diff --git a/api/gabbits/stacks.yaml b/api/gabbits/stacks.yaml
index b37eabd..39552b0 100644
--- a/api/gabbits/stacks.yaml
+++ b/api/gabbits/stacks.yaml
@@ -106,6 +106,8 @@
           type: OS::Heat::TestResource
           properties:
             value: {get_param: test_val}
+            action_wait_secs:
+              update: 1
       outputs:
         output_value:
           value: {get_attr: [test, output]}
@@ -138,6 +140,7 @@
     delay: 1.0
   response_json_paths:
     $.stack.stack_status: UPDATE_COMPLETE
+    $.stack.updated_time: /(?!$HISTORY['poll for stack UPDATE_COMPLETE'].$RESPONSE['$.stack.updated_time'])/
 
 - name: list stack outputs
   GET: $LAST_URL/outputs