diff --git a/equinix/resource_metal_port.go b/equinix/resource_metal_port.go
index 375897ec8..53a36ec87 100644
--- a/equinix/resource_metal_port.go
+++ b/equinix/resource_metal_port.go
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ var (
 func resourceMetalPort() *schema.Resource {
 	return &schema.Resource{
 		Timeouts: &schema.ResourceTimeout{
-			Create: schema.DefaultTimeout(30 * time.Minute),
-			Update: schema.DefaultTimeout(30 * time.Minute),
-			Delete: schema.DefaultTimeout(30 * time.Minute),
+			Create: schema.DefaultTimeout(20 * time.Minute),
+			Update: schema.DefaultTimeout(20 * time.Minute),
+			Delete: schema.DefaultTimeout(20 * time.Minute),
 		},
 		ReadWithoutTimeout: diagnosticsWrapper(resourceMetalPortRead),
 		// Create and Update are the same func