diff --git a/playbooks/roles/letsencrypt-install-txt-record/tasks/main.yaml b/playbooks/roles/letsencrypt-install-txt-record/tasks/main.yaml
index c626b5af2a..6494f7f8b8 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/letsencrypt-install-txt-record/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/letsencrypt-install-txt-record/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -33,4 +33,9 @@
 
     - name: Reload domain
       shell: rndc reload acme.opendev.org
-  when: acme_txt_keys | length > 0
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+
+    - name: Pause to allow nameserver propagation
+      pause:
+        minutes: 1
+
+  when: acme_txt_keys | length > 0