diff --git a/tests/tasks/setup/eks/awscli-cp-with-vpc.yaml b/tests/tasks/setup/eks/awscli-cp-with-vpc.yaml
index 6edcf30e..7d042371 100644
--- a/tests/tasks/setup/eks/awscli-cp-with-vpc.yaml
+++ b/tests/tasks/setup/eks/awscli-cp-with-vpc.yaml
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ spec:
       if [ "$CREATED_CLUSTER" == "" ]; then
         aws eks create-cluster --name $(params.cluster-name) --region $(params.region) --kubernetes-version $(params.kubernetes-version) --role-arn $SERVICE_ROLE_ARN --resources-vpc-config subnetIds=$subnets,securityGroupIds=$sg $ENDPOINT_FLAG
       fi
-      aws eks $ENDPOINT_FLAG --region $(params.region) wait cluster-active --name $(params.cluster-name) 
+      aws eks $ENDPOINT_FLAG --region $(params.region) wait cluster-active --name $(params.cluster-name)
+      sleep 300 
   - name: write-kubeconfig
     image: alpine/k8s:1.23.7
     script: |
diff --git a/tests/tasks/teardown/awscli-eks.yaml b/tests/tasks/teardown/awscli-eks.yaml
index 579eb6de..7ce6a801 100644
--- a/tests/tasks/teardown/awscli-eks.yaml
+++ b/tests/tasks/teardown/awscli-eks.yaml
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ spec:
           aws eks wait nodegroup-deleted --nodegroup-name $i --cluster-name $(params.cluster-name) $ENDPOINT_FLAG --region $(params.region);
       done;
       aws eks delete-cluster --name $(params.cluster-name) --region $(params.region) $ENDPOINT_FLAG
+      sleep 900
   - name: teardown-eks-role-stack
     image: alpine/k8s:1.23.7
     script: |