diff --git a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
index 6401bc26..8d7cb3db 100755
--- a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
+++ b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
@@ -466,6 +466,7 @@ STATUS(){
 												break
 											elif [ "`date +%s`" -gt "${warn_timeout}" ]; then
 												echo -en " waiting for sync...  "
+												warn_timeout=`date --date='100 minutes' +%s`
 											fi
 										done
 										if [ "${timeout}" = "true" ]; then