diff --git a/test/lib/context b/test/lib/context
index 43b00dd..ee6b683 100644
--- a/test/lib/context
+++ b/test/lib/context
@@ -63,9 +63,7 @@ EOF
 	echo "ssh -F ${__ssh} ${__name}" > "${__enter}"
 
 	# Wait for the guest to be booted and accepting connections
-	while ! ssh -F "${__ssh}" "${__name}" :; do
-		sleep 0.1
-	done
+	wait_for ssh -F "${__ssh}" "${__name}" :
 }
 
 # context_teardown() - Remove a context (leave log files intact)
diff --git a/test/lib/util b/test/lib/util
index dee6c8d..c1b3262 100755
--- a/test/lib/util
+++ b/test/lib/util
@@ -123,3 +123,11 @@ get_info_cols() {
 		__j=$((__j + 1))
 	done
 }
+
+# wait_for() - Retry a command until it succeeds
+# $@:	Command to run
+wait_for() {
+        while ! "$@"; do
+                sleep 0.1 || sleep 1
+        done
+}