diff --git a/lib/nova b/lib/nova
index 8691c8e..d89d64e 100644
--- a/lib/nova
+++ b/lib/nova
@@ -1000,7 +1000,7 @@
         # because of the dom0/domU split. Just ignore for now.
         return
     fi
-    wait_for_compute 60
+    wait_for_compute $NOVA_READY_TIMEOUT
 }
 
 function start_nova {