diff --git a/main.tf b/main.tf
index f7156ce..39b01b3 100644
--- a/main.tf
+++ b/main.tf
@@ -12,10 +12,6 @@ terraform {
       source  = "hashicorp/null"
       version = "3.3.0"
     }
-    time = {
-      source  = "hashicorp/time"
-      version = "0.14.0"
-    }
     cloudflare = {
       source = "cloudflare/cloudflare"
       version = "5.22.0"
@@ -86,6 +82,10 @@ variable "digitalocean_volume_size" {
 
 provider "digitalocean" {
   token = var.do_token
+
+  http_retry_max      = 10
+  http_retry_wait_min = 2
+  http_retry_wait_max = 60
 }
 
 provider "cloudflare" {
@@ -142,21 +142,11 @@ resource "digitalocean_droplet" "machine" {
   size      = var.server_type
   ssh_keys  = [digitalocean_ssh_key.first.fingerprint]
   user_data = file("ignition.json")
-  lifecycle {
-    create_before_destroy = true
-  }
 }
-
-resource "time_sleep" "wait_10_seconds" {
-  create_duration = "10s"
-}
-
 resource "digitalocean_reserved_ip_assignment" "machine" {
+  depends_on = [digitalocean_volume_attachment.machine]
   ip_address = digitalocean_reserved_ip.machine.ip_address
   droplet_id = digitalocean_droplet.machine.id
-  # sometimes digital ocean throws an error for this resource
-  # saying the droplet has a pending event so we delay a few seconds
-  depends_on = [time_sleep.wait_10_seconds]
 }
 
 resource "digitalocean_volume_attachment" "machine" {