diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/api/cluster_state_1/cluster_state_1.1.regexadm b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/api/cluster_state_1/cluster_state_1.1.regexadm
index 57a14bd..92df8f0 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/api/cluster_state_1/cluster_state_1.1.regexadm
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/api/cluster_state_1/cluster_state_1.1.regexadm
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
     "metadata\.callback\.port" : 0,
     "metadata\.listen\.port" : 0,
     "metadata\.node" : "asterix_nc1",
-    "metadata\.registration\.timeout\.secs" : 60,
+    "metadata\.registration\.timeout\.secs" : 300,
     "replication\.enabled" : false,
     "replication\.factor" : 2,
     "replication\.log\.batchsize" : 4096,
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/api/cluster_state_1_full/cluster_state_1_full.1.regexadm b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/api/cluster_state_1_full/cluster_state_1_full.1.regexadm
index 09492ba..4d37887 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/api/cluster_state_1_full/cluster_state_1_full.1.regexadm
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/api/cluster_state_1_full/cluster_state_1_full.1.regexadm
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
     "metadata\.callback\.port" : 0,
     "metadata\.listen\.port" : 0,
     "metadata\.node" : "asterix_nc1",
-    "metadata\.registration\.timeout\.secs" : 60,
+    "metadata\.registration\.timeout\.secs" : 300,
     "replication\.enabled" : false,
     "replication\.factor" : 2,
     "replication\.log\.batchsize" : 4096,
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/api/cluster_state_1_less/cluster_state_1_less.1.regexadm b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/api/cluster_state_1_less/cluster_state_1_less.1.regexadm
index 58fc0dc..3189a3c 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/api/cluster_state_1_less/cluster_state_1_less.1.regexadm
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/api/cluster_state_1_less/cluster_state_1_less.1.regexadm
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
     "metadata\.callback\.port" : 0,
     "metadata\.listen\.port" : 0,
     "metadata\.node" : "asterix_nc1",
-    "metadata\.registration\.timeout\.secs" : 60,
+    "metadata\.registration\.timeout\.secs" : 300,
     "replication\.enabled" : false,
     "replication\.factor" : 2,
     "replication\.log\.batchsize" : 4096,
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/common/config/MetadataProperties.java b/asterixdb/asterix-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/common/config/MetadataProperties.java
index 252017f..8d18bfd 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/common/config/MetadataProperties.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/common/config/MetadataProperties.java
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 
     public enum Option implements IOption {
         METADATA_NODE(STRING, null),
-        METADATA_REGISTRATION_TIMEOUT_SECS(POSITIVE_INTEGER, 60),
+        METADATA_REGISTRATION_TIMEOUT_SECS(POSITIVE_INTEGER, 5 * 60),
         METADATA_LISTEN_PORT(NONNEGATIVE_INTEGER, 0),
         METADATA_CALLBACK_PORT(NONNEGATIVE_INTEGER, 0);