diff --git a/plugins/kubernetes/src/hooks/useKubernetesObjects.test.ts b/plugins/kubernetes/src/hooks/useKubernetesObjects.test.ts
index 1d46eb14ea..0daeb93d73 100644
--- a/plugins/kubernetes/src/hooks/useKubernetesObjects.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/kubernetes/src/hooks/useKubernetesObjects.test.ts
@@ -71,10 +71,10 @@ describe('useKubernetesObjects', () => {
   const mockGetObjectsByEntity = jest.fn();
   const mockDecorateRequestBodyForAuth = jest.fn();
 
-  const expectMocksCalledCorrectly = () => {
-    expect(mockGetClusters).toBeCalledTimes(1);
+  const expectMocksCalledCorrectly = (numOfCalls: number = 1) => {
+    expect(mockGetClusters).toBeCalledTimes(numOfCalls);
     expect(mockGetClusters).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith();
-    expect(mockDecorateRequestBodyForAuth).toBeCalledTimes(2);
+    expect(mockDecorateRequestBodyForAuth).toBeCalledTimes(numOfCalls * 2);
     expect(mockDecorateRequestBodyForAuth).toHaveBeenCalledWith('google', {
       entity,
     });
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ describe('useKubernetesObjects', () => {
       'authprovider2',
       entityWithAuthToken,
     );
-    expect(mockGetObjectsByEntity).toBeCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(mockGetObjectsByEntity).toBeCalledTimes(numOfCalls);
     expect(mockGetObjectsByEntity).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(
       entityWithAuthToken,
     );
@@ -110,6 +110,26 @@ describe('useKubernetesObjects', () => {
 
     expectMocksCalledCorrectly();
   });
+  it('should update on an interval', async () => {
+    (useApi as any).mockReturnValue({
+      getClusters: mockGetClusters.mockResolvedValue(getClustersResponse),
+      getObjectsByEntity:
+        mockGetObjectsByEntity.mockResolvedValue(mockResponse),
+      decorateRequestBodyForAuth:
+        mockDecorateRequestBodyForAuth.mockResolvedValue(entityWithAuthToken),
+    });
+    const { result, waitForNextUpdate } = renderHook(() =>
+      useKubernetesObjects(entity, 100),
+    );
+
+    await waitForNextUpdate();
+    await waitForNextUpdate();
+
+    expect(result.current.error).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(result.current.kubernetesObjects).toStrictEqual(mockResponse);
+
+    expectMocksCalledCorrectly(2);
+  });
   it('should return error when getObjectsByEntity throws', async () => {
     (useApi as any).mockReturnValue({
       getClusters: mockGetClusters.mockResolvedValue(getClustersResponse),
diff --git a/plugins/kubernetes/src/hooks/useKubernetesObjects.ts b/plugins/kubernetes/src/hooks/useKubernetesObjects.ts
index 51df92e8d2..8a8ec260fa 100644
--- a/plugins/kubernetes/src/hooks/useKubernetesObjects.ts
+++ b/plugins/kubernetes/src/hooks/useKubernetesObjects.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,10 @@ export interface KubernetesObjects {
   error: string | undefined;
 }
 
-export const useKubernetesObjects = (entity: Entity): KubernetesObjects => {
+export const useKubernetesObjects = (
+  entity: Entity,
+  intervalMs: number = 10000,
+): KubernetesObjects => {
   const kubernetesApi = useApi(kubernetesApiRef);
   const kubernetesAuthProvidersApi = useApi(kubernetesAuthProvidersApiRef);
   const [kubernetesObjects, setKubernetesObjects] = useState<
@@ -86,8 +89,7 @@ export const useKubernetesObjects = (entity: Entity): KubernetesObjects => {
 
   useInterval(() => {
     getObjects();
-    // TODO make configurable
-  }, 10000);
+  }, intervalMs);
 
   return {
     kubernetesObjects,