diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 766fb1bd..22562a09 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ You need the following permissions to run this module.
 |------|---------|
 | <a name="requirement_terraform"></a> [terraform](#requirement\_terraform) | >= 1.3.0 |
 | <a name="requirement_ibm"></a> [ibm](#requirement\_ibm) | >= 1.54.0, < 2.0.0 |
+| <a name="requirement_time"></a> [time](#requirement\_time) | >= 0.9.1 |
 
 ## Modules
 
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ You need the following permissions to run this module.
 | [ibm_database.redis_database](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/IBM-Cloud/ibm/latest/docs/resources/database) | resource |
 | [ibm_iam_authorization_policy.kms_policy](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/IBM-Cloud/ibm/latest/docs/resources/iam_authorization_policy) | resource |
 | [ibm_resource_key.service_credentials](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/IBM-Cloud/ibm/latest/docs/resources/resource_key) | resource |
+| [time_sleep.wait_for_authorization_policy](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/time/latest/docs/resources/sleep) | resource |
 | [ibm_database_connection.database_connection](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/IBM-Cloud/ibm/latest/docs/data-sources/database_connection) | data source |
 
 ## Inputs
diff --git a/main.tf b/main.tf
index 8c6110aa..13cf4242 100644
--- a/main.tf
+++ b/main.tf
@@ -39,6 +39,13 @@ resource "ibm_iam_authorization_policy" "kms_policy" {
   roles                       = ["Reader"]
 }
 
+# workaround for https://github.com/IBM-Cloud/terraform-provider-ibm/issues/4478
+resource "time_sleep" "wait_for_authorization_policy" {
+  depends_on = [ibm_iam_authorization_policy.kms_policy]
+
+  create_duration = "30s"
+}
+
 resource "ibm_database" "redis_database" {
   depends_on                = [ibm_iam_authorization_policy.kms_policy]
   name                      = var.instance_name
diff --git a/module-metadata.json b/module-metadata.json
index 1a240d01..54281abd 100644
--- a/module-metadata.json
+++ b/module-metadata.json
@@ -379,6 +379,12 @@
       "version_constraints": [
         "\u003e= 1.54.0, \u003c 2.0.0"
       ]
+    },
+    "time": {
+      "source": "hashicorp/time",
+      "version_constraints": [
+        "\u003e= 0.9.1"
+      ]
     }
   },
   "managed_resources": {
@@ -403,7 +409,7 @@
       },
       "pos": {
         "filename": "main.tf",
-        "line": 42
+        "line": 49
       }
     },
     "ibm_iam_authorization_policy.kms_policy": {
@@ -435,7 +441,19 @@
       },
       "pos": {
         "filename": "main.tf",
-        "line": 178
+        "line": 185
+      }
+    },
+    "time_sleep.wait_for_authorization_policy": {
+      "mode": "managed",
+      "type": "time_sleep",
+      "name": "wait_for_authorization_policy",
+      "provider": {
+        "name": "time"
+      },
+      "pos": {
+        "filename": "main.tf",
+        "line": 43
       }
     }
   },
@@ -455,7 +473,7 @@
       },
       "pos": {
         "filename": "main.tf",
-        "line": 206
+        "line": 213
       }
     }
   },
@@ -534,7 +552,7 @@
       },
       "pos": {
         "filename": "main.tf",
-        "line": 138
+        "line": 145
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/version.tf b/version.tf
index dec6087d..450722dd 100644
--- a/version.tf
+++ b/version.tf
@@ -6,5 +6,9 @@ terraform {
       # Use "greater than or equal to" range in modules
       version = ">= 1.54.0, < 2.0.0"
     }
+    time = {
+      source  = "hashicorp/time"
+      version = ">= 0.9.1"
+    }
   }
 }