diff --git a/packages/orchestrator/internal/metrics/sandboxes.go b/packages/orchestrator/internal/metrics/sandboxes.go
index 82700f286a..3b2e4aae47 100644
--- a/packages/orchestrator/internal/metrics/sandboxes.go
+++ b/packages/orchestrator/internal/metrics/sandboxes.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	maxAcceptableSandboxClockDriftSec = 2
+	maxAcceptableSandboxClockDriftSec = 5
 
 	sbxMemThresholdPct = 80
 	sbxCpuThresholdPct = 80