EnsureServicesLabels(ctx context.Context, cachedStatus inspe
 	changed := false
 	if err := cachedStatus.IterateServices(func(service *core.Service) error {
 		if ensureLabelsMap(service.Kind, service, r.context.GetSpec(), func(name string, d []byte) error {
-			return k8sutil.RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
+			return globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
 				_, err := r.context.ServicesModInterface().Patch(ctxChild, name, types.JSONPatchType, d, meta.PatchOptions{})
 				return err
 			})
@@ -153,7 +154,7 @@ func (r *Resources) EnsureServiceMonitorsLabels(ctx context.Context, cachedStatu
 	changed := false
 	if err := cachedStatus.IterateServiceMonitors(func(serviceMonitor *monitoring.ServiceMonitor) error {
 		if ensureLabelsMap(serviceMonitor.Kind, serviceMonitor, r.context.GetSpec(), func(name string, d []byte) error {
-			return k8sutil.RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
+			return globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
 				_, err := r.context.ServiceMonitorsModInterface().Patch(ctxChild, name, types.JSONPatchType, d, meta.PatchOptions{})
 				return err
 			})
@@ -179,7 +180,7 @@ func (r *Resources) EnsurePodsLabels(ctx context.Context, cachedStatus inspector
 	changed := false
 	if err := cachedStatus.IteratePods(func(pod *core.Pod) error {
 		if ensureGroupLabelsMap(pod.Kind, pod, r.context.GetSpec(), func(name string, d []byte) error {
-			return k8sutil.RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
+			return globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
 				_, err := r.context.PodsModInterface().Patch(ctxChild, name, types.JSONPatchType, d, meta.PatchOptions{})
 				return err
 			})
@@ -205,7 +206,7 @@ func (r *Resources) EnsurePersistentVolumeClaimsLabels(ctx context.Context, cach
 	changed := false
 	if err := cachedStatus.IteratePersistentVolumeClaims(func(persistentVolumeClaim *core.PersistentVolumeClaim) error {
 		if ensureGroupLabelsMap(persistentVolumeClaim.Kind, persistentVolumeClaim, r.context.GetSpec(), func(name string, d []byte) error {
-			return k8sutil.RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
+			return globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
 				_, err := r.context.PersistentVolumeClaimsModInterface().Patch(ctxChild, name, types.JSONPatchType, d, meta.PatchOptions{})
 				return err
 			})
@@ -231,7 +232,7 @@ func (r *Resources) EnsurePodDisruptionBudgetsLabels(ctx context.Context, cached
 	changed := false
 	if err := cachedStatus.IteratePodDisruptionBudgets(func(budget *policy.PodDisruptionBudget) error {
 		if ensureLabelsMap(budget.Kind, budget, r.context.GetSpec(), func(name string, d []byte) error {
-			return k8sutil.RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
+			return globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
 				_, err := r.context.PodDisruptionBudgetsModInterface().Patch(ctxChild, name, types.JSONPatchType, d, meta.PatchOptions{})
 				return err
 			})
diff --git a/pkg/deployment/resources/member_cleanup.go b/pkg/deployment/resources/member_cleanup.go
index 26f2abb7e..bc2a9454c 100644
--- a/pkg/deployment/resources/member_cleanup.go
+++ b/pkg/deployment/resources/member_cleanup.go
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/globals"
+
 	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/k8sutil/inspector/arangomember"
 
 	inspectorInterface "github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/k8sutil/inspector"
@@ -196,7 +198,7 @@ func (r *Resources) EnsureArangoMembers(ctx context.Context, cachedStatus inspec
 					},
 				}
 
-				err := k8sutil.RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
+				err := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
 					_, err := r.context.ArangoMembersModInterface().Create(ctxChild, &a, metav1.CreateOptions{})
 					return err
 				})
@@ -221,7 +223,7 @@ func (r *Resources) EnsureArangoMembers(ctx context.Context, cachedStatus inspec
 				}
 				if changed {
 
-					err := k8sutil.RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
+					err := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
 						_, err := r.context.ArangoMembersModInterface().Update(ctxChild, m, metav1.UpdateOptions{})
 						return err
 					})
@@ -250,7 +252,7 @@ func (r *Resources) EnsureArangoMembers(ctx context.Context, cachedStatus inspec
 		if !ok || g != member.Spec.Group {
 			// Remove member
 
-			err := k8sutil.RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
+			err := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
 				return r.context.ArangoMembersModInterface().Delete(ctxChild, member.GetName(), metav1.DeleteOptions{})
 			})
 			if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/deployment/resources/pdbs.go b/pkg/deployment/resources/pdbs.go
index 4e533e922..9661e47c9 100644
--- a/pkg/deployment/resources/pdbs.go
+++ b/pkg/deployment/resources/pdbs.go
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/globals"
+
 	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/errors"
 
 	api "github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/apis/deployment/v1"
@@ -113,7 +115,7 @@ func (r *Resources) ensurePDBForGroup(ctx context.Context, group api.ServerGroup
 
