diff --git a/Godeps/Godeps.json b/Godeps/Godeps.json
index c9b153e30..d3175c4a1 100644
--- a/Godeps/Godeps.json
+++ b/Godeps/Godeps.json
@@ -928,7 +928,7 @@
 		},
 		{
 			"ImportPath": "k8s.io/apimachinery",
-			"Rev": "0e9f9cff521d"
+			"Rev": "460d10991a52"
 		},
 		{
 			"ImportPath": "k8s.io/cli-runtime",
@@ -936,7 +936,7 @@
 		},
 		{
 			"ImportPath": "k8s.io/client-go",
-			"Rev": "fc034b4b7616"
+			"Rev": "b72204b2445d"
 		},
 		{
 			"ImportPath": "k8s.io/code-generator",
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 22a5e9fe7..4b8b3281c 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20201112073958-5cba982894dd
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.2.8
 	k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20210115125903-c873f2e8ab25
-	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20210116045657-0e9f9cff521d
+	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20210121071119-460d10991a52
 	k8s.io/cli-runtime v0.0.0-20201218091240-9547a43879a0
-	k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20210116050105-fc034b4b7616
+	k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20210121071529-b72204b2445d
 	k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0-20210115210250-6b412b2ef0d8
 	k8s.io/component-helpers v0.0.0-20210114010638-f2e8fa560240
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.4.0
@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@ require (
 
 replace (
 	k8s.io/api => k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20210115125903-c873f2e8ab25
-	k8s.io/apimachinery => k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20210116045657-0e9f9cff521d
+	k8s.io/apimachinery => k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20210121071119-460d10991a52
 	k8s.io/cli-runtime => k8s.io/cli-runtime v0.0.0-20201218091240-9547a43879a0
-	k8s.io/client-go => k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20210116050105-fc034b4b7616
+	k8s.io/client-go => k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20210121071529-b72204b2445d
 	k8s.io/code-generator => k8s.io/code-generator v0.0.0-20210116045519-b01f4fbaae20
 	k8s.io/component-base => k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0-20210115210250-6b412b2ef0d8
 	k8s.io/component-helpers => k8s.io/component-helpers v0.0.0-20210114010638-f2e8fa560240
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 3e56996a8..b64e279cc 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -633,9 +633,9 @@ honnef.co/go/tools v0.0.0-20190523083050-ea95bdfd59fc/go.mod h1:rf3lG4BRIbNafJWh
 honnef.co/go/tools v0.0.1-2019.2.3/go.mod h1:a3bituU0lyd329TUQxRnasdCoJDkEUEAqEt0JzvZhAg=
 honnef.co/go/tools v0.0.1-2020.1.3/go.mod h1:X/FiERA/W4tHapMX5mGpAtMSVEeEUOyHaw9vFzvIQ3k=
 k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20210115125903-c873f2e8ab25/go.mod h1:xpUvIW3IJYnKO2yMuT9r4zCZI1ppqiuEejNFI9eoqWo=
-k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20210116045657-0e9f9cff521d/go.mod h1:WlLqWAHZGg07AeltaI0MV5uk1Omp8xaN0JGLY6gkRpU=
+k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20210121071119-460d10991a52/go.mod h1:WlLqWAHZGg07AeltaI0MV5uk1Omp8xaN0JGLY6gkRpU=
 k8s.io/cli-runtime v0.0.0-20201218091240-9547a43879a0/go.mod h1:YGZiEr0qwB6XSdVC2kbXtQG/+bm7+18eWKXckr167Io=
-k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20210116050105-fc034b4b7616/go.mod h1:qDBXGK92HVL2+FvTDOm7TRYoY6Sy4YlexduPTe93d6U=
+k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20210121071529-b72204b2445d/go.mod h1:qKpEpdeFNptkCaQgvKQRqiDpcEhyGLqp0w8ALpfvaxA=
 k8s.io/code-generator v0.0.0-20210116045519-b01f4fbaae20/go.mod h1:4n8UGwhxQWSnXnDBVEtX8cKaE/oMp1ui3M7yFmjT1fo=
 k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0-20210115210250-6b412b2ef0d8/go.mod h1:ioM27aGQfNSdCppNxxKUoGHTWWEMcLSdPF2fyoTvGnU=
 k8s.io/component-helpers v0.0.0-20210114010638-f2e8fa560240/go.mod h1:v7ICuF1mkF7h92ZDvx4Y1mRrTQmuD3isyKqt4uOFZLM=
diff --git a/pkg/drain/drain.go b/pkg/drain/drain.go
index 8738df0d0..524850dee 100644
--- a/pkg/drain/drain.go
+++ b/pkg/drain/drain.go
@@ -46,10 +46,15 @@ const (
 
 // Helper contains the parameters to control the behaviour of drainer
 type Helper struct {
-	Ctx                 context.Context
-	Client              kubernetes.Interface
-	Force               bool
-	GracePeriodSeconds  int
+	Ctx    context.Context
+	Client kubernetes.Interface
+	Force  bool
+
+	// GracePeriodSeconds is how long to wait for a pod to terminate.
+	// IMPORTANT: 0 means "delete immediately"; set to a negative value
+	// to use the pod's terminationGracePeriodSeconds.
+	GracePeriodSeconds int
+
 	IgnoreAllDaemonSets bool
 	Timeout             time.Duration
 	DeleteEmptyDirData  bool