diff --git a/manifests/service_validation.pp b/manifests/service_validation.pp
index 535b0167..11147393 100644
--- a/manifests/service_validation.pp
+++ b/manifests/service_validation.pp
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@
 # The provider to use for the exec command;
 # string; optional; default to 'shell'
 #
+# [*timeout*]
+# The maximum time the command should take;
+# string; optional; default to '60'
+#
 # [*tries*]
 # Number of times to retry validation;
 # string; optional; default to '10'
@@ -62,6 +66,7 @@ define openstacklib::service_validation(
   $try_sleep    = '2',
   $onlyif       = undef,
   $unless       = undef,
+  $timeout      = '60',
 ) {
 
   if $onlyif and $unless {
@@ -72,6 +77,7 @@ define openstacklib::service_validation(
     path      => $path,
     provider  => $provider,
     command   => $command,
+    timeout   => $timeout,
     tries     => $tries,
     try_sleep => $try_sleep,
     onlyif    => $onlyif,
diff --git a/spec/defines/openstacklib_service_validation_spec.rb b/spec/defines/openstacklib_service_validation_spec.rb
index a1262119..26be77ff 100644
--- a/spec/defines/openstacklib_service_validation_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/defines/openstacklib_service_validation_spec.rb
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ describe 'openstacklib::service_validation' do
         :path      => '/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin',
         :provider  => 'shell',
         :command   => 'nova list',
+        :timeout   => '60',
         :tries     => '10',
         :try_sleep => '2',
         :logoutput => 'on_failure',
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ describe 'openstacklib::service_validation' do
         :path      => '/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin',
         :provider  => 'shell',
         :command   => 'nova list',
+        :timeout   => '60',
         :tries     => '10',
         :try_sleep => '2',
         :unless    => 'pwd',
@@ -76,6 +78,7 @@ describe 'openstacklib::service_validation' do
         :path      => '/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin',
         :provider  => 'shell',
         :command   => 'nova list',
+        :timeout   => '60',
         :tries     => '10',
         :try_sleep => '2',
         :onlyif    => 'pwd',