diff --git a/util/qdo b/util/qdo
index 135cce4ef6..b3c0257204 100755
--- a/util/qdo
+++ b/util/qdo
@@ -179,10 +179,10 @@ try:
 
     if output_dir:
         secs_waited = 0
-        while not shell.dir_exists(output_dir) and secs_waited < 45:
+        while not shell.dir_exists(output_dir) and secs_waited < 90:
             time.sleep(5)
             secs_waited += 5
-        if secs_waited > 10:
+        if secs_waited > 30:
             print "waited", secs_waited, "seconds for", output_dir
 
     # run command