diff --git a/packer_freebsd.json b/packer_freebsd.json
index ecc6724..9ab6213 100644
--- a/packer_freebsd.json
+++ b/packer_freebsd.json
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     {
       "type": "amazon-ebs",
       "name": "freebsd-12.3-mbedtls",
+      "wait_to_add_ssh_keys": "20s",
       "vpc_id":  "vpc-d28c0ca9",
       "subnet_id": "subnet-a0d573af ",
       "region": "{{user `vpc_region`}}",