diff --git a/xos/tools/wait_for_object_creation.py b/xos/tools/wait_for_object_creation.py
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+import os
+import sys
+sys.path.append("/opt/xos")
+os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "xos.settings")
+import django
+from core.models import *
+from services.hpc.models import *
+from services.cord.models import *
+import time
+django.setup()
+
+def main():
+    printed = False
+
+    if len(sys.argv)!=4:
+        print >> sys.stderr, "syntax: wait_for_object_creation.py <class> <filter_field_name> <filter_field_value>"
+        print >> sys.stderr, "example: wait_for_object_creation.py Image name vsg-1.0"
+        sys.exit(-1)
+
+    cls = globals()[sys.argv[1]]
+
+    while True:
+        objs = cls.objects.filter(**{sys.argv[2]: sys.argv[3]})
+        if objs:
+            print "Object", objs[0], "is ready"
+            return
+        if not printed:
+            print "Waiting for %s with field %s=%s to be created" % (sys.argv[1], sys.argv[2], sys.argv[3])
+            printed=True
+        time.sleep(1)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+   main()
+