diff --git a/lib/ipmi_client.robot b/lib/ipmi_client.robot
index 4484f61..b97beab 100755
--- a/lib/ipmi_client.robot
+++ b/lib/ipmi_client.robot
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@
     # username    The user name (e.g. "root", "robert", etc.).
     # password    The user password (e.g. "0penBmc", "0penBmc1", etc.).
 
-    ${output}=  Run External IPMI Standard Command
+    ${output}=  Wait Until Keyword Succeeds  15 sec  5 sec  Run External IPMI Standard Command
     ...  sel info  U=${username}  P=${password}
     Should Contain  ${output}  SEL Information  msg=SEL information not present