diff --git a/client-cli/pvc/cli_lib/common.py b/client-cli/pvc/cli_lib/common.py
index fcba8d2c..dbdc954f 100644
--- a/client-cli/pvc/cli_lib/common.py
+++ b/client-cli/pvc/cli_lib/common.py
@@ -116,16 +116,20 @@ class ErrorResponse(requests.Response):
 
 
 def call_api(
-    config, operation, request_uri, headers={}, params=None, data=None, files=None
+    config,
+    operation,
+    request_uri,
+    headers={},
+    params=None,
+    data=None,
+    files=None,
+    timeout=3,
 ):
     # Craft the URI
     uri = "{}://{}{}{}".format(
         config["api_scheme"], config["api_host"], config["api_prefix"], request_uri
     )
 
-    # Default timeout is 3 seconds
-    timeout = 3
-
     # Craft the authentication header if required
     if config["api_key"]:
         headers["X-Api-Key"] = config["api_key"]
diff --git a/client-cli/pvc/cli_lib/vm.py b/client-cli/pvc/cli_lib/vm.py
index c8c75ad5..ba51fec0 100644
--- a/client-cli/pvc/cli_lib/vm.py
+++ b/client-cli/pvc/cli_lib/vm.py
@@ -382,7 +382,9 @@ def vm_state(config, vm, target_state, force=False, wait=False):
         "force": str(force).lower(),
         "wait": str(wait).lower(),
     }
-    response = call_api(config, "post", "/vm/{vm}/state".format(vm=vm), params=params)
+    response = call_api(
+        config, "post", "/vm/{vm}/state".format(vm=vm), params=params, timeout=120
+    )
 
     if response.status_code == 200:
         retstatus = True