diff --git a/builder/digitalocean/step_power_off.go b/builder/digitalocean/step_power_off.go
index 9964db802..06f05c52f 100644
--- a/builder/digitalocean/step_power_off.go
+++ b/builder/digitalocean/step_power_off.go
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@ import (
 	"github.com/mitchellh/multistep"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/packer/packer"
 	"log"
-	"time"
 )
 
 type stepPowerOff struct{}
 
 func (s *stepPowerOff) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction {
 	client := state.Get("client").(*DigitalOceanClient)
+	c := state.Get("config").(config)
 	ui := state.Get("ui").(packer.Ui)
 	dropletId := state.Get("droplet_id").(uint)
 
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func (s *stepPowerOff) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction {
 		return multistep.ActionHalt
 	}
 
-	err = waitForDropletState("off", dropletId, client, 20*time.Second)
+	err = waitForDropletState("off", dropletId, client, c.stateTimeout)
 	if err != nil {
 		state.Put("error", err)
 		ui.Error(err.Error())
diff --git a/builder/digitalocean/step_shutdown.go b/builder/digitalocean/step_shutdown.go
index 16996bb02..c50dc0b95 100644
--- a/builder/digitalocean/step_shutdown.go
+++ b/builder/digitalocean/step_shutdown.go
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@ import (
 	"github.com/mitchellh/multistep"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/packer/packer"
 	"log"
+	"time"
 )
 
 type stepShutdown struct{}
 
 func (s *stepShutdown) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction {
 	client := state.Get("client").(*DigitalOceanClient)
-	c := state.Get("config").(config)
 	ui := state.Get("ui").(packer.Ui)
 	dropletId := state.Get("droplet_id").(uint)
 
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ func (s *stepShutdown) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction {
 	var err error
 	ui.Say("Gracefully shutting down droplet...")
 	for attempts := 1; attempts <= 10; attempts++ {
-		log.Printf("ShutdownDropetl attempt #%d...", attempts)
+		log.Printf("ShutdownDroplet attempt #%d...", attempts)
 		err := client.ShutdownDroplet(dropletId)
 		if err != nil {
 			err := fmt.Errorf("Error shutting down droplet: %s", err)
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ func (s *stepShutdown) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction {
 			return multistep.ActionHalt
 		}
 
-		err = waitForDropletState("off", dropletId, client, c.stateTimeout)
+		err = waitForDropletState("off", dropletId, client, 20*time.Second)
 		if err == nil {
 			break
 		}