diff --git a/src/vmm_mad/remotes/ec2/ec2_driver.conf b/src/vmm_mad/remotes/ec2/ec2_driver.conf
index e7b72a7baa..2a1d737efd 100644
--- a/src/vmm_mad/remotes/ec2/ec2_driver.conf
+++ b/src/vmm_mad/remotes/ec2/ec2_driver.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 proxy_uri:
 state_wait_timeout_seconds: 300
+state_wait_pm_timeout_seconds: 1500
 instance_types:
     c1.medium:
         cpu: 2