diff --git a/molecule/default/tasks/scale.yml b/molecule/default/tasks/scale.yml
index 7a846ae1..8fd16834 100644
--- a/molecule/default/tasks/scale.yml
+++ b/molecule/default/tasks/scale.yml
@@ -259,6 +259,8 @@
         namespace: "{{ scale_namespace }}"
         label_selectors:
           - app=nginx
+        wait: yes
+        wait_timeout: 60
       register: scale_out
 
     - assert: