diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/11750-pacemaker-wait-race-condition.yml b/changelogs/fragments/11750-pacemaker-wait-race-condition.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..117907adcb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/11750-pacemaker-wait-race-condition.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - pacemaker_resource, pacemaker_stonith - fix resource and stonith creation race condition by polling PCS status (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/11574, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11750).
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/pacemaker.py b/plugins/module_utils/pacemaker.py
index 01f675f9f6..32617623be 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/pacemaker.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/pacemaker.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import re
+import time
 import typing as t
 
 from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.module_utils.cmd_runner import CmdRunner, cmd_runner_fmt
@@ -59,6 +60,22 @@ def get_pacemaker_maintenance_mode(runner: CmdRunner) -> bool:
         return bool(maintenance_mode_output)
 
 
+def wait_for_resource(runner: CmdRunner, cli_noun: str, name: str, wait: int, sleep_interval: int = 5) -> None:
+    """Poll ``pcs <cli_noun> status <name>`` until the resource reports Started or the wait budget expires.
+
+    Raises an exception if the resource does not reach the Started state within *wait* seconds.
+    """
+    deadline = time.monotonic() + wait
+    while True:
+        with runner("cli_action state name") as ctx:
+            rc, out, err = ctx.run(cli_action=cli_noun, state="status")
+        if out and "Started" in out:
+            return
+        if time.monotonic() >= deadline:
+            raise Exception(f"Timed out waiting {wait}s for {cli_noun} resource '{name}' to start")
+        time.sleep(sleep_interval)
+
+
 def pacemaker_runner(module: AnsibleModule, **kwargs) -> CmdRunner:
     runner_command = ["pcs"]
     runner = CmdRunner(
diff --git a/plugins/modules/pacemaker_resource.py b/plugins/modules/pacemaker_resource.py
index 42edcbf2d6..dc7c2a7d28 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/pacemaker_resource.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/pacemaker_resource.py
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.module_utils.module_helper im
 from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.module_utils.pacemaker import (
     get_pacemaker_maintenance_mode,
     pacemaker_runner,
+    wait_for_resource,
 )
 
 
@@ -237,7 +238,7 @@ class PacemakerResource(StateModuleHelper):
     def state_present(self):
         with self.runner(
             "cli_action state name resource_type resource_option resource_operation resource_meta resource_argument "
-            "resource_clone_ids resource_clone_meta wait",
+            "resource_clone_ids resource_clone_meta",
             output_process=self._process_command_output(
                 not get_pacemaker_maintenance_mode(self.runner), "already exists"
             ),
@@ -247,10 +248,12 @@ class PacemakerResource(StateModuleHelper):
                 cli_action="resource",
                 resource_clone_ids=self.fmt_as_stack_argument(self.module.params["resource_clone_ids"], "clone"),
             )
+        if not self.module.check_mode and self.vars.wait and not get_pacemaker_maintenance_mode(self.runner):
+            wait_for_resource(self.runner, "resource", self.vars.name, self.vars.wait)
 
     def state_cloned(self):
         with self.runner(
-            "cli_action state name resource_clone_ids resource_clone_meta wait",
+            "cli_action state name resource_clone_ids resource_clone_meta",
             output_process=self._process_command_output(
                 not get_pacemaker_maintenance_mode(self.runner), "already a clone resource"
             ),
@@ -260,6 +263,8 @@ class PacemakerResource(StateModuleHelper):
                 cli_action="resource",
                 resource_clone_meta=self.fmt_as_stack_argument(self.module.params["resource_clone_meta"], "meta"),
             )
+        if not self.module.check_mode and self.vars.wait and not get_pacemaker_maintenance_mode(self.runner):
+            wait_for_resource(self.runner, "resource", self.vars.name, self.vars.wait)
 
     def state_enabled(self):
         with self.runner(
diff --git a/plugins/modules/pacemaker_stonith.py b/plugins/modules/pacemaker_stonith.py
index d4eb229694..7e1d20fecd 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/pacemaker_stonith.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/pacemaker_stonith.py
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ value:
 """
 
 from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.module_utils.module_helper import StateModuleHelper
-from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.module_utils.pacemaker import pacemaker_runner
+from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.module_utils.pacemaker import pacemaker_runner, wait_for_resource
 
 
 class PacemakerStonith(StateModuleHelper):
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ class PacemakerStonith(StateModuleHelper):
 
