diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index c065cad5..b613c767 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -729,9 +729,11 @@ jobs:
           echo "Created shared drive ${driveid}"
           # arbitrary sleep because "create ou" needs some time before we can then
           # create users in that OU. Argh. So gross.
-          echo "sleeping 5m while OU creation bakes..."
-          sleep 300
+          echo "sleeping 2m while OU creation bakes..."
+          sleep 120
           $gam create user $newuser firstname GHA lastname $JID displayname "Github Actions ${JID}" password random ou "${newou}" recoveryphone 12125121110 recoveryemail jay0lee@gmail.com gha.jid $JID languages en+,en-GB-
+          echo "sleeping 2m while new user creation bakes..."
+          sleep 120
           $gam user $newuser update photo https://dummyimage.com/400x600/000/fff
           $gam user $newuser get photo
           $gam user $newuser delete photo