diff --git a/xCAT-genesis-scripts/bin/doxcat b/xCAT-genesis-scripts/bin/doxcat
index a5a9ecb2b..88f86890d 100755
--- a/xCAT-genesis-scripts/bin/doxcat
+++ b/xCAT-genesis-scripts/bin/doxcat
@@ -266,8 +266,11 @@ ip addr show dev $bootnic|grep -v 'scope link'|grep -v 'dynamic'|grep -v  inet6|
 logger -s -t $log_label -p local4.info "Starting ntpd..." 
 ntpd -g -x
 
-logger -s -t $log_label -p local4.info "Waiting for ntpd to synchronize..."
-ntp-wait -n 1999 -s 1 -v
+# ntp-wait defaults to 6 seconds between retries, wait for 1 minute
+NTP_TRIES=10
+NTP_SLEEP=6
+logger -s -t $log_label -p local4.info "Waiting for $NTP_TRIES x $NTP_SLEEP seconds for ntpd to synchronize..."
+ntp-wait -n $NTP_TRIES -s $NTP_SLEEP -v
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]
 then
     logger -s -t $log_label -p local4.info "... ntpd did not synchronize."