diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/jclouds/predicates/RetryablePredicate.java b/core/src/main/java/org/jclouds/predicates/RetryablePredicate.java
index 6f32a238be..2b1f6fdb30 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/jclouds/predicates/RetryablePredicate.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/jclouds/predicates/RetryablePredicate.java
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public class RetryablePredicate<T> implements Predicate<T> {
    }
 
    long nextMaxInterval(long attempt, Date end) {
-      long interval = (period * (long) Math.pow(attempt, 2l));
+      long interval = (period * (long) Math.pow(attempt, 1.5));
       long max = end.getTime() - System.currentTimeMillis();
       return (interval > max) ? max : interval;
    }
diff --git a/ibmdev/src/main/java/org/jclouds/ibmdev/IBMDeveloperCloudPropertiesBuilder.java b/ibmdev/src/main/java/org/jclouds/ibmdev/IBMDeveloperCloudPropertiesBuilder.java
index d70025228c..85e0092edc 100644
--- a/ibmdev/src/main/java/org/jclouds/ibmdev/IBMDeveloperCloudPropertiesBuilder.java
+++ b/ibmdev/src/main/java/org/jclouds/ibmdev/IBMDeveloperCloudPropertiesBuilder.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 package org.jclouds.ibmdev;
 
 import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
+import static org.jclouds.compute.reference.ComputeServiceConstants.PROPERTY_TIMEOUT_NODE_RUNNING;
 import static org.jclouds.ibmdev.reference.IBMDeveloperCloudConstants.PROPERTY_IBMDEVELOPERCLOUD_ENDPOINT;
 import static org.jclouds.ibmdev.reference.IBMDeveloperCloudConstants.PROPERTY_IBMDEVELOPERCLOUD_LOCATION;
 import static org.jclouds.ibmdev.reference.IBMDeveloperCloudConstants.PROPERTY_IBMDEVELOPERCLOUD_PASSWORD;
@@ -44,8 +45,10 @@ public class IBMDeveloperCloudPropertiesBuilder extends PropertiesBuilder {
    protected Properties defaultProperties() {
       Properties properties = super.defaultProperties();
       properties.setProperty(PROPERTY_IBMDEVELOPERCLOUD_ENDPOINT,
-               "https://www-180.ibm.com/cloud/enterprise/beta/api/rest/20090403");
+            "https://www-180.ibm.com/cloud/enterprise/beta/api/rest/20090403");
       properties.setProperty(PROPERTY_IBMDEVELOPERCLOUD_LOCATION, "1");
+      properties.setProperty(PROPERTY_TIMEOUT_NODE_RUNNING, (15 * 60 * 1000)
+            + "");
       return properties;
    }
 
@@ -58,15 +61,18 @@ public class IBMDeveloperCloudPropertiesBuilder extends PropertiesBuilder {
       withCredentials(id, secret);
    }
 
-   public IBMDeveloperCloudPropertiesBuilder withCredentials(String id, String secret) {
-      properties.setProperty(PROPERTY_IBMDEVELOPERCLOUD_USER, checkNotNull(id, "user"));
-      properties.setProperty(PROPERTY_IBMDEVELOPERCLOUD_PASSWORD, checkNotNull(secret, "password"));
+   public IBMDeveloperCloudPropertiesBuilder withCredentials(String id,
+         String secret) {
+      properties.setProperty(PROPERTY_IBMDEVELOPERCLOUD_USER, checkNotNull(id,
+            "user"));
+      properties.setProperty(PROPERTY_IBMDEVELOPERCLOUD_PASSWORD, checkNotNull(
+            secret, "password"));
       return this;
    }
 