 	for {
 		var pdb *policyv1beta1.PodDisruptionBudget
-		err := k8sutil.RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
+		err := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
 			var err error
 			pdb, err = r.context.GetCachedStatus().PodDisruptionBudgetReadInterface().Get(ctxChild, pdbname, metav1.GetOptions{})
 			return err
@@ -123,7 +125,7 @@ func (r *Resources) ensurePDBForGroup(ctx context.Context, group api.ServerGroup
 				// No PDB found - create new
 				pdb := newPDB(wantedMinAvail, deplname, group, r.context.GetAPIObject().AsOwner())
 				log.Debug().Msg("Creating new PDB")
-				err := k8sutil.RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
+				err := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
 					_, err := r.context.PodDisruptionBudgetsModInterface().Create(ctxChild, pdb, metav1.CreateOptions{})
 					return err
 				})
@@ -148,7 +150,7 @@ func (r *Resources) ensurePDBForGroup(ctx context.Context, group api.ServerGroup
 			// Trigger deletion only if not already deleted
 			if pdb.GetDeletionTimestamp() == nil {
 				// Update the PDB
-				err := k8sutil.RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
+				err := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
 					return r.context.PodDisruptionBudgetsModInterface().Delete(ctxChild, pdbname, metav1.DeleteOptions{})
 				})
 				if err != nil && !k8sutil.IsNotFound(err) {
diff --git a/pkg/deployment/resources/pod_creator.go b/pkg/deployment/resources/pod_creator.go
index 414628ca5..39135a7da 100644
--- a/pkg/deployment/resources/pod_creator.go
+++ b/pkg/deployment/resources/pod_creator.go
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/globals"
+
 	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/deployment/member"
 
 	podMod "github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/k8sutil/inspector/pod"
@@ -483,7 +485,7 @@ func (r *Resources) createPodForMember(ctx context.Context, cachedStatus inspect
 			newPhase = api.MemberPhaseUpgrading
 		}
 
-		ctxChild, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, k8sutil.GetRequestTimeout())
+		ctxChild, cancel := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().WithTimeout(ctx)
 		defer cancel()
 		podName, uid, err := CreateArangoPod(ctxChild, r.context.PodsModInterface(), apiObject, spec, group, CreatePodFromTemplate(template.PodSpec))
 		if err != nil {
@@ -537,7 +539,7 @@ func (r *Resources) createPodForMember(ctx context.Context, cachedStatus inspect
 			}
 		}
 
-		ctxChild, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, k8sutil.GetRequestTimeout())
+		ctxChild, cancel := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().WithTimeout(ctx)
 		defer cancel()
 		podName, uid, err := CreateArangoPod(ctxChild, r.context.PodsModInterface(), apiObject, spec, group, CreatePodFromTemplate(template.PodSpec))
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/deployment/resources/pod_creator_sync.go b/pkg/deployment/resources/pod_creator_sync.go
index e6ef2ae1e..78ec63a10 100644
--- a/pkg/deployment/resources/pod_creator_sync.go
+++ b/pkg/deployment/resources/pod_creator_sync.go
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"math"
 
+	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/globals"
+
 	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/errors"
 
 	meta "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
@@ -317,7 +319,7 @@ func (m *MemberSyncPod) Init(ctx context.Context, cachedStatus interfaces.Inspec
 	pod.Spec.PriorityClassName = m.groupSpec.PriorityClassName
 
 	m.masterJWTSecretName = m.spec.Sync.Authentication.GetJWTSecretName()
-	err := k8sutil.RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
+	err := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
 		return k8sutil.ValidateTokenSecret(ctxChild, cachedStatus.SecretReadInterface(), m.masterJWTSecretName)
 	})
 	if err != nil {
@@ -325,7 +327,7 @@ func (m *MemberSyncPod) Init(ctx context.Context, cachedStatus interfaces.Inspec
 	}
 
 	monitoringTokenSecretName := m.spec.Sync.Monitoring.GetTokenSecretName()
-	err = k8sutil.RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
+	err = globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
 		return k8sutil.ValidateTokenSecret(ctxChild, cachedStatus.SecretReadInterface(), monitoringTokenSecretName)
 	})
 	if err != nil {
@@ -338,7 +340,7 @@ func (m *MemberSyncPod) Init(ctx context.Context, cachedStatus interfaces.Inspec
 		// Check cluster JWT secret
 		if m.spec.IsAuthenticated() {
 			m.clusterJWTSecretName = m.spec.Authentication.GetJWTSecretName()
-			err = k8sutil.RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
+			err = globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
 				return k8sutil.ValidateTokenSecret(ctxChild, cachedStatus.SecretReadInterface(), m.clusterJWTSecretName)
 			})
 			if err != nil {
@@ -347,7 +349,7 @@ func (m *MemberSyncPod) Init(ctx context.Context, cachedStatus interfaces.Inspec
 		}
 		// Check client-auth CA certificate secret
 		m.clientAuthCASecretName = m.spec.Sync.Authentication.GetClientCASecretName()
-		err = k8sutil.RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
+		err = globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
 			return k8sutil.ValidateCACertificateSecret(ctxChild, cachedStatus.SecretReadInterface(), m.clientAuthCASecretName)
 		})
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/deployment/resources/pod_finalizers.go b/pkg/deployment/resources/pod_finalizers.go
index 208091cca..3f5a2493f 100644
--- a/pkg/deployment/resources/pod_finalizers.go
+++ b/pkg/deployment/resources/pod_finalizers.go
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/globals"
+
 	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/errors"
 
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog"
@@ -143,7 +145,7 @@ func (r *Resources) inspectFinalizerPodAgencyServing(ctx context.Context, log ze
 	// Remaining agents are healthy, if we need to perform complete recovery
 	// of the agent, also remove the PVC
 	if memberStatus.Conditions.IsTrue(api.ConditionTypeAgentRecoveryNeeded) {
-		err := k8sutil.RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
+		err := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
 			return r.context.PersistentVolumeClaimsModInterface().Delete(ctxChild, memberStatus.PersistentVolumeClaimName, metav1.DeleteOptions{})
 		})
 		if err != nil && !k8sutil.IsNotFound(err) {
@@ -172,7 +174,7 @@ func (r *Resources) inspectFinalizerPodDrainDBServer(ctx context.Context, log ze
 
