diff --git a/mk-k8s-simple-deploy-pipeline.groovy b/mk-k8s-simple-deploy-pipeline.groovy
index c044fdc..deb409e 100644
--- a/mk-k8s-simple-deploy-pipeline.groovy
+++ b/mk-k8s-simple-deploy-pipeline.groovy
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@
     }
 
     if (RUN_TESTS == "1") {
+        sleep(30000)
         stage('Run k8s bootstrap tests') {
             salt.runConformanceTests(saltMaster, K8S_API_SERVER, 'tomkukral/k8s-scripts')
         }