diff --git a/aws/resource_aws_iam_instance_profile.go b/aws/resource_aws_iam_instance_profile.go
index 268322cdd5f..f98d8950bb2 100644
--- a/aws/resource_aws_iam_instance_profile.go
+++ b/aws/resource_aws_iam_instance_profile.go
@@ -174,6 +174,9 @@ func instanceProfileAddRole(iamconn *iam.IAM, profileName, roleName string) erro
 		}
 		return nil
 	})
+	if isResourceTimeoutError(err) {
+		_, err = iamconn.AddRoleToInstanceProfile(request)
+	}
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("Error adding IAM Role %s to Instance Profile %s: %s", roleName, profileName, err)
 	}
diff --git a/aws/resource_aws_iam_policy.go b/aws/resource_aws_iam_policy.go
index c6b153c8073..aaf1ca85b70 100644
--- a/aws/resource_aws_iam_policy.go
+++ b/aws/resource_aws_iam_policy.go
@@ -141,7 +141,9 @@ func resourceAwsIamPolicyRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
 
 		return nil
 	})
-
+	if isResourceTimeoutError(err) {
+		getPolicyResponse, err = iamconn.GetPolicy(getPolicyRequest)
+	}
 	if isAWSErr(err, iam.ErrCodeNoSuchEntityException, "") {
 		log.Printf("[WARN] IAM Policy (%s) not found, removing from state", d.Id())
 		d.SetId("")
@@ -187,7 +189,9 @@ func resourceAwsIamPolicyRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
 
 		return nil
 	})
-
+	if isResourceTimeoutError(err) {
+		getPolicyVersionResponse, err = iamconn.GetPolicyVersion(getPolicyVersionRequest)
+	}
 	if isAWSErr(err, iam.ErrCodeNoSuchEntityException, "") {
 		log.Printf("[WARN] IAM Policy (%s) not found, removing from state", d.Id())
 		d.SetId("")
diff --git a/aws/resource_aws_iam_policy_attachment.go b/aws/resource_aws_iam_policy_attachment.go
index d8009017be5..d70b81644a1 100644
--- a/aws/resource_aws_iam_policy_attachment.go
+++ b/aws/resource_aws_iam_policy_attachment.go
@@ -4,12 +4,10 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"strings"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws/awserr"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/service/iam"
-	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/resource"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/schema"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/validation"
 )
@@ -217,37 +215,28 @@ func attachPolicyToRoles(conn *iam.IAM, roles []*string, arn string) error {
 			return err
 		}
 
-		var attachmentErr = resource.Retry(2*time.Minute, func() *resource.RetryError {
-
-			input := iam.ListRolePoliciesInput{
-				RoleName: r,
-			}
-
-			attachedPolicies, err := conn.ListRolePolicies(&input)
-			if err != nil {
-				return resource.NonRetryableError(err)
-			}
-
-			if len(attachedPolicies.PolicyNames) > 0 {
-				var foundPolicy bool
-				for _, policyName := range attachedPolicies.PolicyNames {
-					if strings.HasSuffix(arn, *policyName) {
-						foundPolicy = true
-						break
-					}
-				}
+		input := iam.ListRolePoliciesInput{
+			RoleName: r,
+		}
+		attachedPolicies, err := conn.ListRolePolicies(&input)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Error listing role policies: %s", err)
+		}
 
-				if !foundPolicy {
-					return resource.NonRetryableError(err)
+		if len(attachedPolicies.PolicyNames) > 0 {
+			var foundPolicy bool
+			for _, policyName := range attachedPolicies.PolicyNames {
+				if strings.HasSuffix(arn, *policyName) {
+					foundPolicy = true
+					break
 				}
 			}
 
-			return nil
-		})
-
-		if attachmentErr != nil {
-			return attachmentErr
+			if !foundPolicy {
+				return fmt.Errorf("Error: Attached policy not found")
+			}
 		}
+
 	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/aws/resource_aws_iam_role.go b/aws/resource_aws_iam_role.go
index 2b68cf41b34..c78fa8dd457 100644
--- a/aws/resource_aws_iam_role.go
+++ b/aws/resource_aws_iam_role.go
@@ -177,6 +177,9 @@ func resourceAwsIamRoleCreate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
 		}
 		return resource.NonRetryableError(err)
 	})
+	if isResourceTimeoutError(err) {
+		createResp, err = iamconn.CreateRole(request)
+	}
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("Error creating IAM Role %s: %s", name, err)
 	}
@@ -362,7 +365,7 @@ func resourceAwsIamRoleDelete(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
 	}
 
 	// IAM is eventually consistent and deletion of attached policies may take time
-	return resource.Retry(30*time.Second, func() *resource.RetryError {
+	err := resource.Retry(30*time.Second, func() *resource.RetryError {
 		_, err := iamconn.DeleteRole(deleteRoleInput)
 		if err != nil {
 			if isAWSErr(err, iam.ErrCodeDeleteConflictException, "") {
@@ -373,6 +376,13 @@ func resourceAwsIamRoleDelete(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
 		}
 		return nil
 	})
+	if isResourceTimeoutError(err) {
+		_, err = iamconn.DeleteRole(deleteRoleInput)
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Error deleting IAM role: %s", err)
+	}
+	return nil
 }
 
 func deleteAwsIamRoleInstanceProfiles(conn *iam.IAM, rolename string) error {
diff --git a/aws/resource_aws_iam_user.go b/aws/resource_aws_iam_user.go
index 4f23ef8f12a..9430fc0d536 100644
--- a/aws/resource_aws_iam_user.go
+++ b/aws/resource_aws_iam_user.go
@@ -358,10 +358,11 @@ func deleteAwsIamUserMFADevices(svc *iam.IAM, username string) error {
 
 func deleteAwsIamUserLoginProfile(svc *iam.IAM, username string) error {
 	var err error
+	input := &iam.DeleteLoginProfileInput{
+		UserName: aws.String(username),
+	}
 	err = resource.Retry(1*time.Minute, func() *resource.RetryError {
-		_, err = svc.DeleteLoginProfile(&iam.DeleteLoginProfileInput{
-			UserName: aws.String(username),
-		})
+		_, err = svc.DeleteLoginProfile(input)
 		if err != nil {
 			if isAWSErr(err, iam.ErrCodeNoSuchEntityException, "") {
 				return nil
@@ -374,7 +375,9 @@ func deleteAwsIamUserLoginProfile(svc *iam.IAM, username string) error {
 		}
 		return nil
 	})
-
+	if isResourceTimeoutError(err) {
+		_, err = svc.DeleteLoginProfile(input)
+	}
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("Error deleting Account Login Profile: %s", err)
 	}