 	// If this DBServer is cleaned out, we need to remove the PVC.
 	if memberStatus.Conditions.IsTrue(api.ConditionTypeCleanedOut) || memberStatus.Phase == api.MemberPhaseDrain {
-		err := k8sutil.RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
+		err := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
 			return r.context.PersistentVolumeClaimsModInterface().Delete(ctxChild, memberStatus.PersistentVolumeClaimName, metav1.DeleteOptions{})
 		})
 		if err != nil && !k8sutil.IsNotFound(err) {
diff --git a/pkg/deployment/resources/pod_inspector.go b/pkg/deployment/resources/pod_inspector.go
index d37ddc16d..726d1e64e 100644
--- a/pkg/deployment/resources/pod_inspector.go
+++ b/pkg/deployment/resources/pod_inspector.go
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ func (r *Resources) InspectPods(ctx context.Context, cachedStatus inspectorInter
 		}
 
 		if k8sutil.IsPodScheduled(pod) {
-			if _, ok := pod.Labels[k8sutil.LabelKeyArangoScheduled]; k8sutil.IsPodScheduled(pod) && !ok {
+			if _, ok := pod.Labels[k8sutil.LabelKeyArangoScheduled]; !ok {
 				// Adding scheduled label to the pod
 				l := pod.Labels
 				if l == nil {
diff --git a/pkg/deployment/resources/pod_termination.go b/pkg/deployment/resources/pod_termination.go
index c8a5f2609..15ff07b80 100644
--- a/pkg/deployment/resources/pod_termination.go
+++ b/pkg/deployment/resources/pod_termination.go
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/globals"
+
 	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/errors"
 
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog"
@@ -70,7 +72,7 @@ func (r *Resources) prepareAgencyPodTermination(ctx context.Context, log zerolog
 	}
 
 	// Check PVC
-	ctxChild, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, k8sutil.GetRequestTimeout())
+	ctxChild, cancel := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().WithTimeout(ctx)
 	defer cancel()
 	pvc, err := r.context.GetCachedStatus().PersistentVolumeClaimReadInterface().Get(ctxChild, memberStatus.PersistentVolumeClaimName, metav1.GetOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
@@ -155,7 +157,7 @@ func (r *Resources) prepareDBServerPodTermination(ctx context.Context, log zerol
 	}
 
 	// Check PVC
-	ctxChild, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, k8sutil.GetRequestTimeout())
+	ctxChild, cancel := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().WithTimeout(ctx)
 	defer cancel()
 	pvc, err := r.context.GetCachedStatus().PersistentVolumeClaimReadInterface().Get(ctxChild, memberStatus.PersistentVolumeClaimName, metav1.GetOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
@@ -172,14 +174,14 @@ func (r *Resources) prepareDBServerPodTermination(ctx context.Context, log zerol
 	}
 
 	// Inspect cleaned out state
-	ctxChild, cancel = context.WithTimeout(ctx, arangod.GetRequestTimeout())
+	ctxChild, cancel = globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().ArangoD().WithTimeout(ctx)
 	defer cancel()
 	c, err := r.context.GetDatabaseClient(ctxChild)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Debug().Err(err).Msg("Failed to create member client")
 		return errors.WithStack(err)
 	}
-	ctxChild, cancel = context.WithTimeout(ctx, arangod.GetRequestTimeout())
+	ctxChild, cancel = globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().ArangoD().WithTimeout(ctx)
 	defer cancel()
 	cluster, err := c.Cluster(ctxChild)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -194,7 +196,7 @@ func (r *Resources) prepareDBServerPodTermination(ctx context.Context, log zerol
 		}
 		return errors.WithStack(err)
 	}
-	ctxChild, cancel = context.WithTimeout(ctx, arangod.GetRequestTimeout())
+	ctxChild, cancel = globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().ArangoD().WithTimeout(ctx)
 	defer cancel()
 	cleanedOut, err := cluster.IsCleanedOut(ctxChild, memberStatus.ID)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -234,7 +236,7 @@ func (r *Resources) prepareDBServerPodTermination(ctx context.Context, log zerol
 	if memberStatus.Phase == api.MemberPhaseCreated {
 		// No cleanout job triggered
 		var jobID string
-		ctxChild, cancelChild := context.WithTimeout(ctx, arangod.GetRequestTimeout())
+		ctxChild, cancelChild := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().ArangoD().WithTimeout(ctx)
 		defer cancelChild()
 
 		ctxJobID := driver.WithJobIDResponse(ctxChild, &jobID)
@@ -262,14 +264,14 @@ func (r *Resources) prepareDBServerPodTermination(ctx context.Context, log zerol
 		}
 	} else if memberStatus.Phase == api.MemberPhaseDrain {
 		// Check the job progress
-		ctxChild, cancel = context.WithTimeout(ctx, arangod.GetRequestTimeout())
+		ctxChild, cancel = globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().ArangoD().WithTimeout(ctx)
 		defer cancel()
 		agency, err := r.context.GetAgency(ctxChild)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Debug().Err(err).Msg("Failed to create agency client")
 			return errors.WithStack(err)
 		}
-		ctxChild, cancel = context.WithTimeout(ctx, arangod.GetRequestTimeout())
+		ctxChild, cancel = globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().ArangoD().WithTimeout(ctx)
 		defer cancel()
 		jobStatus, err := arangod.CleanoutServerJobStatus(ctxChild, memberStatus.CleanoutJobID, c, agency)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -293,7 +295,7 @@ func (r *Resources) prepareDBServerPodTermination(ctx context.Context, log zerol
 		}
 	} else if memberStatus.Phase == api.MemberPhaseResign {
 		// Check the job progress
-		ctxChild, cancel = context.WithTimeout(ctx, arangod.GetRequestTimeout())
+		ctxChild, cancel = globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().ArangoD().WithTimeout(ctx)
 		defer cancel()
 		agency, err := r.context.GetAgency(ctxChild)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -301,7 +303,7 @@ func (r *Resources) prepareDBServerPodTermination(ctx context.Context, log zerol
 			return errors.WithStack(err)
 		}
 