     def state_present(self):
         with self.runner(
-            "cli_action state name resource_type resource_option resource_operation resource_meta resource_argument agent_validation wait",
+            "cli_action state name resource_type resource_option resource_operation resource_meta resource_argument agent_validation",
             output_process=self._process_command_output(True, "already exists"),
             check_mode_skip=True,
         ) as ctx:
@@ -218,6 +218,8 @@ class PacemakerStonith(StateModuleHelper):
                 resource_meta=self.vars.stonith_metas,
                 resource_argument=self.vars.stonith_argument,
             )
+        if not self.module.check_mode and self.vars.wait:
+            wait_for_resource(self.runner, "stonith", self.vars.name, self.vars.wait)
 
     def state_enabled(self):
         with self.runner(
diff --git a/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_pacemaker_resource.py b/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_pacemaker_resource.py
index 1e2c7cdf9b..a0fe178298 100644
--- a/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_pacemaker_resource.py
+++ b/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_pacemaker_resource.py
@@ -10,8 +10,138 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import json
+
+import pytest
+
 from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.modules import pacemaker_resource
 
 from .uthelper import RunCommandMock, UTHelper
 
 UTHelper.from_module(pacemaker_resource, __name__, mocks=[RunCommandMock])
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Race condition tests: resource starts after one or more Stopped polls
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+NO_MAINTENANCE_OUT = (
+    "Cluster Properties: cib-bootstrap-options\n"
+    "cluster-infrastructure=corosync\n"
+    "cluster-name=hacluster\n"
+    "dc-version=2.1.9-1.fc41-7188dbf\n"
+    "have-watchdog=false\n"
+)
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def patch_bin(mocker):
+    def mockie(self_, path, *args, **kwargs):
+        return f"/testbin/{path}"
+
+    mocker.patch("ansible.module_utils.basic.AnsibleModule.get_bin_path", mockie)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.usefixtures("patch_bin")
+def test_present_race_condition_stopped_then_started(mocker, capfd):
+    """Resource reports Stopped on the first poll then Started on the second — must succeed."""
+    mocker.patch("ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.module_utils.pacemaker.time.sleep")
+
+    # Sequence of run_command calls:
+    # 1. initial _get(): resource status → not found (rc=1)
+    # 2. state_present: property config → no maintenance
+    # 3. state_present: resource create → rc=0
+    # 4. post-create maintenance check → no maintenance
+    # 5. wait_for_resource poll 1: status → Stopped (not yet running)
+    # 6. wait_for_resource poll 2: status → Started
+    # 7. __quit_module__ _get(): status → Started
+    run_command_calls = [
+        (1, "", "Error: resource or tag id 'virtual-ip' not found"),
+        (1, NO_MAINTENANCE_OUT, ""),
+        (0, "Assumed agent name 'ocf:heartbeat:IPaddr2'", ""),
+        (1, NO_MAINTENANCE_OUT, ""),
+        (0, "  * virtual-ip\t(ocf:heartbeat:IPAddr2):\t Stopped", ""),
+        (0, "  * virtual-ip\t(ocf:heartbeat:IPAddr2):\t Started", ""),
+        (0, "  * virtual-ip\t(ocf:heartbeat:IPAddr2):\t Started", ""),
+    ]
+
+    def side_effect(self_, **kwargs):
+        return run_command_calls.pop(0)
+
+    mocker.patch("ansible.module_utils.basic.AnsibleModule.run_command", side_effect=side_effect)
+
+    with pytest.raises(SystemExit):
+        with pytest.MonkeyPatch().context() as mp:
+            mp.setattr(
+                "ansible.module_utils.basic._ANSIBLE_ARGS",
+                json.dumps(
+                    {
+                        "ANSIBLE_MODULE_ARGS": {
+                            "state": "present",
+                            "name": "virtual-ip",
+                            "resource_type": {"resource_name": "IPaddr2"},
+                            "resource_option": ["ip=192.168.2.1"],
+                            "wait": 30,
+                        }
+                    }
+                ).encode(),
+            )
+            mp.setattr("ansible.module_utils.basic._ANSIBLE_PROFILE", "legacy", raising=False)
+            pacemaker_resource.main()
+
+    out, _err = capfd.readouterr()
+    result = json.loads(out)
+    assert result["changed"] is True
+    assert result.get("failed") is not True
+    assert "Started" in result["value"]
+
+
+@pytest.mark.usefixtures("patch_bin")
+def test_present_wait_timeout_raises(mocker, capfd):
+    """Resource never starts within the wait window — must fail with a timeout message."""
+    mocker.patch("ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.module_utils.pacemaker.time.sleep")
+
