diff --git a/extended/standby_bmc.robot b/extended/standby_bmc.robot
index e56b12d..3e46711 100644
--- a/extended/standby_bmc.robot
+++ b/extended/standby_bmc.robot
@@ -34,12 +34,12 @@
 
     Run Keyword And Ignore Error  Powercycle System Via PDU
 
-    Wait For Host To Ping  ${OPENBMC_HOST}  1 mins
-    Open Connection And Log In  host=${OPENBMC_HOST}
+    Wait For Host To Ping  ${OPENBMC_HOST}  2 mins
+    Run Keyword And Ignore Error
+    ...  Open Connection And Log In  host=${OPENBMC_HOST}
 
-    ${rest_status}=  Run Keyword And Return Status  Initialize OpenBMC
-    Run Keyword If  '${rest_status}' == '${False}'
-    ...  Reboot and Wait for BMC Online
+    Wait Until Keyword Succeeds
+    ...  1 min  30 sec  Initialize OpenBMC
 
     ${ready_status}=  Run Keyword And Return Status  Is BMC Ready
     Run Keyword If  '${ready_status}' == '${False}'  Put BMC State  Ready
diff --git a/lib/rest_client.robot b/lib/rest_client.robot
index 1477b05..53d9a84 100644
--- a/lib/rest_client.robot
+++ b/lib/rest_client.robot
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
     [Return]    ${ret}
 
 Initialize OpenBMC
-    [Arguments]    ${timeout}=10  ${quiet}=${1}
+    [Arguments]    ${timeout}=20  ${quiet}=${1}
 
     Create Session  openbmc  ${AUTH_URI}  timeout=${timeout}   max_retries=3
     ${headers}=  Create Dictionary  Content-Type=application/json