diff --git a/google/resource_google_project_services.go b/google/resource_google_project_services.go
index 4d8120b172c..f8afba6d535 100644
--- a/google/resource_google_project_services.go
+++ b/google/resource_google_project_services.go
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ func getApiServices(pid string, config *Config, ignore map[string]struct{}) ([]s
 
 func enableService(s, pid string, config *Config) error {
 	esr := newEnableServiceRequest(pid)
-	err := retry(func() error {
+	err := retryTime(func() error {
 		sop, err := config.clientServiceMan.Services.Enable(s, esr).Do()
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ func enableService(s, pid string, config *Config) error {
 			return waitErr
 		}
 		return nil
-	})
+	}, 10)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("Error enabling service %q for project %q: %v", s, pid, err)
 	}
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ func enableService(s, pid string, config *Config) error {
 
 func disableService(s, pid string, config *Config) error {
 	dsr := newDisableServiceRequest(pid)
-	err := retry(func() error {
+	err := retryTime(func() error {
 		sop, err := config.clientServiceMan.Services.Disable(s, dsr).Do()
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ func disableService(s, pid string, config *Config) error {
 			return waitErr
 		}
 		return nil
-	})
+	}, 10)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("Error disabling service %q for project %q: %v", s, pid, err)
 	}
diff --git a/google/utils.go b/google/utils.go
index 66f89150c81..f2055acef49 100644
--- a/google/utils.go
+++ b/google/utils.go
@@ -385,7 +385,11 @@ func mergeSchemas(a, b map[string]*schema.Schema) map[string]*schema.Schema {
 }
 
 func retry(retryFunc func() error) error {
-	return resource.Retry(1*time.Minute, func() *resource.RetryError {
+	return retryTime(retryFunc, 1)
+}
+
+func retryTime(retryFunc func() error, minutes int) error {
+	return resource.Retry(time.Duration(minutes)*time.Minute, func() *resource.RetryError {
 		err := retryFunc()
 		if err == nil {
 			return nil