diff --git a/clone/builder.go b/clone/builder.go
index c4838efdf..51b54d3e5 100644
--- a/clone/builder.go
+++ b/clone/builder.go
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ func (b *Builder) Run(ui packer.Ui, hook packer.Hook, cache packer.Cache) (packe
 			&common.StepRun{
 				Config: &b.config.RunConfig,
 			},
+			&common.StepWaitForIp{},
 			&communicator.StepConnect{
 				Config:    &b.config.Comm,
 				Host:      common.CommHost,
diff --git a/common/step_run.go b/common/step_run.go
index e4210b2ce..305acdc05 100644
--- a/common/step_run.go
+++ b/common/step_run.go
@@ -39,15 +39,6 @@ func (s *StepRun) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction {
 		return multistep.ActionHalt
 	}
 
-	ui.Say("Waiting for IP...")
-	ip, err := vm.WaitForIP()
-	if err != nil {
-		state.Put("error", err)
-		return multistep.ActionHalt
-	}
-	state.Put("ip", ip)
-	ui.Say(fmt.Sprintf("IP address: %v", ip))
-
 	return multistep.ActionContinue
 }
 
diff --git a/common/step_wait_for_ip.go b/common/step_wait_for_ip.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..da33b0b91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/step_wait_for_ip.go
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+package common
+
+import (
+	"github.com/mitchellh/multistep"
+	"fmt"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/packer"
+	"github.com/jetbrains-infra/packer-builder-vsphere/driver"
+	"time"
+)
+
+type StepWaitForIp struct{}
+
+func (s *StepWaitForIp) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction {
+	ui := state.Get("ui").(packer.Ui)
+	vm := state.Get("vm").(*driver.VirtualMachine)
+
+	ui.Say("Waiting for IP...")
+
+	ipChan := make(chan string)
+	errChan := make(chan error)
+	go func() {
+		ip, err := vm.WaitForIP()
+		if err != nil {
+			errChan <- err
+		} else {
+			ipChan <- ip
+		}
+	}()
+
+	for {
+		select {
+		case err := <-errChan:
+			state.Put("error", err)
+			return multistep.ActionHalt
+		case ip := <-ipChan:
+			state.Put("ip", ip)
+			ui.Say(fmt.Sprintf("IP address: %v", ip))
+			return multistep.ActionContinue
+		case <-time.After(1 * time.Second):
+			if _, ok := state.GetOk(multistep.StateCancelled); ok {
+				return multistep.ActionHalt
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func (s *StepWaitForIp) Cleanup(state multistep.StateBag) {
+	// nothing
+}
diff --git a/iso/builder.go b/iso/builder.go
index b726b57a5..2e9307190 100644
--- a/iso/builder.go
+++ b/iso/builder.go
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ func (b *Builder) Run(ui packer.Ui, hook packer.Hook, cache packer.Cache) (packe
 			&common.StepRun{
 				Config: &b.config.RunConfig,
 			},
+			&common.StepWaitForIp{},
 			&communicator.StepConnect{
 				Config:    &b.config.Comm,
 				Host:      common.CommHost,