diff --git a/tools/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/tools/consumer/group/ConsumerGroupCommandOptions.java b/tools/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/tools/consumer/group/ConsumerGroupCommandOptions.java
index 48d51622e9cd5..6d10a4088b4b0 100644
--- a/tools/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/tools/consumer/group/ConsumerGroupCommandOptions.java
+++ b/tools/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/tools/consumer/group/ConsumerGroupCommandOptions.java
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ private ConsumerGroupCommandOptions(String[] args) {
             .withRequiredArg()
             .describedAs("timeout (ms)")
             .ofType(Long.class)
-            .defaultsTo(5000L);
+            .defaultsTo(30000L);
         commandConfigOpt = parser.accepts("command-config", COMMAND_CONFIG_DOC)
             .withRequiredArg()
             .describedAs("command config property file")