diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_elb.go b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_elb.go
index 5ff3b3b28a22..faf0b8addb74 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_elb.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_elb.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"log"
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws/awserr"
@@ -256,8 +257,23 @@ func resourceAwsElbCreate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
 	}
 
 	log.Printf("[DEBUG] ELB create configuration: %#v", elbOpts)
-	if _, err := elbconn.CreateLoadBalancer(elbOpts); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Error creating ELB: %s", err)
+	err = resource.Retry(1*time.Minute, func() error {
+		_, err := elbconn.CreateLoadBalancer(elbOpts)
+
+		if err != nil {
+			if awsErr, ok := err.(awserr.Error); ok {
+				// Check for IAM SSL Cert error, eventual consistancy issue
+				if awsErr.Code() == "CertificateNotFound" {
+					return fmt.Errorf("[WARN] Error creating ELB Listener with SSL Cert, retrying: %s", err)
+				}
+			}
+			return resource.RetryError{Err: err}
+		}
+		return nil
+	})
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
 
 	// Assign the elb's unique identifier for use later
@@ -394,6 +410,7 @@ func resourceAwsElbUpdate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
 				LoadBalancerPorts: ports,
 			}
 
+			log.Printf("[DEBUG] ELB Delete Listeners opts: %s", deleteListenersOpts)
 			_, err := elbconn.DeleteLoadBalancerListeners(deleteListenersOpts)
 			if err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("Failure removing outdated ELB listeners: %s", err)
@@ -406,6 +423,7 @@ func resourceAwsElbUpdate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
 				Listeners:        add,
 			}
 
+			log.Printf("[DEBUG] ELB Create Listeners opts: %s", createListenersOpts)
 			_, err := elbconn.CreateLoadBalancerListeners(createListenersOpts)
 			if err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("Failure adding new or updated ELB listeners: %s", err)
diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_elb_test.go b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_elb_test.go
index 6dad03e568e2..6ccc5cd66f8e 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_elb_test.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_elb_test.go
@@ -179,6 +179,33 @@ func TestAccAWSELB_tags(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func TestAccAWSELB_iam_server_cert(t *testing.T) {
+	var conf elb.LoadBalancerDescription
+	// var td elb.TagDescription
+	testCheck := func(*terraform.State) error {
+		if len(conf.ListenerDescriptions) != 1 {
+			return fmt.Errorf(
+				"TestAccAWSELB_iam_server_cert expected 1 listener, got %d",
+				len(conf.ListenerDescriptions))
+		}
+		return nil
+	}
+	resource.Test(t, resource.TestCase{
+		PreCheck:     func() { testAccPreCheck(t) },
+		Providers:    testAccProviders,
+		CheckDestroy: testAccCheckAWSELBDestroy,
+		Steps: []resource.TestStep{
+			resource.TestStep{
+				Config: testAccELBIAMServerCertConfig,
+				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+					testAccCheckAWSELBExists("aws_elb.bar", &conf),
+					testCheck,
+				),
+			},
+		},
+	})
+}
+
 func testAccLoadTags(conf *elb.LoadBalancerDescription, td *elb.TagDescription) resource.TestCheckFunc {
 	return func(s *terraform.State) error {
 		conn := testAccProvider.Meta().(*AWSClient).elbconn
@@ -1001,3 +1028,97 @@ resource "aws_security_group" "bar" {
   }
 }
 `
+
+// This IAM Server config is lifted from
+// builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_iam_server_certificate_test.go
+var testAccELBIAMServerCertConfig = `
+resource "aws_iam_server_certificate" "test_cert" {
+  name = "terraform-test-cert"
+  certificate_body = <<EOF
+-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----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+-----END CERTIFICATE-----
+EOF
+
+  certificate_chain = <<EOF
+-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----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+-----END CERTIFICATE-----
+EOF
+
+	private_key =  <<EOF
+-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----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+-----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
+EOF
+}
+
+resource "aws_elb" "bar" {
+  name = "foobar-terraform-test"
+  availability_zones = ["us-west-2a", "us-west-2b", "us-west-2c"]
+
+  listener {
+    instance_port = 8000
+    instance_protocol = "https"
+    lb_port = 80
+    // Protocol should be case insensitive
+    lb_protocol = "HttPs"
+    ssl_certificate_id = "${aws_iam_server_certificate.test_cert.arn}"
+  }
+
+	tags {
+		bar = "baz"
+	}
+
+  cross_zone_load_balancing = true
+}
+`
diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_iam_server_certificate.go b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_iam_server_certificate.go
index b4ba09ac13c6..69f4d18a5c88 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_iam_server_certificate.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_iam_server_certificate.go
@@ -6,10 +6,12 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws/awserr"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/service/iam"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/resource"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/schema"
 )
 
@@ -124,14 +126,24 @@ func resourceAwsIAMServerCertificateRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{
 
 func resourceAwsIAMServerCertificateDelete(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
 	conn := meta.(*AWSClient).iamconn
-	_, err := conn.DeleteServerCertificate(&iam.DeleteServerCertificateInput{
-		ServerCertificateName: aws.String(d.Get("name").(string)),
+	log.Printf("[INFO] Deleting IAM Server Certificate: %s", d.Id())
+	err := resource.Retry(1*time.Minute, func() error {
+		_, err := conn.DeleteServerCertificate(&iam.DeleteServerCertificateInput{
+			ServerCertificateName: aws.String(d.Get("name").(string)),
+		})
+
+		if err != nil {
+			if awsErr, ok := err.(awserr.Error); ok {
+				if awsErr.Code() == "DeleteConflict" && strings.Contains(awsErr.Message(), "currently in use by arn") {
+					return fmt.Errorf("[WARN] Conflict deleting server certificate: %s, retrying", awsErr.Message())
+				}
+			}
+			return resource.RetryError{Err: err}
+		}
+		return nil
 	})
 
 	if err != nil {
-		if awsErr, ok := err.(awserr.Error); ok {
-			return fmt.Errorf("[WARN] Error deleting server certificate: %s: %s", awsErr.Code(), awsErr.Message())
-		}
 		return err
 	}