diff --git a/avocado_ec2/ec2_wrapper.py b/avocado_ec2/ec2_wrapper.py
index e9cc4af..4bdbf68 100644
--- a/avocado_ec2/ec2_wrapper.py
+++ b/avocado_ec2/ec2_wrapper.py
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ def _init_resources(self, args):
         global EC2_INSTANCES
         EC2_INSTANCES += inst_list
         self.instance = inst_list[0]
+        self.instance.wait_until_exists()
         log = logging.getLogger("avocado.app")
         log.info("EC2_ID     : %s", self.instance.id)
         # Rename the instance