diff --git a/pkg/vtpm/swtpm-vtpm/src/main.go b/pkg/vtpm/swtpm-vtpm/src/main.go
index d6f3b7a764..ff4d552c51 100644
--- a/pkg/vtpm/swtpm-vtpm/src/main.go
+++ b/pkg/vtpm/swtpm-vtpm/src/main.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import (
 const (
 	swtpmPath      = "/usr/bin/swtpm"
 	maxInstances   = 10
-	maxPidWaitTime = 1 //seconds
+	maxPidWaitTime = 5 //seconds
 )
 
 var (
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ func handleLaunch(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	// check if it's still alive. if it is alive, refuse to launch a new
 	// instance with the same id as this might corrupt the state.
 	if p, ok := pids[id]; ok {
-		// don't trust the p, it might be a pid resused.
+		// don't trust the p, it might be a pid reused.
 		pidPath := fmt.Sprintf(swtpmPidPath, id)
 		if _, err := os.Stat(pidPath); err == nil {
 			pid, err := getSwtpmPid(pidPath, 0)