diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8f05a81033..8827deaf0f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 ## [[v8.?.?](https://github.com/terraform-aws-modules/terraform-aws-eks/compare/v8.2.0...HEAD)] - 2020-xx-xx]
 - Revert #631. Add back manage security group flags. (by @ryanooi)
 
+- changed timeout for creating EKS (by @confiq)
 - Added instructions for how to add Windows nodes (by @ivanguravel)
 - [CI] Switch `Validate` github action to use env vars (by @max-rocket-internet)
 - [CI] Bump pre-commit-terraform version (by @barryib)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f87546259d..1c0a958f0e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ MIT Licensed. See [LICENSE](https://github.com/terraform-aws-modules/terraform-a
 |------|-------------|------|---------|:-----:|
 | attach\_worker\_cni\_policy | Whether to attach the Amazon managed `AmazonEKS_CNI_Policy` IAM policy to the default worker IAM role. WARNING: If set `false` the permissions must be assigned to the `aws-node` DaemonSet pods via another method or nodes will not be able to join the cluster. | `bool` | `true` | no |
 | cluster\_create\_security\_group | Whether to create a security group for the cluster or attach the cluster to `cluster_security_group_id`. | `bool` | `true` | no |
-| cluster\_create\_timeout | Timeout value when creating the EKS cluster. | `string` | `"15m"` | no |
+| cluster\_create\_timeout | Timeout value when creating the EKS cluster. | `string` | `"30m"` | no |
 | cluster\_delete\_timeout | Timeout value when deleting the EKS cluster. | `string` | `"15m"` | no |
 | cluster\_enabled\_log\_types | A list of the desired control plane logging to enable. For more information, see Amazon EKS Control Plane Logging documentation (https://docs.aws.amazon.com/eks/latest/userguide/control-plane-logs.html) | `list(string)` | `[]` | no |
 | cluster\_endpoint\_private\_access | Indicates whether or not the Amazon EKS private API server endpoint is enabled. | `bool` | `false` | no |
diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index b53766d912..eac18e5eeb 100644
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ variable "kubeconfig_name" {
 variable "cluster_create_timeout" {
   description = "Timeout value when creating the EKS cluster."
   type        = string
-  default     = "15m"
+  default     = "30m"
 }
 
 variable "cluster_delete_timeout" {