diff --git a/builder/amazonebs/step_run_source_instance.go b/builder/amazonebs/step_run_source_instance.go
index d7531668e..90e28e142 100644
--- a/builder/amazonebs/step_run_source_instance.go
+++ b/builder/amazonebs/step_run_source_instance.go
@@ -65,5 +65,9 @@ func (s *stepRunSourceInstance) Cleanup(state map[string]interface{}) {
 	ui.Say("Terminating the source AWS instance...")
 	if _, err := ec2conn.TerminateInstances([]string{s.instance.InstanceId}); err != nil {
 		ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Error terminating instance, may still be around: %s", err))
+		return
 	}
+
+	pending := []string{"pending", "running", "shutting-down", "stopped", "stopping"}
+	waitForState(ec2conn, s.instance, pending, "terminated")
 }
diff --git a/builder/amazonebs/step_security_group.go b/builder/amazonebs/step_security_group.go
index ce6ee6fd1..65c71cd7b 100644
--- a/builder/amazonebs/step_security_group.go
+++ b/builder/amazonebs/step_security_group.go
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ func (s *stepSecurityGroup) Cleanup(state map[string]interface{}) {
 	ui.Say("Deleting temporary security group...")
 	_, err := ec2conn.DeleteSecurityGroup(ec2.SecurityGroup{Id: s.groupId})
 	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("Error deleting security group: %s", err)
 		ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf(
 			"Error cleaning up security group. Please delete the group manually: %s", s.groupId))
 	}