diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 72d9a49b..cfefb361 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -134,8 +134,8 @@ lxc_cache_distro_packages: "{{ _lxc_cache_distro_packages }}"
 # The maximum amount of time (in seconds) to wait until failing the cache
 # preparation process. This is necessary to mitigate the issue that can
 # arise where the cache prep hangs and never fails.
-# The value is specified in seconds, with the default being 10 minutes.
-lxc_cache_prep_timeout: 600
+# The value is specified in seconds, with the default being 20 minutes.
+lxc_cache_prep_timeout: 1200
 
 # Set the servers to download LXC images from
 # NOTE(mhayden): The main images.linuxcontainers.org site will redirect
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/lxc-cache-prep-timeout-97dc18882f7b1e76.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/lxc-cache-prep-timeout-97dc18882f7b1e76.yaml
index b660c3bf..781e46e4 100644
--- a/releasenotes/notes/lxc-cache-prep-timeout-97dc18882f7b1e76.yaml
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/lxc-cache-prep-timeout-97dc18882f7b1e76.yaml
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@ features:
     The maximum amount of time to wait until forcibly failing the
     LXC cache preparation process is now configurable using the
     ``lxc_cache_prep_timeout`` variable. The value is specified
-    in seconds, with the default being 10 minutes.
+    in seconds, with the default being 20 minutes.
diff --git a/tasks/lxc_cache_preparation.yml b/tasks/lxc_cache_preparation.yml
index 30d39efa..68cbbf20 100644
--- a/tasks/lxc_cache_preparation.yml
+++ b/tasks/lxc_cache_preparation.yml
@@ -108,8 +108,6 @@
 - name: Prepare cached image setup commands
   shell: "chroot {{ lxc_image_cache_path }} /usr/local/bin/cache-prep-commands.sh > /var/log/lxc-cache-prep-commands.log 2>&1"
   changed_when: false
-  # It should only take a couple of minutes to prepare the cache. But if network is slow it might take longer.
-  # Lets be optimistic and set the limit to 10 minutes
   async: "{{ lxc_cache_prep_timeout }}"
   poll: 0
   register: _lxc_cache_prepare_commands
diff --git a/vars/redhat-7.yml b/vars/redhat-7.yml
index 45bb1b95..27d152d2 100644
--- a/vars/redhat-7.yml
+++ b/vars/redhat-7.yml
@@ -109,8 +109,3 @@ lxc_container_default_interfaces: |
   ONBOOT=yes
   NM_CONTROLLED=no
   TYPE=Ethernet
-
-# The value is specified in seconds, with the default being 20 minutes. This is
-#  double the amount of time used by default to mitigate issues with slow
-#  mirrors / testing nodes.
-lxc_cache_prep_timeout: 1200
diff --git a/vars/suse-42.yml b/vars/suse-42.yml
index aa905344..16704ac5 100644
--- a/vars/suse-42.yml
+++ b/vars/suse-42.yml
@@ -105,8 +105,3 @@ lxc_cached_network_interfaces:
 lxc_container_default_interfaces: |
   STARTMODE=auto
   BOOTPROTO=dhcp
-
-# The value is specified in seconds, with the default being 20 minutes. This is
-#  double the amount of time used by default to mitigate issues with slow
-#  mirrors / testing nodes.
-lxc_cache_prep_timeout: 1200