diff --git a/remora/fab/default.yaml b/remora/fab/default.yaml
index 7d9621a..5a32dcc 100644
--- a/remora/fab/default.yaml
+++ b/remora/fab/default.yaml
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ etcd:
   cluster_ip: 10.254.0.20
   bootstrap_cluster_ip: 10.254.0.30
   heartbeat_interval: 100
+  election_timeout: 500
 
 flannel:
   version: "v0.10.0-amd64"
diff --git a/remora/scripts/etcd/render-etcd-server.sh b/remora/scripts/etcd/render-etcd-server.sh
index c1e396a..a7db22d 100644
--- a/remora/scripts/etcd/render-etcd-server.sh
+++ b/remora/scripts/etcd/render-etcd-server.sh
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ spec:
     - --peer-trusted-ca-file=/etc/etcd/pki/ca.crt
     - --data-dir=/var/lib/etcd
     - --heartbeat-interval=${ETCD_HEARTBEAT_INTERVAL}
+    - --election-timeout=${ETCD_ELECTION_TIMEOUT}
     volumeMounts:
     - mountPath: /var/lib/etcd
       name: etcd