diff --git a/modules/openstack_project/files/nodepool/scripts/cache_git_repos.py b/modules/openstack_project/files/nodepool/scripts/cache_git_repos.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/modules/openstack_project/files/nodepool/scripts/prepare_devstack_new_kernel.sh b/modules/openstack_project/files/nodepool/scripts/prepare_devstack_new_kernel.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 1dc1fec1e7..601723c7af
--- a/modules/openstack_project/files/nodepool/scripts/prepare_devstack_new_kernel.sh
+++ b/modules/openstack_project/files/nodepool/scripts/prepare_devstack_new_kernel.sh
@@ -25,3 +25,6 @@ if [ -f /usr/bin/apt-get ]; then
 fi
 
 /opt/nodepool-scripts/prepare_devstack.sh "$@"
+
+sync
+sleep 5
diff --git a/modules/openstack_project/files/nodepool/scripts/prepare_node.sh b/modules/openstack_project/files/nodepool/scripts/prepare_node.sh
index 1b77077fe0..75c70167d8 100755
--- a/modules/openstack_project/files/nodepool/scripts/prepare_node.sh
+++ b/modules/openstack_project/files/nodepool/scripts/prepare_node.sh
@@ -38,3 +38,6 @@ fi
 
 sudo mkdir -p /opt/git
 sudo -i python /opt/nodepool-scripts/cache_git_repos.py
+
+sync
+sleep 5
diff --git a/modules/openstack_project/files/nodepool/scripts/prepare_node_bare.sh b/modules/openstack_project/files/nodepool/scripts/prepare_node_bare.sh
index 3fe640f4df..b36724538b 100755
--- a/modules/openstack_project/files/nodepool/scripts/prepare_node_bare.sh
+++ b/modules/openstack_project/files/nodepool/scripts/prepare_node_bare.sh
@@ -21,3 +21,6 @@ SUDO='false'
 BARE='false'
 
 ./prepare_node.sh "$HOSTNAME" "$SUDO" "$BARE"
+
+sync
+sleep 5
diff --git a/modules/openstack_project/files/nodepool/scripts/prepare_node_devstack.sh b/modules/openstack_project/files/nodepool/scripts/prepare_node_devstack.sh
index 396ce1f991..ed4c94f683 100755
--- a/modules/openstack_project/files/nodepool/scripts/prepare_node_devstack.sh
+++ b/modules/openstack_project/files/nodepool/scripts/prepare_node_devstack.sh
@@ -22,3 +22,6 @@ BARE='true'
 
 ./prepare_node.sh "$HOSTNAME" "$SUDO" "$BARE"
 sudo -u jenkins -i /opt/nodepool-scripts/prepare_devstack.sh $HOSTNAME
+
+sync
+sleep 5
diff --git a/modules/openstack_project/files/nodepool/scripts/prepare_node_devstack_new_kernel.sh b/modules/openstack_project/files/nodepool/scripts/prepare_node_devstack_new_kernel.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index c12a26515e..76418eaae6
--- a/modules/openstack_project/files/nodepool/scripts/prepare_node_devstack_new_kernel.sh
+++ b/modules/openstack_project/files/nodepool/scripts/prepare_node_devstack_new_kernel.sh
@@ -22,3 +22,6 @@ BARE='true'
 
 ./prepare_node.sh "$HOSTNAME" "$SUDO" "$BARE"
 sudo -u jenkins -i /opt/nodepool-scripts/prepare_devstack_new_kernel.sh $HOSTNAME
+
+sync
+sleep 5
diff --git a/modules/openstack_project/files/nodepool/scripts/prepare_node_tripleo.sh b/modules/openstack_project/files/nodepool/scripts/prepare_node_tripleo.sh
index 84c993e373..e1d0d83478 100755
--- a/modules/openstack_project/files/nodepool/scripts/prepare_node_tripleo.sh
+++ b/modules/openstack_project/files/nodepool/scripts/prepare_node_tripleo.sh
@@ -24,3 +24,6 @@ BARE='true'
 sudo ip link set mtu 1458 dev eth0
 ./prepare_node.sh "$HOSTNAME" "$SUDO" "$BARE"
 sudo -u jenkins -i /opt/nodepool-scripts/prepare_tripleo.sh $HOSTNAME
+
+sync
+sleep 5