diff --git a/xCAT-server/lib/perl/xCAT/MellanoxIB.pm b/xCAT-server/lib/perl/xCAT/MellanoxIB.pm
index 56ed53109..d9f5f0f92 100644
--- a/xCAT-server/lib/perl/xCAT/MellanoxIB.pm
+++ b/xCAT-server/lib/perl/xCAT/MellanoxIB.pm
@@ -634,7 +634,7 @@ sub setSSHcfg {
 	    }
 	    
 	    my @result = $mysw->expect(
-		5,
+		10,
 		[
 		 $pwd_prompt,
 		 sub {