diff --git a/tasks/virt_instance_create.yml b/tasks/virt_instance_create.yml
index e6bb20ac8c..6effbabe24 100644
--- a/tasks/virt_instance_create.yml
+++ b/tasks/virt_instance_create.yml
@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@
   until: vmstatus.status == 'shutdown'
   delegate_to: "{{ vmhost }}"
   retries: 1500
-  delay: 10
-  ignore_errors: true
+  delay: 20
   when: inventory_hostname not in result.list_vms
 
 - name: ARMv7 copy the kernel out