diff --git a/zaza/openstack/utilities/openstack.py b/zaza/openstack/utilities/openstack.py
index 6769de6..1c3789b 100644
--- a/zaza/openstack/utilities/openstack.py
+++ b/zaza/openstack/utilities/openstack.py
@@ -1981,7 +1981,7 @@ def get_ports_from_device_id(neutron_client, device_id):
 
 
 @tenacity.retry(wait=tenacity.wait_exponential(multiplier=1, max=60),
-                reraise=True, stop=tenacity.stop_after_attempt(8))
+                reraise=True, stop=tenacity.stop_after_attempt(10))
 def cloud_init_complete(nova_client, vm_id, bootstring):
     """Wait for cloud init to complete on the given vm.