Description of problem: Noticing a lot of errors like the following in the kubelet when pods are in Pending state: ~~~ ImageInspectError: Failed to inspect image "registry.glouton.int.nbyt.fr/hashicorp/consul:latest": rpc error: code = DeadlineExceeded desc = context deadline exceeded ~~~ How reproducible: Every time there are a lot of pending pods and also during the upgrade. Actual results: Pods start running without getting stuck in pending state Expected results: Pods are stuck in Pending state with the above mentioned error. Additional info: Found this bug which addresses the same issue: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1965368