    public IBMDeveloperCloudPropertiesBuilder withEndpoint(URI endpoint) {
-      properties.setProperty(PROPERTY_IBMDEVELOPERCLOUD_ENDPOINT,
-               checkNotNull(endpoint, "endpoint").toString());
+      properties.setProperty(PROPERTY_IBMDEVELOPERCLOUD_ENDPOINT, checkNotNull(
+            endpoint, "endpoint").toString());
       return this;
    }
 }
diff --git a/ibmdev/src/main/java/org/jclouds/ibmdev/options/CreateInstanceOptions.java b/ibmdev/src/main/java/org/jclouds/ibmdev/options/CreateInstanceOptions.java
index e5e3dee94a..fb247cd34b 100644
--- a/ibmdev/src/main/java/org/jclouds/ibmdev/options/CreateInstanceOptions.java
+++ b/ibmdev/src/main/java/org/jclouds/ibmdev/options/CreateInstanceOptions.java
@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@ public class CreateInstanceOptions extends BaseHttpRequestOptions {
     * @param configurationData
     *           extra configuration to pass to the instance
     */
-   public CreateInstanceOptions configurationData(Map<String, String> configurationData) {
+   public CreateInstanceOptions configurationData(
+         Map<String, String> configurationData) {
       checkNotNull(configurationData, "configurationData");
       for (Entry<String, String> entry : configurationData.entrySet()) {
          formParameters.removeAll(entry.getKey());
@@ -100,7 +101,8 @@ public class CreateInstanceOptions extends BaseHttpRequestOptions {
       /**
        * @see CreateInstanceOptions#configurationData(Map<String, String> )
        */
-      public static CreateInstanceOptions configurationData(Map<String, String> configurationData) {
+      public static CreateInstanceOptions configurationData(
+            Map<String, String> configurationData) {
          CreateInstanceOptions options = new CreateInstanceOptions();
          return options.configurationData(configurationData);
       }
@@ -108,7 +110,8 @@ public class CreateInstanceOptions extends BaseHttpRequestOptions {
       /**
        * @see CreateInstanceOptions#mountVolume(String, String )
        */
-      public static CreateInstanceOptions mountVolume(String id, String mountPoint) {
+      public static CreateInstanceOptions mountVolume(String id,
+            String mountPoint) {
          CreateInstanceOptions options = new CreateInstanceOptions();
          return options.mountVolume(id, mountPoint);
       }
@@ -124,7 +127,8 @@ public class CreateInstanceOptions extends BaseHttpRequestOptions {
       /**
        * @see CreateInstanceOptions#authorizePublicKey(String )
        */
-      public static CreateInstanceOptions authorizePublicKey(String publicKeyName) {
+      public static CreateInstanceOptions authorizePublicKey(
+            String publicKeyName) {
          CreateInstanceOptions options = new CreateInstanceOptions();
          return options.authorizePublicKey(publicKeyName);
       }
diff --git a/ibmdev/src/test/java/org/jclouds/ibmdev/IBMDeveloperCloudClientLiveTest.java b/ibmdev/src/test/java/org/jclouds/ibmdev/IBMDeveloperCloudClientLiveTest.java
index a5813e28c3..f0ba69e216 100644
--- a/ibmdev/src/test/java/org/jclouds/ibmdev/IBMDeveloperCloudClientLiveTest.java
+++ b/ibmdev/src/test/java/org/jclouds/ibmdev/IBMDeveloperCloudClientLiveTest.java
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ public class IBMDeveloperCloudClientLiveTest {
                   ImmutableMap.of("insight_admin_password", "myPassword1",
                         "db2_admin_password", "myPassword2",
                         "report_user_password", "myPassword3"))
-                  .authorizePublicKey(key.getName()).attachIp(ip.getId()));
+                  .authorizePublicKey(key.getName()));
       try {
          assertIpHostAndStatusNEW(instance);
          assertConsistent(instance, TAG);
@@ -342,12 +342,14 @@ public class IBMDeveloperCloudClientLiveTest {
 
       long start = System.currentTimeMillis();
       assert new RetryablePredicate<Instance>(new InstanceActive(connection),
-            600, 2, TimeUnit.SECONDS).apply(instance) : connection
-            .getInstance(instance.getId());
+            15 * 60 * 1000).apply(instance) : connection.getInstance(instance
+            .getId());
 
       System.out.println(((System.currentTimeMillis() - start) / 1000)
             + " seconds");
 
+      instance = connection.getInstance(instance.getId());
+
       try {
          assertIpHostAndStatusACTIVE(instance);
          assertConsistent(instance, TAG);