diff --git a/tasks/persistent_cloud.yml b/tasks/persistent_cloud.yml
index 88cd56a85b..c1b36483bf 100644
--- a/tasks/persistent_cloud.yml
+++ b/tasks/persistent_cloud.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
       login_tenant_name: "{{inventory_tenant}}"
       name: "{{inventory_instance_name}}"
       image_id: "{{ image|image_name_to_id('admin', ADMIN_PASS, inventory_tenant, os_auth_url) }}"
-      wait_for: 300
+      wait_for: 600
       flavor_id: "{{ instance_type|flavor_name_to_id('admin', ADMIN_PASS, inventory_tenant, os_auth_url) }}"
       security_groups: "{{security_group}}"
       key_name: "{{ keypair }}"