+    # Simulate time advancing past the deadline immediately on the first poll
+    monotonic_values = iter([0.0, 999.0])
+    mocker.patch(
+        "ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.module_utils.pacemaker.time.monotonic",
+        side_effect=lambda: next(monotonic_values),
+    )
+
+    run_command_calls = [
+        (1, "", "Error: resource or tag id 'virtual-ip' not found"),
+        (1, NO_MAINTENANCE_OUT, ""),
+        (0, "Assumed agent name 'ocf:heartbeat:IPaddr2'", ""),
+        (1, NO_MAINTENANCE_OUT, ""),
+        (0, "  * virtual-ip\t(ocf:heartbeat:IPAddr2):\t Stopped", ""),
+    ]
+
+    def side_effect(self_, **kwargs):
+        return run_command_calls.pop(0)
+
+    mocker.patch("ansible.module_utils.basic.AnsibleModule.run_command", side_effect=side_effect)
+
+    with pytest.raises(SystemExit):
+        with pytest.MonkeyPatch().context() as mp:
+            mp.setattr(
+                "ansible.module_utils.basic._ANSIBLE_ARGS",
+                json.dumps(
+                    {
+                        "ANSIBLE_MODULE_ARGS": {
+                            "state": "present",
+                            "name": "virtual-ip",
+                            "resource_type": {"resource_name": "IPaddr2"},
+                            "resource_option": ["ip=192.168.2.1"],
+                            "wait": 10,
+                        }
+                    }
+                ).encode(),
+            )
+            mp.setattr("ansible.module_utils.basic._ANSIBLE_PROFILE", "legacy", raising=False)
+            pacemaker_resource.main()
+
+    out, _err = capfd.readouterr()
+    result = json.loads(out)
+    assert result.get("failed") is True
+    assert "Timed out" in result["msg"]
+    assert "virtual-ip" in result["msg"]
diff --git a/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_pacemaker_resource.yaml b/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_pacemaker_resource.yaml
index 25953c40a1..f755a26913 100644
--- a/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_pacemaker_resource.yaml
+++ b/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_pacemaker_resource.yaml
@@ -40,11 +40,26 @@ test_cases:
             dc-version=2.1.9-1.fc41-7188dbf
             have-watchdog=false
           err: ""
-        - command: [/testbin/pcs, resource, create, virtual-ip, IPaddr2, "ip=[192.168.2.1]", --wait=300]
+        - command: [/testbin/pcs, resource, create, virtual-ip, IPaddr2, "ip=[192.168.2.1]"]
           environ: *env-def
           rc: 0
           out: "Assumed agent name 'ocf:heartbeat:IPaddr2' (deduced from 'IPAddr2')"
           err: ""
+        - command: [/testbin/pcs, property, config]
+          environ: *env-def
+          rc: 1
+          out: |
+            Cluster Properties: cib-bootstrap-options
+            cluster-infrastructure=corosync
+            cluster-name=hacluster
+            dc-version=2.1.9-1.fc41-7188dbf
+            have-watchdog=false
+          err: ""
+        - command: [/testbin/pcs, resource, status, virtual-ip]
+          environ: *env-def
+          rc: 0
+          out: "  * virtual-ip\t(ocf:heartbeat:IPAddr2):\t Started"
+          err: ""
         - command: [/testbin/pcs, resource, status, virtual-ip]
           environ: *env-def
           rc: 0
@@ -103,11 +118,26 @@ test_cases:
             dc-version=2.1.9-1.fc41-7188dbf
             have-watchdog=false
           err: ""
-        - command: [/testbin/pcs, resource, create, virtual-ip, ocf:heartbeat:IPaddr2, "ip=[192.168.2.1]", op, start, timeout=1200, op, stop, timeout=1200, op, monitor, timeout=1200, meta, test_meta1=123, meta, test_meta2=456, --group, test_group, clone, test_clone, test_clone_meta1=789, --wait=200]
+        - command: [/testbin/pcs, resource, create, virtual-ip, ocf:heartbeat:IPaddr2, "ip=[192.168.2.1]", op, start, timeout=1200, op, stop, timeout=1200, op, monitor, timeout=1200, meta, test_meta1=123, meta, test_meta2=456, --group, test_group, clone, test_clone, test_clone_meta1=789]
           environ: *env-def
           rc: 0
           out: "Assumed agent name 'ocf:heartbeat:IPaddr2'"
           err: ""
+        - command: [/testbin/pcs, property, config]
+          environ: *env-def
+          rc: 1
+          out: |
+            Cluster Properties: cib-bootstrap-options
+            cluster-infrastructure=corosync
+            cluster-name=hacluster
+            dc-version=2.1.9-1.fc41-7188dbf
+            have-watchdog=false
+          err: ""
+        - command: [/testbin/pcs, resource, status, virtual-ip]
+          environ: *env-def
+          rc: 0
+          out: "  * virtual-ip\t(ocf:heartbeat:IPAddr2):\t Started"
+          err: ""
         - command: [/testbin/pcs, resource, status, virtual-ip]
           environ: *env-def
           rc: 0
@@ -142,11 +172,26 @@ test_cases:
             dc-version=2.1.9-1.fc41-7188dbf
             have-watchdog=false
           err: ""
