diff --git a/ansible/roles/test/tasks/vlan_cleanup.yml b/ansible/roles/test/tasks/vlan_cleanup.yml
index e71d0c1fca..6011c78e99 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/test/tasks/vlan_cleanup.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/test/tasks/vlan_cleanup.yml
@@ -19,3 +19,6 @@
 - name: Reload configuration
   shell: config reload -y
   become: true
+
+- name: wait for config reload
+  pause: seconds=60