diff --git a/ansible/playbooks/cluster-installation.yml b/ansible/playbooks/cluster-installation.yml
index b1bd6ec7..35d20bf4 100644
--- a/ansible/playbooks/cluster-installation.yml
+++ b/ansible/playbooks/cluster-installation.yml
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@
               - op: add
                 path: /metadata/annotations/helmcharts.helm.cattle.io~1unmanaged
                 value: "true"
+            wait: true
         - name: Remove the Cilium HelmChart CR
           kubernetes.core.k8s:
             kubeconfig: /etc/rancher/k3s/k3s.yaml
@@ -115,6 +116,7 @@
             kind: HelmChart
             namespace: kube-system
             state: absent
+            wait: true
 
     # Cleaning up certain manifests from the /var/lib/rancher/k3s/server/manifests directory
     # is needed because k3s has an awesome "feature" to always re-deploy them when the k3s