-		ctxChild, cancel = context.WithTimeout(ctx, arangod.GetRequestTimeout())
+		ctxChild, cancel = globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().ArangoD().WithTimeout(ctx)
 		defer cancel()
 		jobStatus, err := arangod.CleanoutServerJobStatus(ctxChild, memberStatus.CleanoutJobID, c, agency)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/deployment/resources/pvc_finalizers.go b/pkg/deployment/resources/pvc_finalizers.go
index 740fcdf18..585b58cb0 100644
--- a/pkg/deployment/resources/pvc_finalizers.go
+++ b/pkg/deployment/resources/pvc_finalizers.go
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/globals"
+
 	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/errors"
 
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog"
@@ -106,7 +108,7 @@ func (r *Resources) inspectFinalizerPVCMemberExists(ctx context.Context, log zer
 	// Member still exists, let's trigger a delete of it
 	if memberStatus.PodName != "" {
 		log.Info().Msg("Removing Pod of member, because PVC is being removed")
-		err := k8sutil.RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
+		err := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
 			return r.context.PodsModInterface().Delete(ctxChild, memberStatus.PodName, metav1.DeleteOptions{})
 		})
 		if err != nil && !k8sutil.IsNotFound(err) {
diff --git a/pkg/deployment/resources/pvcs.go b/pkg/deployment/resources/pvcs.go
index 7768a9d5a..860fd2ec7 100644
--- a/pkg/deployment/resources/pvcs.go
+++ b/pkg/deployment/resources/pvcs.go
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ package resources
 import (
 	"context"
 
+	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/globals"
+
 	api "github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/apis/deployment/v1"
 	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/constants"
 	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/errors"
@@ -63,7 +65,7 @@ func (r *Resources) EnsurePVCs(ctx context.Context, cachedStatus inspectorInterf
 			resources := spec.Resources
 			vct := spec.VolumeClaimTemplate
 			finalizers := r.createPVCFinalizers(group)
-			err := k8sutil.RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
+			err := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
 				return k8sutil.CreatePersistentVolumeClaim(ctxChild, r.context.PersistentVolumeClaimsModInterface(), m.PersistentVolumeClaimName, deploymentName, ns, storageClassName, role, enforceAntiAffinity, resources, vct, finalizers, owner)
 			})
 			if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/deployment/resources/secrets.go b/pkg/deployment/resources/secrets.go
index 71eb4ff13..b895d93d9 100644
--- a/pkg/deployment/resources/secrets.go
+++ b/pkg/deployment/resources/secrets.go
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/globals"
+
 	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/k8sutil/inspector/secret"
 
 	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/k8sutil/tls"
@@ -216,7 +218,7 @@ func (r *Resources) ensureTokenSecretFolder(ctx context.Context, cachedStatus in
 			f.Data[pod.ActiveJWTKey] = token
 			f.Data[constants.SecretKeyToken] = token
 
-			err := k8sutil.RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
+			err := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
 				_, err := secrets.Update(ctxChild, f, meta.UpdateOptions{})
 				return err
 			})
@@ -241,7 +243,7 @@ func (r *Resources) ensureTokenSecretFolder(ctx context.Context, cachedStatus in
 				return err
 			}
 
-			err = k8sutil.RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
+			err = globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
 				_, err := secrets.Patch(ctxChild, folderSecretName, types.JSONPatchType, pdata, meta.PatchOptions{})
 				return err
 			})
@@ -264,7 +266,7 @@ func (r *Resources) ensureTokenSecretFolder(ctx context.Context, cachedStatus in
 				return err
 			}
 
-			err = k8sutil.RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
+			err = globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
 				_, err := secrets.Patch(ctxChild, folderSecretName, types.JSONPatchType, pdata, meta.PatchOptions{})
 				return err
 			})
@@ -327,7 +329,7 @@ func (r *Resources) createSecretWithMod(ctx context.Context, secrets secret.ModI
 
 	f(secret)
 
-	err := k8sutil.RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
+	err := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
 		_, err := secrets.Create(ctxChild, secret, meta.CreateOptions{})
 		return err
 	})
@@ -352,7 +354,7 @@ func (r *Resources) createTokenSecret(ctx context.Context, secrets secret.ModInt
 
 	// Create secret
 	owner := r.context.GetAPIObject().AsOwner()
-	err := k8sutil.RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
+	err := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
 		return k8sutil.CreateTokenSecret(ctxChild, secrets, secretName, token, &owner)
 	})
 	if k8sutil.IsAlreadyExists(err) {
@@ -393,7 +395,7 @@ func (r *Resources) ensureEncryptionKeyfolderSecret(ctx context.Context, cachedS
 	}
 
 	owner := r.context.GetAPIObject().AsOwner()
-	err := k8sutil.RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
+	err := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
 		return AppendKeyfileToKeyfolder(ctxChild, cachedStatus, secrets, &owner, secretName, d)
 	})
 	if err != nil {
@@ -509,7 +511,7 @@ func (r *Resources) ensureTLSCACertificateSecret(ctx context.Context, cachedStat
 		apiObject := r.context.GetAPIObject()
 		owner := apiObject.AsOwner()
 		deploymentName := apiObject.GetName()
-		err := k8sutil.RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
+		err := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
 			return createTLSCACertificate(ctxChild, r.log, secrets, spec, deploymentName, &owner)
 		})
 		if k8sutil.IsAlreadyExists(err) {
@@ -533,7 +535,7 @@ func (r *Resources) ensureClientAuthCACertificateSecret(ctx context.Context, cac
 		apiObject := r.context.GetAPIObject()
 		owner := apiObject.AsOwner()
 		deploymentName := apiObject.GetName()
-		err := k8sutil.RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
+		err := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
 			return createClientAuthCACertificate(ctxChild, r.log, secrets, spec, deploymentName, &owner)
 		})
 		if k8sutil.IsAlreadyExists(err) {
diff --git a/pkg/deployment/resources/servicemonitor.go b/pkg/deployment/resources/servicemonitor.go
index a510c21fc..4d750fc19 100644
--- a/pkg/deployment/resources/servicemonitor.go
+++ b/pkg/deployment/resources/servicemonitor.go
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ package resources
 import (
 	"context"
 
