diff --git a/setup.sh b/setup.sh
index 182c497..e789f84 100644
--- a/setup.sh
+++ b/setup.sh
@@ -58,13 +58,14 @@ bootmirror=""; rootraidz=""; for disk in `echo "$disks"`; do bootmirror="$bootmi
 # refresh drives or there are missing partitions
 partprobe 2>/dev/null 1>/dev/null
 
-# wait for the partitions to show up
-for disk in `echo "$disks"`
-do
-	while ! [ -e "/dev/disk/by-id/${disk}-part3" ]; do
+# wait for the partitions to show up
+for disk in `echo "$disks"`
+do
+	while ! [ -e "/dev/disk/by-id/${disk}-part3" ]; do
 		partprobe 2>/dev/null 1>/dev/null
-		sleep 1
-	done
+		echo "Waiting for ${disk} partition 3 to update..."
+		sleep 3
+	done
 done
 
 echo ""