diff --git a/molecule/default/roles/helm/tasks/tests_chart.yml b/molecule/default/roles/helm/tasks/tests_chart.yml
index e196b3f0..9a9249f9 100644
--- a/molecule/default/roles/helm/tasks/tests_chart.yml
+++ b/molecule/default/roles/helm/tasks/tests_chart.yml
@@ -183,3 +183,4 @@
     name: "{{ helm_namespace }}"
     state: absent
     wait: true
+    wait_timeout: 180
diff --git a/molecule/default/tasks/waiter.yml b/molecule/default/tasks/waiter.yml
index 1269c2e9..98ee6416 100644
--- a/molecule/default/tasks/waiter.yml
+++ b/molecule/default/tasks/waiter.yml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
                 app: "{{ k8s_pod_name }}"
             template: "{{ k8s_pod_template }}"
         wait: yes
-        wait_sleep: 3
+        wait_sleep: 5
         wait_timeout: 180
       vars:
         k8s_pod_name: wait-ds