diff --git a/internal/leaderelection/leaderelection.go b/internal/leaderelection/leaderelection.go
index ceb14c889..babd5450a 100644
--- a/internal/leaderelection/leaderelection.go
+++ b/internal/leaderelection/leaderelection.go
@@ -136,9 +136,13 @@ func newLeaderElectionConfig(namespace, leaseName, identity string, internalClie
 			identity: identity,
 		},
 		ReleaseOnCancel: true, // semantics for correct release handled by releaseLock.Update and controllersWithLeaderElector below
-		LeaseDuration:   60 * time.Second,
-		RenewDeadline:   15 * time.Second,
-		RetryPeriod:     5 * time.Second,
+
+		// Copied from defaults used in OpenShift since we want the same semantics:
+		// https://github.com/openshift/library-go/blob/e14e06ba8d476429b10cc6f6c0fcfe6ea4f2c591/pkg/config/leaderelection/leaderelection.go#L87-L109
+		LeaseDuration: 137 * time.Second,
+		RenewDeadline: 107 * time.Second,
+		RetryPeriod:   26 * time.Second,
+
 		Callbacks: leaderelection.LeaderCallbacks{
 			OnStartedLeading: func(_ context.Context) {
 				plog.Debug("leader gained", "identity", identity)
diff --git a/test/integration/leaderelection_test.go b/test/integration/leaderelection_test.go
index 2a5b1f97a..caecb59ec 100644
--- a/test/integration/leaderelection_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/leaderelection_test.go
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ func waitForIdentity(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, namespace *corev1.Namesp
 		}
 		out = lease
 		return lease.Spec.HolderIdentity != nil && identities.Has(*lease.Spec.HolderIdentity), nil
-	}, 3*time.Minute, time.Second)
+	}, 5*time.Minute, time.Second)
 
 	return out
 }