diff --git a/clusters/noble/apps/kyverno/values.yaml b/clusters/noble/apps/kyverno/values.yaml
index 819f2cb..45df72c 100644
--- a/clusters/noble/apps/kyverno/values.yaml
+++ b/clusters/noble/apps/kyverno/values.yaml
@@ -8,3 +8,10 @@
 #
 # Baseline Pod Security policies (separate chart): see policies-values.yaml + README.md
 #
+# Raise Kubernetes client QPS/burst so under API/etcd load Kyverno does not hit
+# "client rate limiter Wait" / flaky kyverno-health lease (defaults are very low).
+admissionController:
+  container:
+    extraArgs:
+      clientRateLimitQPS: 30
+      clientRateLimitBurst: 60