diff --git a/libraries/pacemaker/resource.rb b/libraries/pacemaker/resource.rb
index 8eae3eb..1a0e51e 100644
--- a/libraries/pacemaker/resource.rb
+++ b/libraries/pacemaker/resource.rb
@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@ module Pacemaker
     end
 
     def crm_start_command
-      "crm --force resource start '#{name}'"
+      "crm --force --wait resource start '#{name}'"
     end
 
     def crm_stop_command
-      "crm --force resource stop '#{name}'"
+      "crm --force --wait resource stop '#{name}'"
     end
 
     # CIB object definitions look something like:
diff --git a/spec/helpers/runnable_resource.rb b/spec/helpers/runnable_resource.rb
index b6d8a5c..d6ec906 100644
--- a/spec/helpers/runnable_resource.rb
+++ b/spec/helpers/runnable_resource.rb
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ shared_examples "a runnable resource" do |fixture|
   describe ":start action" do
     it_should_behave_like "action on non-existent resource", \
       :start,
-      "crm --force resource start #{fixture.name}", \
+      "crm --force --wait resource start #{fixture.name}", \
       "Cannot start non-existent #{fixture}"
 
     it "should do nothing to a started resource" do
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ shared_examples "a runnable resource" do |fixture|
 
       provider.run_action :start
 
-      cmd = "crm --force resource start #{fixture.name}"
+      cmd = "crm --force --wait resource start #{fixture.name}"
       expect(@chef_run).not_to run_execute(cmd)
       expect(@resource).not_to be_updated
     end
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ shared_examples "a runnable resource" do |fixture|
 
       provider.run_action :start
 
-      cmd = "crm --force resource start '#{fixture.name}'"
+      cmd = "crm --force --wait resource start '#{fixture.name}'"
       expect(@chef_run).to run_execute(cmd)
       expect(@resource).to be_updated
     end
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ shared_examples "a runnable resource" do |fixture|
   describe ":stop action" do
     it_should_behave_like "action on non-existent resource", \
       :stop,
-      "crm --force resource stop #{fixture.name}", \
+      "crm --force --wait resource stop #{fixture.name}", \
       "Cannot stop non-existent #{fixture}"
 
     it "should do nothing to a stopped resource" do
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ shared_examples "a runnable resource" do |fixture|
 
       provider.run_action :stop
 
-      cmd = "crm --force resource start #{fixture.name}"
+      cmd = "crm --force --wait resource start #{fixture.name}"
       expect(@chef_run).not_to run_execute(cmd)
       expect(@resource).not_to be_updated
     end
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ shared_examples "a runnable resource" do |fixture|
 
       provider.run_action :stop
 
-      cmd = "crm --force resource stop '#{fixture.name}'"
+      cmd = "crm --force --wait resource stop '#{fixture.name}'"
       expect(@chef_run).to run_execute(cmd)
       expect(@resource).to be_updated
     end