diff --git a/ansible/roles/win_domain_controller/tasks/setup.yml b/ansible/roles/win_domain_controller/tasks/setup.yml
index f55987a..2474fbe 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/win_domain_controller/tasks/setup.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/win_domain_controller/tasks/setup.yml
@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@
           - "{{ hostvars[dc01_dns].ansible_host }}"
           - "127.0.0.1"
 
+    - name: wait for 30 seconds for DNS
+      pause:
+        seconds: 30
+
     - name: Promote DC02 to domain controller
       win_domain_controller:
         dns_domain_name: "{{ win_project }}.loc"