+	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/globals"
+
 	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/apis/deployment"
 	deploymentApi "github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/apis/deployment/v1"
 	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/constants"
@@ -167,7 +169,7 @@ func (r *Resources) EnsureServiceMonitor(ctx context.Context) error {
 
 	// Check if ServiceMonitor already exists
 	serviceMonitors := mClient.ServiceMonitors(ns)
-	ctxChild, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, k8sutil.GetRequestTimeout())
+	ctxChild, cancel := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().WithTimeout(ctx)
 	defer cancel()
 	servMon, err := serviceMonitors.Get(ctxChild, serviceMonitorName, metav1.GetOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
@@ -191,7 +193,7 @@ func (r *Resources) EnsureServiceMonitor(ctx context.Context) error {
 				Spec: spec,
 			}
 
-			err = k8sutil.RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
+			err = globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
 				_, err := serviceMonitors.Create(ctxChild, smon, metav1.CreateOptions{})
 				return err
 			})
@@ -236,7 +238,7 @@ func (r *Resources) EnsureServiceMonitor(ctx context.Context) error {
 
 		servMon.Spec = spec
 
-		err = k8sutil.RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
+		err = globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
 			_, err := serviceMonitors.Update(ctxChild, servMon, metav1.UpdateOptions{})
 			return err
 		})
@@ -247,7 +249,7 @@ func (r *Resources) EnsureServiceMonitor(ctx context.Context) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 	// Need to get rid of the ServiceMonitor:
-	err = k8sutil.RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
+	err = globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
 		return serviceMonitors.Delete(ctxChild, serviceMonitorName, metav1.DeleteOptions{})
 	})
 	if err == nil {
diff --git a/pkg/deployment/resources/services.go b/pkg/deployment/resources/services.go
index ea1ef445d..147ed0414 100644
--- a/pkg/deployment/resources/services.go
+++ b/pkg/deployment/resources/services.go
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/globals"
+
 	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/k8sutil/inspector/service"
 
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/equality"
@@ -101,7 +103,7 @@ func (r *Resources) EnsureServices(ctx context.Context, cachedStatus inspectorIn
 					},
 				}
 
-				err := k8sutil.RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
+				err := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
 					_, err := svcs.Create(ctxChild, s, metav1.CreateOptions{})
 					return err
 				})
@@ -131,7 +133,7 @@ func (r *Resources) EnsureServices(ctx context.Context, cachedStatus inspectorIn
 				if !equality.Semantic.DeepDerivative(*spec, s.Spec) {
 					s.Spec = *spec
 
-					err := k8sutil.RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
+					err := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
 						_, err := svcs.Update(ctxChild, s, metav1.UpdateOptions{})
 						return err
 					})
@@ -153,7 +155,7 @@ func (r *Resources) EnsureServices(ctx context.Context, cachedStatus inspectorIn
 	// Headless service
 	counterMetric.Inc()
 	if _, exists := cachedStatus.Service(k8sutil.CreateHeadlessServiceName(deploymentName)); !exists {
-		ctxChild, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, k8sutil.GetRequestTimeout())
+		ctxChild, cancel := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().WithTimeout(ctx)
 		defer cancel()
 		svcName, newlyCreated, err := k8sutil.CreateHeadlessService(ctxChild, svcs, apiObject, owner)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -169,7 +171,7 @@ func (r *Resources) EnsureServices(ctx context.Context, cachedStatus inspectorIn
 	single := spec.GetMode().HasSingleServers()
 	counterMetric.Inc()
 	if _, exists := cachedStatus.Service(k8sutil.CreateDatabaseClientServiceName(deploymentName)); !exists {
-		ctxChild, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, k8sutil.GetRequestTimeout())
+		ctxChild, cancel := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().WithTimeout(ctx)
 		defer cancel()
 		svcName, newlyCreated, err := k8sutil.CreateDatabaseClientService(ctxChild, svcs, apiObject, single, owner)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -218,7 +220,7 @@ func (r *Resources) EnsureServices(ctx context.Context, cachedStatus inspectorIn
 	}
 
 	if spec.Metrics.IsEnabled() {
-		ctxChild, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, k8sutil.GetRequestTimeout())
+		ctxChild, cancel := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().WithTimeout(ctx)
 		defer cancel()
 		name, _, err := k8sutil.CreateExporterService(ctxChild, cachedStatus, svcs, apiObject, apiObject.AsOwner())
 		if err != nil {
@@ -296,7 +298,7 @@ func (r *Resources) ensureExternalAccessServices(ctx context.Context, cachedStat
 			}
 		}
 		if updateExternalAccessService && !createExternalAccessService && !deleteExternalAccessService {
-			err := k8sutil.RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
+			err := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
 				_, err := svcs.Update(ctxChild, existing, metav1.UpdateOptions{})
 				return err
 			})
@@ -314,7 +316,7 @@ func (r *Resources) ensureExternalAccessServices(ctx context.Context, cachedStat
 
