diff --git a/ansible/roles/test/tasks/config.yml b/ansible/roles/test/tasks/config.yml
index 001a82d475d..ffecafbcb3f 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/test/tasks/config.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/test/tasks/config.yml
@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@
       become: yes
       when: add_tmp_portchannel_ip
 
+    - pause: seconds=30
+
     - name: Remove {{ portchannel_members }} from {{ tmp_portchannel }}
       shell: config portchannel member del {{ tmp_portchannel }} {{ item }}
       become: yes
@@ -112,6 +114,8 @@
       become: yes
       when: create_tmp_portchannel
 
+    - pause: seconds=30
+
     - name: Add {{ portchannel_ip }} to {{ portchannel }}
       shell: config interface ip add {{ portchannel }} {{ portchannel_ip }}/31
       become: yes