-        - command: [/testbin/pcs, resource, create, virtual-ip, IPaddr2, "ip=[192.168.2.1]", --wait=300]
+        - command: [/testbin/pcs, resource, create, virtual-ip, IPaddr2, "ip=[192.168.2.1]"]
           environ: *env-def
           rc: 1
           out: ""
           err: "Error: 'virtual-ip' already exists\n"
+        - command: [/testbin/pcs, property, config]
+          environ: *env-def
+          rc: 1
+          out: |
+            Cluster Properties: cib-bootstrap-options
+            cluster-infrastructure=corosync
+            cluster-name=hacluster
+            dc-version=2.1.9-1.fc41-7188dbf
+            have-watchdog=false
+          err: ""
+        - command: [/testbin/pcs, resource, status, virtual-ip]
+          environ: *env-def
+          rc: 0
+          out: "  * virtual-ip\t(ocf:heartbeat:IPAddr2):\t Started"
+          err: ""
         - command: [/testbin/pcs, resource, status, virtual-ip]
           environ: *env-def
           rc: 0
@@ -182,11 +227,22 @@ test_cases:
             have-watchdog=false
             maintenance-mode=true
           err: ""
-        - command: [/testbin/pcs, resource, create, virtual-ip, IPaddr2, "ip=[192.168.2.1]", --wait=300]
+        - command: [/testbin/pcs, resource, create, virtual-ip, IPaddr2, "ip=[192.168.2.1]"]
           environ: *env-def
-          rc: 1
+          rc: 0
           out: ""
-          err: "Error: resource 'virtual-ip' is not running on any node"
+          err: ""
+        - command: [/testbin/pcs, property, config]
+          environ: *env-def
+          rc: 0
+          out: |
+            Cluster Properties: cib-bootstrap-options
+            cluster-infrastructure=corosync
+            cluster-name=hacluster
+            dc-version=2.1.9-1.fc41-7188dbf
+            have-watchdog=false
+            maintenance-mode=true
+          err: ""
         - command: [/testbin/pcs, resource, status, virtual-ip]
           environ: *env-def
           rc: 0
@@ -222,11 +278,22 @@ test_cases:
             have-watchdog: false
             maintenance-mode: true
           err: ""
-        - command: [/testbin/pcs, resource, create, virtual-ip, IPaddr2, "ip=[192.168.2.1]", --wait=300]
+        - command: [/testbin/pcs, resource, create, virtual-ip, IPaddr2, "ip=[192.168.2.1]"]
           environ: *env-def
-          rc: 1
+          rc: 0
           out: ""
-          err: "Error: resource 'virtual-ip' is not running on any node"
+          err: ""
+        - command: [/testbin/pcs, property, config]
+          environ: *env-def
+          rc: 0
+          out: |
+            Cluster Properties: cib-bootstrap-options
+            cluster-infrastructure: corosync
+            cluster-name: hacluster
+            dc-version: 2.1.9-1.fc41-7188dbf
+            have-watchdog: false
+            maintenance-mode: true
+          err: ""
         - command: [/testbin/pcs, resource, status, virtual-ip]
           environ: *env-def
           rc: 0
@@ -523,7 +590,7 @@ test_cases:
             dc-version=2.1.9-1.fc41-7188dbf
             have-watchdog=false
           err: ""
-        - command: [/testbin/pcs, resource, clone, virtual-ip, --wait=300]
+        - command: [/testbin/pcs, resource, clone, virtual-ip]
           environ: *env-def
           rc: 1
           out: ""
@@ -558,11 +625,26 @@ test_cases:
             dc-version=2.1.9-1.fc41-7188dbf
             have-watchdog=false
           err: ""
-        - command: [/testbin/pcs, resource, clone, virtual-ip, test_clone, meta, test_clone_meta1=789, --wait=200]
+        - command: [/testbin/pcs, resource, clone, virtual-ip, test_clone, meta, test_clone_meta1=789]
           environ: *env-def
           rc: 0
           out: ""
           err: ""
+        - command: [/testbin/pcs, property, config]
+          environ: *env-def
+          rc: 1
+          out: |
+            Cluster Properties: cib-bootstrap-options
+            cluster-infrastructure=corosync
+            cluster-name=hacluster
+            dc-version=2.1.9-1.fc41-7188dbf
+            have-watchdog=false
+          err: ""
+        - command: [/testbin/pcs, resource, status, virtual-ip]
+          environ: *env-def
+          rc: 0
+          out: "  * Clone Set: virtual-ip-clone [virtual-ip]\t(ocf:heartbeat:IPAddr2):\t Started"
+          err: ""
         - command: [/testbin/pcs, resource, status, virtual-ip]
           environ: *env-def
           rc: 0
diff --git a/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_pacemaker_stonith.py b/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_pacemaker_stonith.py
index 7b32b245df..891c9ac90a 100644
--- a/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_pacemaker_stonith.py
+++ b/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_pacemaker_stonith.py
@@ -10,8 +10,125 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import json
+
+import pytest
+
 from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.modules import pacemaker_stonith
 
