diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/vultr.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/vultr.py
index 236b9d2468..775c970a59 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/vultr.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/vultr.py
@@ -169,8 +169,7 @@ class Vultr:
                 timeout=self.api_config['api_timeout'],
             )
 
-            # Did we hit the rate limit?
-            if info.get('status') and info.get('status') != 503:
+            if info.get('status') == 200:
                 break
 
             # Vultr has a rate limiting requests per second, try to be polite
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vultr/vultr_server.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vultr/vultr_server.py
index 559199e7f8..9bdbc4baf6 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vultr/vultr_server.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vultr/vultr_server.py
@@ -529,7 +529,6 @@ class AnsibleVultrServer(Vultr):
                             method="POST",
                             data=data
                         )
-                        server = self._wait_for_state(key='server_state', state='ok')
         return server
 
     def _update_ipv6_setting(self, server, start_server):
@@ -554,7 +553,6 @@ class AnsibleVultrServer(Vultr):
                             method="POST",
                             data=data
                         )
-                        server = self._wait_for_state(key='server_state', state='ok')
                         server = self._wait_for_state(key='v6_main_ip')
         return server
 
@@ -579,7 +577,6 @@ class AnsibleVultrServer(Vultr):
                             method="POST",
                             data=data
                         )
-                        server = self._wait_for_state(key='server_state', state='ok')
         return server
 
     def _update_plan_setting(self, server, start_server):
@@ -602,7 +599,6 @@ class AnsibleVultrServer(Vultr):
                         method="POST",
                         data=data
                     )
-                    server = self._wait_for_state(key='server_state', state='ok')
         return server
 
     def _handle_power_status_for_update(self, server, start_server):
@@ -702,7 +698,7 @@ class AnsibleVultrServer(Vultr):
             if self.server_power_state in ['starting', 'running'] and start_server:
                 server = self.start_server(skip_results=True)
 
-        server = self._wait_for_state(key='server_state', state='ok')
+        server = self._wait_for_state(key='status', state='active')
         return server
 
     def absent_server(self):
@@ -720,7 +716,7 @@ class AnsibleVultrServer(Vultr):
                     method="POST",
                     data=data
                 )
-                for s in range(0, 30):
+                for s in range(0, 60):
                     if server is not None:
                         break
                     time.sleep(2)
@@ -764,7 +760,7 @@ class AnsibleVultrServer(Vultr):
     def _wait_for_state(self, key='power_status', state=None):
         time.sleep(1)
         server = self.get_server(refresh=True)
-        for s in range(0, 30):
+        for s in range(0, 60):
             # Check for Truely if wanted state is None
             if state is None and server.get(key):
                 break
diff --git a/test/legacy/roles/vultr_server/tasks/main.yml b/test/legacy/roles/vultr_server/tasks/main.yml
index 7a47a19212..3638b614ac 100644
--- a/test/legacy/roles/vultr_server/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/test/legacy/roles/vultr_server/tasks/main.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@
     that:
     - result is success
 
+# Servers can only be destroyed 5 min after creation
+- name: wait for 5 min
+  local_action: wait_for
+  when: result is changed
+
 - name: test fail if missing name
   vultr_server:
   register: result