diff --git a/tasks/virt_instance_create.yml b/tasks/virt_instance_create.yml
index 6effbabe24..817bc08594 100644
--- a/tasks/virt_instance_create.yml
+++ b/tasks/virt_instance_create.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@
   until: vmstatus.status == 'shutdown'
   delegate_to: "{{ vmhost }}"
   retries: 1500
-  delay: 20
+  delay: 10
+  run_once: true
   when: inventory_hostname not in result.list_vms
 
 - name: ARMv7 copy the kernel out