 	if deleteExternalAccessService {
 		log.Info().Str("service", eaServiceName).Msgf("Removing obsolete %s external access service", title)
-		err := k8sutil.RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
+		err := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
 			return svcs.Delete(ctxChild, eaServiceName, metav1.DeleteOptions{})
 		})
 		if err != nil {
@@ -327,7 +329,7 @@ func (r *Resources) ensureExternalAccessServices(ctx context.Context, cachedStat
 		nodePort := spec.GetNodePort()
 		loadBalancerIP := spec.GetLoadBalancerIP()
 		loadBalancerSourceRanges := spec.LoadBalancerSourceRanges
-		ctxChild, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, k8sutil.GetRequestTimeout())
+		ctxChild, cancel := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().WithTimeout(ctx)
 		defer cancel()
 		_, newlyCreated, err := k8sutil.CreateExternalAccessService(ctxChild, svcs, eaServiceName, svcRole, apiObject, eaServiceType, port, nodePort, loadBalancerIP, loadBalancerSourceRanges, apiObject.AsOwner())
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/util/arangod/client.go b/pkg/util/arangod/client.go
index 715e39bd2..d70633272 100644
--- a/pkg/util/arangod/client.go
+++ b/pkg/util/arangod/client.go
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/globals"
+
 	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/errors"
 
 	driver "github.com/arangodb/go-driver"
@@ -49,36 +51,6 @@ type (
 	requireAuthenticationKey struct{}
 )
 
-type TimeoutRunFunc k8sutil.TimeoutRunFunc
-
-const (
-	minArangoDDefaultTimeout = time.Second * 10
-)
-
-var requestTimeout = minArangoDDefaultTimeout
-
-// GetRequestTimeout gets request timeout for one call to kubernetes.
-func GetRequestTimeout() time.Duration {
-	return requestTimeout
-}
-
-// RunWithTimeout runs the function with the provided timeout or with default timeout.
-func RunWithTimeout(ctx context.Context, run TimeoutRunFunc, timeout ...time.Duration) error {
-	t := GetRequestTimeout()
-	if len(timeout) > 0 {
-		t = timeout[0]
-	}
-
-	return k8sutil.RunWithTimeout(ctx, k8sutil.TimeoutRunFunc(run), t)
-}
-
-// SetRequestTimeout sets request timeout for one call to kubernetes.
-func SetRequestTimeout(timeout time.Duration) {
-	if timeout > minArangoDDefaultTimeout {
-		requestTimeout = timeout
-	}
-}
-
 // WithSkipAuthentication prepares a context that when given to functions in
 // this file will avoid creating any authentication for arango clients.
 func WithSkipAuthentication(ctx context.Context) context.Context {
@@ -233,7 +205,7 @@ func createArangodClientAuthentication(ctx context.Context, cli corev1.CoreV1Int
 		// Should we skip using it?
 		if ctx.Value(skipAuthenticationKey{}) == nil {
 			secrets := cli.Secrets(apiObject.GetNamespace())
-			ctxChild, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, k8sutil.GetRequestTimeout())
+			ctxChild, cancel := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().WithTimeout(ctx)
 			defer cancel()
 			s, err := k8sutil.GetTokenSecret(ctxChild, secrets, apiObject.Spec.Authentication.GetJWTSecretName())
 			if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/util/arangod/dbserver.go b/pkg/util/arangod/dbserver.go
index 559ed4932..fcdfde1b5 100644
--- a/pkg/util/arangod/dbserver.go
+++ b/pkg/util/arangod/dbserver.go
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ package arangod
 import (
 	"context"
 
+	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/globals"
+
 	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/errors"
 
 	driver "github.com/arangodb/go-driver"
@@ -37,14 +39,14 @@ import (
 // The functions returns an error when the check could not be completed or the dbserver
 // is not empty, or nil when the dbserver is found to be empty.
 func IsDBServerEmpty(ctx context.Context, id string, client driver.Client) error {
-	ctxChild, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, GetRequestTimeout())
+	ctxChild, cancel := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().ArangoD().WithTimeout(ctx)
 	defer cancel()
 	c, err := client.Cluster(ctxChild)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.WithStack(errors.Wrapf(err, "Cannot obtain Cluster"))
 	}
 
-	ctxChild, cancel = context.WithTimeout(ctx, GetRequestTimeout())
+	ctxChild, cancel = globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().ArangoD().WithTimeout(ctx)
 	defer cancel()
 	dbs, err := client.Databases(ctxChild)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -53,7 +55,7 @@ func IsDBServerEmpty(ctx context.Context, id string, client driver.Client) error
 
 	var inventory driver.DatabaseInventory
 	for _, db := range dbs {
-		err := RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
+		err := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().ArangoD().RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
 			var err error
 			inventory, err = c.DatabaseInventory(ctxChild, db)
 
