diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/openshift-tests-private/openshift-openshift-tests-private-release-4.22__amd64-nightly.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/openshift-tests-private/openshift-openshift-tests-private-release-4.22__amd64-nightly.yaml
index 61cfa96ecb3b5..2ecbef1d2c858 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/openshift-tests-private/openshift-openshift-tests-private-release-4.22__amd64-nightly.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/openshift-tests-private/openshift-openshift-tests-private-release-4.22__amd64-nightly.yaml
@@ -2269,7 +2269,9 @@ tests:
       COMPUTE_NODE_TYPE: Standard_NP10s
       CONTROL_PLANE_INSTANCE_TYPE: Standard_NP10s
       CUSTOM_AZURE_REGION: southcentralus
+      TIMEOUT: +8 hours
     test:
+    - ref: wait
     - chain: openshift-e2e-test-qe
     workflow: cucushift-installer-rehearse-azure-ipi-generation
 - as: azure-ipi-vmgenv1-mini-perm-f28-destructive