diff --git a/cloud/linode b/cloud/linode
index 11ab11a4b50..2bf2cd6e242 100644
--- a/cloud/linode
+++ b/cloud/linode
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ def main():
             ssh_pub_key = dict(type='str'),
             swap = dict(type='int', default=512),
             wait = dict(type='bool', choices=BOOLEANS, default=True),
-            wait_timeout = dict(default=500),
+            wait_timeout = dict(default=300),
         )
     )