diff --git a/pkg/util/globals/global.go b/pkg/util/globals/global.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e9f7cd370
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/util/globals/global.go
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+//
+// DISCLAIMER
+//
+// Copyright 2016-2021 ArangoDB GmbH, Cologne, Germany
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+//
+// Copyright holder is ArangoDB GmbH, Cologne, Germany
+//
+
+package globals
+
+import "time"
+
+const (
+	DefaultKubernetesTimeout     = 2 * time.Second
+	DefaultArangoDTimeout        = time.Second * 10
+	DefaultReconciliationTimeout = time.Minute
+
+	DefaultKubernetesRequestBatchSize = 256
+)
+
+var globalObj = &globals{
+	timeouts: &globalTimeouts{
+		requests:       NewTimeout(DefaultKubernetesTimeout),
+		arangod:        NewTimeout(DefaultArangoDTimeout),
+		reconciliation: NewTimeout(DefaultReconciliationTimeout),
+	},
+	kubernetes: &globalKubernetes{
+		requestBatchSize: NewInt(DefaultKubernetesRequestBatchSize),
+	},
+}
+
+func GetGlobals() Globals {
+	return globalObj
+}
+
+func GetGlobalTimeouts() GlobalTimeouts {
+	return globalObj.timeouts
+}
+
+type Globals interface {
+	Timeouts() GlobalTimeouts
+	Kubernetes() GlobalKubernetes
+}
+
+type globals struct {
+	timeouts   *globalTimeouts
+	kubernetes *globalKubernetes
+}
+
+func (g globals) Kubernetes() GlobalKubernetes {
+	return g.kubernetes
+}
+
+func (g globals) Timeouts() GlobalTimeouts {
+	return g.timeouts
+}
+
+type GlobalKubernetes interface {
+	RequestBatchSize() Int64
+}
+
+type globalKubernetes struct {
+	requestBatchSize Int64
+}
+
+func (g *globalKubernetes) RequestBatchSize() Int64 {
+	return g.requestBatchSize
+}
+
+type GlobalTimeouts interface {
+	Reconciliation() Timeout
+
+	Kubernetes() Timeout
+	ArangoD() Timeout
+}
+
+type globalTimeouts struct {
+	requests, arangod, reconciliation Timeout
+}
+
+func (g *globalTimeouts) Reconciliation() Timeout {
+	return g.reconciliation
+}
+
+func (g *globalTimeouts) ArangoD() Timeout {
+	return g.arangod
+}
+
+func (g *globalTimeouts) Kubernetes() Timeout {
+	return g.requests
+}
diff --git a/pkg/util/globals/globals_test.go b/pkg/util/globals/globals_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c4084b484
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/util/globals/globals_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+//
+// DISCLAIMER
+//
+// Copyright 2016-2021 ArangoDB GmbH, Cologne, Germany
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+//
+// Copyright holder is ArangoDB GmbH, Cologne, Germany
+//
+
+package globals
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func Test_Globals(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("Defaults", func(t *testing.T) {
+		require.EqualValues(t, DefaultKubernetesRequestBatchSize, GetGlobals().Kubernetes().RequestBatchSize().Get())
+		require.EqualValues(t, DefaultKubernetesTimeout, GetGlobals().Timeouts().Kubernetes().Get())
+		require.EqualValues(t, DefaultArangoDTimeout, GetGlobals().Timeouts().ArangoD().Get())
+		require.EqualValues(t, DefaultReconciliationTimeout, GetGlobals().Timeouts().Reconciliation().Get())
+	})
+
+	t.Run("Override", func(t *testing.T) {
+		GetGlobals().Kubernetes().RequestBatchSize().Set(0)
+		GetGlobals().Timeouts().Kubernetes().Set(0)
+		GetGlobals().Timeouts().ArangoD().Set(0)
+		GetGlobals().Timeouts().Reconciliation().Set(0)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("Check", func(t *testing.T) {
+		require.EqualValues(t, 0, GetGlobals().Kubernetes().RequestBatchSize().Get())
+		require.EqualValues(t, 0, GetGlobals().Timeouts().Kubernetes().Get())
+		require.EqualValues(t, 0, GetGlobals().Timeouts().ArangoD().Get())
+		require.EqualValues(t, 0, GetGlobals().Timeouts().Reconciliation().Get())
+	})
+}
diff --git a/pkg/util/globals/int.go b/pkg/util/globals/int.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3a9ffaa7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/util/globals/int.go
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+//
+// DISCLAIMER
+//
+// Copyright 2016-2021 ArangoDB GmbH, Cologne, Germany
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+//
+// Copyright holder is ArangoDB GmbH, Cologne, Germany
+//
+
+package globals
+
+type Int64 interface {
+	Set(in int64)
+	Get() int64
+}
+
+func NewInt(def int64) Int64 {
+	return &intObj{i: def}
+}
+
+type intObj struct {
+	i int64
+}
+
+func (i *intObj) Set(in int64) {
+	i.i = in
+}
+
+func (i *intObj) Get() int64 {
+	return i.i
+}
diff --git a/pkg/util/globals/timeout.go b/pkg/util/globals/timeout.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bafbb754b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/util/globals/timeout.go
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+//
+// DISCLAIMER
+//
+// Copyright 2016-2021 ArangoDB GmbH, Cologne, Germany
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+//
+// Copyright holder is ArangoDB GmbH, Cologne, Germany
+//
+
+package globals
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"time"
+)
+
+type TimeoutRunFunc func(ctxChild context.Context) error
+
+type Timeout interface {
+	Set(duration time.Duration)
+	Get() time.Duration
+
+	WithTimeout(ctx context.Context) (context.Context, context.CancelFunc)
+
+	Run(run TimeoutRunFunc) error
+	RunWithTimeout(ctx context.Context, run TimeoutRunFunc) error
+}
+
+func NewTimeout(duration time.Duration) Timeout {
+	return &timeout{
+		duration: duration,
+	}
+}
+
+type timeout struct {
+	duration time.Duration
+}
+
+func (t *timeout) Set(duration time.Duration) {
+	t.duration = duration
+}
+
+func (t *timeout) Get() time.Duration {
+	return t.duration
+}
+
+func (t *timeout) WithTimeout(ctx context.Context) (context.Context, context.CancelFunc) {
+	if t.duration == 0 {
+		return ctx, func() {}
+	}
+
+	return context.WithTimeout(ctx, t.duration)
+}
+
+func (t *timeout) Run(run TimeoutRunFunc) error {
+	return t.RunWithTimeout(context.Background(), run)
+}
+
+func (t *timeout) RunWithTimeout(ctx context.Context, run TimeoutRunFunc) error {
+	newCtx, c := t.WithTimeout(ctx)
+	defer c()
+	return run(newCtx)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/util/k8sutil/finalizers.go b/pkg/util/k8sutil/finalizers.go
index de36fd4ca..1b830733d 100644
--- a/pkg/util/k8sutil/finalizers.go
+++ b/pkg/util/k8sutil/finalizers.go
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ package k8sutil
 import (
 	"context"
 
+	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/globals"
+
 	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/k8sutil/inspector/persistentvolumeclaim"
 	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/k8sutil/inspector/pod"
 
