diff --git a/images/ubuntu/templates/build.ubuntu-22_04.pkr.hcl b/images/ubuntu/templates/build.ubuntu-22_04.pkr.hcl
index 05259514b..5784ff0b5 100644
--- a/images/ubuntu/templates/build.ubuntu-22_04.pkr.hcl
+++ b/images/ubuntu/templates/build.ubuntu-22_04.pkr.hcl
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ build {
 
   provisioner "shell" {
     execute_command     = "sudo sh -c '{{ .Vars }} {{ .Path }}'"
-    pause_before        = "1m0s"
+    pause_before        = "5m0s"
     scripts             = ["${path.root}/../scripts/build/cleanup.sh"]
     start_retry_timeout = "10m"
   }
diff --git a/images/ubuntu/templates/build.ubuntu-24_04.pkr.hcl b/images/ubuntu/templates/build.ubuntu-24_04.pkr.hcl
index 94f595c33..30d6c6c18 100644
--- a/images/ubuntu/templates/build.ubuntu-24_04.pkr.hcl
+++ b/images/ubuntu/templates/build.ubuntu-24_04.pkr.hcl
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ provisioner "shell" {
 
   provisioner "shell" {
     execute_command     = "sudo sh -c '{{ .Vars }} {{ .Path }}'"
-    pause_before        = "1m0s"
+    pause_before        = "5m0s"
     scripts             = ["${path.root}/../scripts/build/cleanup.sh"]
     start_retry_timeout = "10m"
   }