diff --git a/_releaser/aws.go b/_releaser/aws.go
index 2548546192..3f79c2bd2e 100644
--- a/_releaser/aws.go
+++ b/_releaser/aws.go
@@ -129,7 +129,6 @@ func (s *AwsCloudfrontUpdateCmd) Run() error {
 		}
 		_, err = svc.CreateFunction(&lambda.CreateFunctionInput{
 			FunctionName: aws.String(s.Function),
-			Timeout:      aws.Int64(10),
 		})
 		if aerr, ok := err.(awserr.Error); ok && aerr.Code() != lambda.ErrCodeResourceConflictException {
 			return err
@@ -154,8 +153,8 @@ func (s *AwsCloudfrontUpdateCmd) Run() error {
 
 	log.Printf("INFO: waiting for lambda function to be processed\n")
 	// the lambda function code image is never ready right away, AWS has to
-	// process it, so we wait 3 seconds before trying to publish the version.
-	time.Sleep(3 * time.Second)
+	// process it, so we wait 8 seconds before trying to publish the version.
+	time.Sleep(8 * time.Second)
 
 	publishConfig, err := svc.PublishVersion(&lambda.PublishVersionInput{
 		FunctionName: aws.String(s.Function),