diff --git a/create-linode.sh b/create-linode.sh
index 69e3c35..ec9b9e8 100755
--- a/create-linode.sh
+++ b/create-linode.sh
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ if [[ "$SCRIPT_ACTION" == "c" && -n "$LINODE_LABEL" ]]; then
 
   # Give the volume a moment to appear on the instance before the StackScript
   # (which runs on first boot) mounts it.
-  sleep 15
+  sleep 2
 
   echo "$(date -Iminutes) --- Id:$INSTANCE_ID --- IP:$INSTANCE_IP Summoned $LINODE_LABEL with volume $VOLUME_ID." >>$LOGFILE
   echo "Started with root pass $ROOT_PASS"
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ if [[ "$SCRIPT_ACTION" == "a" || "$UPDATE_A_RECORD" == "true" ]]; then
   #echo "Previous value:"
   #echo "$DOMAIN_RECORDS" | jq '.data[] | select(.type == "A")'
 
-  sleep 3
+  #sleep 3
 
   # Update the A record that already exists for this subdomain rather than
   # adding another one; a record is only created when there is nothing to