diff --git a/tasks/1-create-deployment.yml b/tasks/1-create-deployment.yml
index 26af13dc9bcd16f93e68fbded3504630c0055a3d..fdc428ed8cc41776b521ba227203001dd8e59706 100644
--- a/tasks/1-create-deployment.yml
+++ b/tasks/1-create-deployment.yml
@@ -36,12 +36,12 @@
     delay: 300
     timeout: 0
 
-- name:  Check the deployment status (every 5 mins)
+- name:  Check the deployment status (every 1 minute)
   command: orchent depshow --ojson "{{ deployment.uuid }}"
   register: depshow_output
   until: "'PROGRESS' not in depshow_output.stdout"
   retries: "{{ paas_ci_test.n_timeout_ticks }}"
-  delay: 300
+  delay: 60
   failed_when: "'error' in depshow_output.stdout"
 
 - set_fact: