diff --git a/kata-deploy/action/setup-aks.sh b/kata-deploy/action/setup-aks.sh
index 967f500b79..1bb30e2ec9 100755
--- a/kata-deploy/action/setup-aks.sh
+++ b/kata-deploy/action/setup-aks.sh
@@ -49,5 +49,5 @@ function setup_aks() {
     kubectl wait --timeout=10m --for=condition=Ready --all nodes
 
     # make sure coredns is up before moving forward:
-    kubectl wait --timeout=5m -n kube-system --for=condition=Available deployment.extensions/coredns
+    kubectl wait --timeout=10m -n kube-system --for=condition=Available deployment.extensions/coredns
 }