diff --git a/jjb/voltha-test/voltha-nightly-jobs.yaml b/jjb/voltha-test/voltha-nightly-jobs.yaml
index 978aaf4..a6bc3f5 100644
--- a/jjb/voltha-test/voltha-nightly-jobs.yaml
+++ b/jjb/voltha-test/voltha-nightly-jobs.yaml
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 
     oltAdapterReleaseName: open-olt
 
+    waitTimerForOltUp: 360
+
     parameters:
       - string:
           name: buildNode
@@ -172,11 +174,17 @@
           default: '{openoltAdapterChart}'
           description: 'Olt adapter chart name (or location on file system)'
 
+      # this is used in the Adtran DT job
       - string:
           name: oltAdapterReleaseName
           default: '{oltAdapterReleaseName}'
           description: 'Olt adapter release name'
 
+      - string:
+          name: waitTimerForOltUp
+          default: '{waitTimerForOltUp}'
+          description: 'Wait timer for the OLT to come up after reboot'
+
 # defualt properties for the VOLTHA scale jobs
 - voltha-pipe-job-boiler-plate: &voltha-pipe-job-boiler-plate
     name: voltha-pipe-job-boiler-plate
diff --git a/jjb/voltha-test/voltha.yaml b/jjb/voltha-test/voltha.yaml
index ef81e3f..5de874a 100644
--- a/jjb/voltha-test/voltha.yaml
+++ b/jjb/voltha-test/voltha.yaml
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@
           num-of-onos: '3'
           num-of-atomix: '3'
           in-band-management: true
+          waitTimerForOltUp: 540
           VolthaEtcdPort: 9999
           time: '1'
 
@@ -213,6 +214,7 @@
           num-of-atomix: '3'
           VolthaEtcdPort: 9999
           in-band-management: true
+          waitTimerForOltUp: 540
           time: '4'
 
       # Menlo pod test job - uses tech profile on voltha branch
@@ -501,6 +503,7 @@
           VolthaEtcdPort: 9999
           openoltAdapterChart: '/home/community/adtran-21.4-voltha-2.8/voltha-adapter-adtran-olt'
           oltAdapterReleaseName: 'adtran-olt'
+          waitTimerForOltUp: 420
           time: '21'
 
       # Berlin POD adtran test job - 2.8 versions: uses 1T8GEM tech profile on voltha branch