diff --git a/spec/acceptance/default_parameters_spec.rb b/spec/acceptance/default_parameters_spec.rb
index f7f1376f..f03a4e04 100644
--- a/spec/acceptance/default_parameters_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/acceptance/default_parameters_spec.rb
@@ -49,17 +49,17 @@ class { 'jira':
     # jira just takes *ages* to start up :-(
     wget_cmd = 'wget -q --tries=24 --retry-connrefused --read-timeout=10 localhost:8080'
     apply_manifest(pp, catch_failures: true)
-    sleep 60
+    sleep SLEEP_SECONDS
     shell wget_cmd, acceptable_exit_codes: [0, 8]
-    sleep 60
+    sleep SLEEP_SECONDS
     shell wget_cmd, acceptable_exit_codes: [0, 8]
-    sleep 60
+    sleep SLEEP_SECONDS
     apply_manifest(pp_upgrade, catch_failures: true)
-    sleep 60
+    sleep SLEEP_SECONDS
     shell wget_cmd, acceptable_exit_codes: [0, 8]
-    sleep 60
+    sleep SLEEP_SECONDS
     shell wget_cmd, acceptable_exit_codes: [0, 8]
-    sleep 60
+    sleep SLEEP_SECONDS
     apply_manifest(pp_upgrade, catch_failures: true)
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/acceptance/mysql_spec.rb b/spec/acceptance/mysql_spec.rb
index 169a2bfa..b286e299 100644
--- a/spec/acceptance/mysql_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/acceptance/mysql_spec.rb
@@ -64,11 +64,11 @@ class { 'jira':
 
     wget_cmd = 'wget -q --tries=24 --retry-connrefused --read-timeout=10 --no-check-certificate localhost:8081'
     apply_manifest(pp, catch_failures: true)
-    sleep 60
+    sleep SLEEP_SECONDS
     shell wget_cmd, acceptable_exit_codes: [0, 8]
-    sleep 60
+    sleep SLEEP_SECONDS
     shell wget_cmd, acceptable_exit_codes: [0, 8]
-    sleep 60
+    sleep SLEEP_SECONDS
     apply_manifest(pp, catch_changes: true)
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/support/acceptance/constants.rb b/spec/support/acceptance/constants.rb
index 880f217a..d5cf7e86 100644
--- a/spec/support/acceptance/constants.rb
+++ b/spec/support/acceptance/constants.rb
@@ -16,3 +16,5 @@
 FILENAME_DBCONFIG_XML = '/home/jira/dbconfig.xml'
 FILENAME_CLUSTER_PROPS = '/home/jira/cluster.properties'
 FILENAME_JIRA_CONFIG_PROPS = '/home/jira/jira-config.properties'
+
+SLEEP_SECONDS=120