diff --git a/pkg/workceptor/kubernetes.go b/pkg/workceptor/kubernetes.go
index 310af3492..c766685ff 100644
--- a/pkg/workceptor/kubernetes.go
+++ b/pkg/workceptor/kubernetes.go
@@ -229,6 +229,25 @@ func podRunningAndReady() func(event watch.Event) (bool, error) {
 	return inner
 }
 
+func GetTimeoutOpenLogstream(kw *KubeUnit) int {
+	// RECEPTOR_OPEN_LOGSTREAM_TIMEOUT
+	// default: 1
+	openLogStreamTimeout := 1
+	envTimeout := os.Getenv("RECEPTOR_OPEN_LOGSTREAM_TIMEOUT")
+	if envTimeout != "" {
+		var err error
+		openLogStreamTimeout, err = strconv.Atoi(envTimeout)
+		if err != nil || openLogStreamTimeout < 1 {
+			// ignore error, use default
+			kw.GetWorkceptor().nc.GetLogger().Warning("Invalid value for RECEPTOR_OPEN_LOGSTREAM_TIMEOUT: %s. Ignoring", envTimeout)
+			openLogStreamTimeout = 1
+		}
+	}
+	kw.GetWorkceptor().nc.GetLogger().Debug("RECEPTOR_OPEN_LOGSTREAM_TIMEOUT: %d", openLogStreamTimeout)
+
+	return openLogStreamTimeout
+}
+
 func (kw *KubeUnit) kubeLoggingConnectionHandler(timestamps bool, sinceTime time.Time) (io.ReadCloser, error) {
 	var logStream io.ReadCloser
 	var err error
@@ -257,7 +276,7 @@ func (kw *KubeUnit) kubeLoggingConnectionHandler(timestamps bool, sinceTime time
 			retries,
 			err,
 		)
-		time.Sleep(time.Second)
+		time.Sleep(time.Duration(GetTimeoutOpenLogstream(kw)) * time.Second)
 	}
 	if err != nil {
 		errMsg := fmt.Sprintf("Error opening log stream for pod %s/%s. Error: %s", podNamespace, podName, err)
diff --git a/pkg/workceptor/kubernetes_test.go b/pkg/workceptor/kubernetes_test.go
index 0cd25bdbb..48c7f34e8 100644
--- a/pkg/workceptor/kubernetes_test.go
+++ b/pkg/workceptor/kubernetes_test.go
@@ -106,6 +106,61 @@ func TestShouldUseReconnect(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestGetTimeoutOpenLogstream(t *testing.T) {
+	const envVariable string = "RECEPTOR_OPEN_LOGSTREAM_TIMEOUT"
+
+	kw, err := startNetceptorNodeWithWorkceptor()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name     string
+		envValue string
+		want     int
+	}{
+		{
+			name:     "No env value set",
+			envValue: "",
+			want:     1,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "Env value set incorrectly to text",
+			envValue: "text instead of int",
+			want:     1,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "Env value set incorrectly to negative",
+			envValue: "-1",
+			want:     1,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "Env value set incorrectly to zero",
+			envValue: "0",
+			want:     1,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "Env value set correctly",
+			envValue: "2",
+			want:     2,
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			if tt.envValue != "" {
+				os.Setenv(envVariable, tt.envValue)
+				defer os.Unsetenv(envVariable)
+			} else {
+				os.Unsetenv(envVariable)
+			}
+
+			if got := workceptor.GetTimeoutOpenLogstream(kw); got != tt.want {
+				t.Errorf("GetTimeoutOpenLogstream() = %v, want %v", got, tt.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func TestParseTime(t *testing.T) {
 	type args struct {
 		s string