diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/ec2_snapshot_tests_improve_reliability.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/ec2_snapshot_tests_improve_reliability.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..298bf76c2e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/ec2_snapshot_tests_improve_reliability.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+trivial:
+- "ec2_snapshot - Improve the reliability of the functional tests(https://github.com/ansible-collections/amazon.aws/pull/1272)." 
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/ec2_snapshot/tasks/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/ec2_snapshot/tasks/main.yml
index 5feff2012c6..3f05cedbf02 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/ec2_snapshot/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/ec2_snapshot/tasks/main.yml
@@ -236,38 +236,6 @@
         pause: 15
         label: "Generate extra snapshots - {{ item }}"
 
-    - name: Pause to allow creation to finish
-      pause:
-        minutes: 3
-
-    # check that snapshot_ids and max_results are mutually exclusive
-    - name: Check that max_results and snapshot_ids are mutually exclusive
-      ec2_snapshot_info:
-        snapshot_ids:
-          - '{{ tagged_snapshot_id }}'
-        max_results: 5
-      ignore_errors: true
-      register: info_result
-
-    - name: assert that operation failed
-      assert:
-        that:
-          - info_result is failed
-
-    # check that snapshot_ids and next_token_id are mutually exclusive
-    - name: Check that snapshot_ids and next_token_id are mutually exclusive
-      ec2_snapshot_info:
-        snapshot_ids:
-          - '{{ tagged_snapshot_id }}'
-        next_token_id: 'random_value_token'
-      ignore_errors: true
-      register: info_result
-
-    - name: assert that operation failed
-      assert:
-        that:
-          - info_result is failed
-
     # Retrieve snapshots in paginated mode
     - name: Get snapshots in paginated mode using max_results option
       ec2_snapshot_info:
@@ -275,10 +243,12 @@
           "tag:Name": '{{ resource_prefix }}'
         max_results: 5
       register: info_result
+      until: "info_result.snapshots | length == 5"
+      retries: 10
+      delay: 30
 
     - assert:
         that:
-          - info_result.snapshots | length == 5
           - info_result.next_token_id is defined
 
     # Pagination : 2nd request
@@ -305,6 +275,34 @@
         that:
           - delete_result_check_mode is changed
 
+    # check that snapshot_ids and max_results are mutually exclusive
+    - name: Check that max_results and snapshot_ids are mutually exclusive
+      ec2_snapshot_info:
+        snapshot_ids:
+          - '{{ tagged_snapshot_id }}'
+        max_results: 5
+      ignore_errors: true
+      register: info_result
+
+    - name: assert that operation failed
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - info_result is failed
+
+    # check that snapshot_ids and next_token_id are mutually exclusive
+    - name: Check that snapshot_ids and next_token_id are mutually exclusive
+      ec2_snapshot_info:
+        snapshot_ids:
+          - '{{ tagged_snapshot_id }}'
+        next_token_id: 'random_value_token'
+      ignore_errors: true
+      register: info_result
+
+    - name: assert that operation failed
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - info_result is failed
+
     # delete the tagged snapshot
     - name: Delete the tagged snapshot
       ec2_snapshot: