diff --git a/mmv1/templates/terraform/post_create/sleep_1_min.go.tmpl b/mmv1/templates/terraform/post_create/sleep_1_min.go.tmpl
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+// This is useful if the resource in question doesn't have a perfectly consistent API
+// That is, the Operation for Create might return before the Get operation shows the
+// completed state of the resource.
+time.Sleep(1 * time.Minute)