diff --git a/provisioner/powershell/provisioner.go b/provisioner/powershell/provisioner.go
index 1b0dbe226..b3d44ffa3 100644
--- a/provisioner/powershell/provisioner.go
+++ b/provisioner/powershell/provisioner.go
@@ -354,11 +354,9 @@ func (p *Provisioner) Provision(ctx context.Context, ui packersdk.Ui, comm packe
 		log.Printf("remote cleanup script failed to upload; skipping the removal of temporary files: %s; ", strings.Join(uploadedScripts, ","))
 	}
 
-	if p.config.PauseAfter != 0 { ui.Say(fmt.Sprintf("Pausing %s after this provisioner...", p.config.PauseAfter))
-		select {
-		case <-time.After(p.config.PauseAfter):
-			return nil
-		}
+	if p.config.PauseAfter != 0 {
+		ui.Say(fmt.Sprintf("Pausing %s after this provisioner...", p.config.PauseAfter))
+		time.Sleep(p.config.PauseAfter)
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/provisioner/powershell/provisioner_test.go b/provisioner/powershell/provisioner_test.go
index 3e95e22a1..515c85ff8 100644
--- a/provisioner/powershell/provisioner_test.go
+++ b/provisioner/powershell/provisioner_test.go
@@ -395,14 +395,17 @@ func TestProvisionerProvision_PauseAfter(t *testing.T) {
 	p.config.PackerBuildName = "vmware"
 	p.config.PackerBuilderType = "iso"
 	p.config.ValidExitCodes = []int{0, 200}
-	pause_amount := time.Duration(1 * time.Second)
+	pause_amount := time.Second
 	p.config.PauseAfter = pause_amount
 	comm := new(packersdk.MockCommunicator)
 	comm.StartExitStatus = 200
-	p.Prepare(config)
+	err := p.Prepare(config)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Prepar failed: %s", err)
+	}
 
 	start_time := time.Now()
-	err := p.Provision(context.Background(), ui, comm, generatedData())
+	err = p.Provision(context.Background(), ui, comm, generatedData())
 	end_time := time.Now()
 
 	if err != nil {