@@ -43,7 +45,7 @@ const (
 func RemovePodFinalizers(ctx context.Context, cachedStatus pod.Inspector, log zerolog.Logger, c pod.ModInterface, p *core.Pod,
 	finalizers []string, ignoreNotFound bool) error {
 	getFunc := func() (metav1.Object, error) {
-		ctxChild, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, GetRequestTimeout())
+		ctxChild, cancel := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().WithTimeout(ctx)
 		defer cancel()
 
 		if err := cachedStatus.Refresh(ctxChild); err != nil {
@@ -58,7 +60,7 @@ func RemovePodFinalizers(ctx context.Context, cachedStatus pod.Inspector, log ze
 	}
 	updateFunc := func(updated metav1.Object) error {
 		updatedPod := updated.(*core.Pod)
-		ctxChild, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, GetRequestTimeout())
+		ctxChild, cancel := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().WithTimeout(ctx)
 		defer cancel()
 
 		result, err := c.Update(ctxChild, updatedPod, metav1.UpdateOptions{})
@@ -78,7 +80,7 @@ func RemovePodFinalizers(ctx context.Context, cachedStatus pod.Inspector, log ze
 func RemovePVCFinalizers(ctx context.Context, cachedStatus persistentvolumeclaim.Inspector, log zerolog.Logger, c persistentvolumeclaim.ModInterface,
 	p *core.PersistentVolumeClaim, finalizers []string, ignoreNotFound bool) error {
 	getFunc := func() (metav1.Object, error) {
-		ctxChild, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, GetRequestTimeout())
+		ctxChild, cancel := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().WithTimeout(ctx)
 		defer cancel()
 
 		if err := cachedStatus.Refresh(ctxChild); err != nil {
@@ -93,7 +95,7 @@ func RemovePVCFinalizers(ctx context.Context, cachedStatus persistentvolumeclaim
 	}
 	updateFunc := func(updated metav1.Object) error {
 		updatedPVC := updated.(*core.PersistentVolumeClaim)
-		ctxChild, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, GetRequestTimeout())
+		ctxChild, cancel := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().WithTimeout(ctx)
 		defer cancel()
 
 		result, err := c.Update(ctxChild, updatedPVC, metav1.UpdateOptions{})
diff --git a/pkg/util/k8sutil/secrets.go b/pkg/util/k8sutil/secrets.go
index cbc79de97..8ab68fafc 100644
--- a/pkg/util/k8sutil/secrets.go
+++ b/pkg/util/k8sutil/secrets.go
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ package k8sutil
 import (
 	"context"
 
+	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/globals"
+
 	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/k8sutil/inspector/secret"
 
 	"github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/util/constants"
@@ -99,7 +101,7 @@ func ValidateCACertificateSecret(ctx context.Context, secrets secret.ReadInterfa
 // an error is returned.
 // Returns: certificate, error
 func GetCACertficateSecret(ctx context.Context, secrets secret.Interface, secretName string) (string, error) {
-	ctxChild, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, GetRequestTimeout())
+	ctxChild, cancel := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().WithTimeout(ctx)
 	defer cancel()
 
 	s, err := secrets.Get(ctxChild, secretName, meta.GetOptions{})
@@ -306,7 +308,7 @@ func CreateJWTFromSecret(ctx context.Context, cachedSecrets secret.ReadInterface
 		return errors.WithStack(err)
 	}
 
-	return RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
+	return globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
 		return CreateTokenSecret(ctxChild, secrets, tokenSecretName, signedToken, ownerRef)
 	})
 }
@@ -327,7 +329,7 @@ func CreateBasicAuthSecret(ctx context.Context, secrets secret.ModInterface, sec
 	}
 	// Attach secret to owner
 	AddOwnerRefToObject(secret, ownerRef)
-	err := RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
+	err := globals.GetGlobalTimeouts().Kubernetes().RunWithTimeout(ctx, func(ctxChild context.Context) error {
 		_, err := secrets.Create(ctxChild, secret, meta.CreateOptions{})
 		return err
 	})
diff --git a/pkg/util/k8sutil/util.go b/pkg/util/k8sutil/util.go
index e3ae55c2d..a7214c358 100644
--- a/pkg/util/k8sutil/util.go
+++ b/pkg/util/k8sutil/util.go
@@ -24,15 +24,10 @@
 package k8sutil
 
 import (
-	"context"
-	"time"
-
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels"
 )
 
-type TimeoutRunFunc func(ctxChild context.Context) error
-
 const (
 	// LabelKeyArangoDeployment is the key of the label used to store the ArangoDeployment name in
 	LabelKeyArangoDeployment = "arango_deployment"
@@ -55,38 +50,8 @@ const (
 
 	// AppName is the fixed value for the "app" label
 	AppName = "arangodb"
-
-	// minDefaultRequestTimeout is minimum default request timeout to k8s.
-	minDefaultRequestTimeout = time.Second * 3
 )
 
-var requestTimeout = minDefaultRequestTimeout
-
-// GetRequestTimeout gets request timeout for one call to kubernetes.
-func GetRequestTimeout() time.Duration {
-	return requestTimeout
-}
-
-// RunWithTimeout runs the function with the provided timeout or with default timeout.
-func RunWithTimeout(ctx context.Context, run TimeoutRunFunc, timeout ...time.Duration) error {
-	t := GetRequestTimeout()
-	if len(timeout) > 0 {
-		t = timeout[0]
-	}
-
-	ctxChild, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, t)
-	defer cancel()
-
-	return run(ctxChild)
-}
-
-// SetRequestTimeout sets request timeout for one call to kubernetes.
-func SetRequestTimeout(timeout time.Duration) {
-	if timeout > minDefaultRequestTimeout {
-		requestTimeout = timeout
-	}
-}
-
 // AddOwnerRefToObject adds given owner reference to given object
 func AddOwnerRefToObject(obj metav1.Object, ownerRef *metav1.OwnerReference) {
 	if ownerRef != nil {