diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 5f9e93c..9df1621 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 ---
 # defaults file for apigee-opdk-setup-component
+network_pause: 1
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diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index a503814..726c496 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@
 
 - name: Need to pause between component installation
   pause:
-    seconds: 1
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+    seconds: '{{ network_pause }}'
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