 from .uthelper import RunCommandMock, UTHelper
 
 UTHelper.from_module(pacemaker_stonith, __name__, mocks=[RunCommandMock])
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Race condition tests: resource starts after one or more Stopped polls
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def patch_bin(mocker):
+    def mockie(self_, path, *args, **kwargs):
+        return f"/testbin/{path}"
+
+    mocker.patch("ansible.module_utils.basic.AnsibleModule.get_bin_path", mockie)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.usefixtures("patch_bin")
+def test_present_race_condition_stopped_then_started(mocker, capfd):
+    """Resource reports Stopped on the first poll then Started on the second — must succeed."""
+    mocker.patch("ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.module_utils.pacemaker.time.sleep")
+
+    # Sequence of run_command calls:
+    # 1. initial _get(): stonith status → not found (rc=1)
+    # 2. state_present create → rc=0
+    # 3. wait_for_resource poll 1: status → Stopped (not yet running)
+    # 4. wait_for_resource poll 2: status → Started
+    # 5. __quit_module__ _get(): status → Started
+    run_command_calls = [
+        (1, "", ""),
+        (0, "", ""),
+        (0, "  * virtual-stonith\t(stonith:fence_virt):\t Stopped", ""),
+        (0, "  * virtual-stonith\t(stonith:fence_virt):\t Started", ""),
+        (0, "  * virtual-stonith\t(stonith:fence_virt):\t Started", ""),
+    ]
+
+    def side_effect(self_, **kwargs):
+        return run_command_calls.pop(0)
+
+    mocker.patch("ansible.module_utils.basic.AnsibleModule.run_command", side_effect=side_effect)
+
+    with pytest.raises(SystemExit):
+        with pytest.MonkeyPatch().context() as mp:
+            mp.setattr(
+                "ansible.module_utils.basic._ANSIBLE_ARGS",
+                json.dumps(
+                    {
+                        "ANSIBLE_MODULE_ARGS": {
+                            "state": "present",
+                            "name": "virtual-stonith",
+                            "stonith_type": "fence_virt",
+                            "stonith_options": ["pcmk_host_list=f1"],
+                            "wait": 30,
+                        }
+                    }
+                ).encode(),
+            )
+            mp.setattr("ansible.module_utils.basic._ANSIBLE_PROFILE", "legacy", raising=False)
+            pacemaker_stonith.main()
+
+    out, _err = capfd.readouterr()
+    result = json.loads(out)
+    assert result["changed"] is True
+    assert result.get("failed") is not True
+    assert "Started" in result["value"]
+
+
+@pytest.mark.usefixtures("patch_bin")
+def test_present_wait_timeout_raises(mocker, capfd):
+    """Resource never starts within the wait window — must fail with a timeout message."""
+    mocker.patch("ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.module_utils.pacemaker.time.sleep")
+
+    # Simulate time advancing past the deadline immediately on the first poll
+    monotonic_values = iter([0.0, 999.0])
+    mocker.patch(
+        "ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.module_utils.pacemaker.time.monotonic",
+        side_effect=lambda: next(monotonic_values),
+    )
+
+    # Sequence: initial _get() → not found, create → rc=0, poll → Stopped (deadline exceeded)
+    run_command_calls = [
+        (1, "", ""),
+        (0, "", ""),
+        (0, "  * virtual-stonith\t(stonith:fence_virt):\t Stopped", ""),
