diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4c2710644..a146f9adb 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -31,3 +31,8 @@ docs/workflows/
 
 # mkdocs site output
 /site/
+
+# tool artifacts
+.codex_write_check
+.tool-versions
+.codex
diff --git a/python/understack-workflows/understack_workflows/ironic_node.py b/python/understack-workflows/understack_workflows/ironic_node.py
index 6eccad1e7..95821e3f4 100644
--- a/python/understack-workflows/understack_workflows/ironic_node.py
+++ b/python/understack-workflows/understack_workflows/ironic_node.py
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@
     "fake-hardware": "fake",
 }
 
+# When performing a "clean" or "provide" operation, how long do we wait for
+# Ironic to move the node its final state:
+NODE_STATE_TIMEOUT_SECS = 90 * 60
+
 
 @dataclass
 class NodeInterface:
@@ -200,7 +204,9 @@ def transition(
             node.uuid,
             expected_state,
         )
-        client.wait_for_node_provision_state(node.uuid, expected_state, timeout=1800)
+        client.wait_for_node_provision_state(
+            node.uuid, expected_state, timeout=NODE_STATE_TIMEOUT_SECS
+        )
 
 
 def patch(node: Node, updates: Sequence[str]) -> None: