diff --git a/lib/nova b/lib/nova
index 8691c8eb33..d89d64e72f 100644
--- a/lib/nova
+++ b/lib/nova
@@ -1000,7 +1000,7 @@ function is_nova_ready {
         # because of the dom0/domU split. Just ignore for now.
         return
     fi
-    wait_for_compute 60
+    wait_for_compute $NOVA_READY_TIMEOUT
 }
 
 function start_nova {
diff --git a/stackrc b/stackrc
index b7105d368e..aebf152bad 100644
--- a/stackrc
+++ b/stackrc
@@ -813,6 +813,9 @@ fi
 # Service startup timeout
 SERVICE_TIMEOUT=${SERVICE_TIMEOUT:-60}
 
+# Timeout for compute node registration in Nova
+NOVA_READY_TIMEOUT=${NOVA_READY_TIMEOUT:-$SERVICE_TIMEOUT}
+
 # Service graceful shutdown timeout
 SERVICE_GRACEFUL_SHUTDOWN_TIMEOUT=${SERVICE_GRACEFUL_SHUTDOWN_TIMEOUT:-5}