+    ]
+
+    def side_effect(self_, **kwargs):
+        return run_command_calls.pop(0)
+
+    mocker.patch("ansible.module_utils.basic.AnsibleModule.run_command", side_effect=side_effect)
+
+    with pytest.raises(SystemExit):
+        with pytest.MonkeyPatch().context() as mp:
+            mp.setattr(
+                "ansible.module_utils.basic._ANSIBLE_ARGS",
+                json.dumps(
+                    {
+                        "ANSIBLE_MODULE_ARGS": {
+                            "state": "present",
+                            "name": "virtual-stonith",
+                            "stonith_type": "fence_virt",
+                            "stonith_options": ["pcmk_host_list=f1"],
+                            "wait": 10,
+                        }
+                    }
+                ).encode(),
+            )
+            mp.setattr("ansible.module_utils.basic._ANSIBLE_PROFILE", "legacy", raising=False)
+            pacemaker_stonith.main()
+
+    out, _err = capfd.readouterr()
+    result = json.loads(out)
+    assert result.get("failed") is True
+    assert "Timed out" in result["msg"]
+    assert "virtual-stonith" in result["msg"]
diff --git a/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_pacemaker_stonith.yaml b/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_pacemaker_stonith.yaml
index cf6bdbc7ff..cf2c71a8b0 100644
--- a/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_pacemaker_stonith.yaml
+++ b/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_pacemaker_stonith.yaml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ test_cases:
           rc: 1
           out: ""
           err: ""
-        - command: ["/testbin/pcs", stonith, create, virtual-stonith, fence_virt, "pcmk_host_list=f1", "op", "monitor", "interval=30s", "--wait=300"]
+        - command: ["/testbin/pcs", stonith, create, virtual-stonith, fence_virt, "pcmk_host_list=f1", "op", "monitor", "interval=30s"]
           environ: *env-def
           rc: 0
           out: ""
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@ test_cases:
           rc: 0
           out: "  * virtual-stonith\t(stonith:fence_virt):\t Started"
           err: ""
+        - command: ["/testbin/pcs", stonith, status, virtual-stonith]
+          environ: *env-def
+          rc: 0
+          out: "  * virtual-stonith\t(stonith:fence_virt):\t Started"
+          err: ""
   - id: test_present_minimal_input_stonith_exists
     input:
       state: present
@@ -65,7 +70,7 @@ test_cases:
           rc: 0
           out: "  * virtual-stonith\t(stonith:fence_virt):\t Started"
           err: ""
-        - command: ["/testbin/pcs", stonith, create, virtual-stonith, fence_virt, "pcmk_host_list=f1", "op", "monitor", "interval=30s", "--wait=300"]
+        - command: ["/testbin/pcs", stonith, create, virtual-stonith, fence_virt, "pcmk_host_list=f1", "op", "monitor", "interval=30s"]
           environ: *env-def
           rc: 0
           out: ""
@@ -75,6 +80,11 @@ test_cases:
           rc: 0
           out: "  * virtual-stonith\t(stonith:fence_virt):\t Started"
           err: ""
+        - command: ["/testbin/pcs", stonith, status, virtual-stonith]
+          environ: *env-def
+          rc: 0
+          out: "  * virtual-stonith\t(stonith:fence_virt):\t Started"
+          err: ""
   - id: test_absent_minimal_input_stonith_not_exists
     input:
       state: absent