diff --git a/aws/resource_aws_ecr_repository.go b/aws/resource_aws_ecr_repository.go
index 52709fcf9631..2b22b1a37ada 100644
--- a/aws/resource_aws_ecr_repository.go
+++ b/aws/resource_aws_ecr_repository.go
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ func resourceAwsEcrRepositoryRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) erro
 		RepositoryNames: aws.StringSlice([]string{d.Id()}),
 	}
 
-	err := resource.Retry(1*time.Minute, func() *resource.RetryError {
-		var err error
+	var err error
+	err = resource.Retry(1*time.Minute, func() *resource.RetryError {
 		out, err = conn.DescribeRepositories(input)
 		if d.IsNewResource() && isAWSErr(err, ecr.ErrCodeRepositoryNotFoundException, "") {
 			return resource.RetryableError(err)
@@ -93,6 +93,10 @@ func resourceAwsEcrRepositoryRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) erro
 		return nil
 	})
 
+	if isResourceTimeoutError(err) {
+		out, err = conn.DescribeRepositories(input)
+	}
+
 	if isAWSErr(err, ecr.ErrCodeRepositoryNotFoundException, "") {
 		log.Printf("[WARN] ECR Repository (%s) not found, removing from state", d.Id())
 		d.SetId("")
@@ -143,10 +147,11 @@ func resourceAwsEcrRepositoryDelete(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) er
 	}
 
 	log.Printf("[DEBUG] Waiting for ECR Repository %q to be deleted", d.Id())
+	input := &ecr.DescribeRepositoriesInput{
+		RepositoryNames: aws.StringSlice([]string{d.Id()}),
+	}
 	err = resource.Retry(d.Timeout(schema.TimeoutDelete), func() *resource.RetryError {
-		_, err := conn.DescribeRepositories(&ecr.DescribeRepositoriesInput{
-			RepositoryNames: aws.StringSlice([]string{d.Id()}),
-		})
+		_, err = conn.DescribeRepositories(input)
 		if err != nil {
 			if isAWSErr(err, ecr.ErrCodeRepositoryNotFoundException, "") {
 				return nil
@@ -154,9 +159,16 @@ func resourceAwsEcrRepositoryDelete(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) er
 			return resource.NonRetryableError(err)
 		}
 
-		return resource.RetryableError(
-			fmt.Errorf("%q: Timeout while waiting for the ECR Repository to be deleted", d.Id()))
+		return resource.RetryableError(fmt.Errorf("%q: Timeout while waiting for the ECR Repository to be deleted", d.Id()))
 	})
+	if isResourceTimeoutError(err) {
+		_, err = conn.DescribeRepositories(input)
+	}
+
+	if isAWSErr(err, ecr.ErrCodeRepositoryNotFoundException, "") {
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error deleting ECR repository: %s", err)
 	}
diff --git a/aws/resource_aws_ecr_repository_policy.go b/aws/resource_aws_ecr_repository_policy.go
index c661ed1140c4..c19f95e1455f 100644
--- a/aws/resource_aws_ecr_repository_policy.go
+++ b/aws/resource_aws_ecr_repository_policy.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package aws
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"time"
 
@@ -51,9 +52,9 @@ func resourceAwsEcrRepositoryPolicyCreate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface
 	log.Printf("[DEBUG] Creating ECR resository policy: %s", input)
 
 	// Retry due to IAM eventual consistency
+	var err error
 	var out *ecr.SetRepositoryPolicyOutput
-	err := resource.Retry(2*time.Minute, func() *resource.RetryError {
-		var err error
+	err = resource.Retry(2*time.Minute, func() *resource.RetryError {
 		out, err = conn.SetRepositoryPolicy(&input)
 
 		if isAWSErr(err, "InvalidParameterException", "Invalid repository policy provided") {
@@ -62,8 +63,11 @@ func resourceAwsEcrRepositoryPolicyCreate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface
 		}
 		return resource.NonRetryableError(err)
 	})
+	if isResourceTimeoutError(err) {
+		out, err = conn.SetRepositoryPolicy(&input)
+	}
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return fmt.Errorf("Error creating ECR Repository Policy: %s", err)
 	}
 
 	repositoryPolicy := *out
@@ -124,9 +128,9 @@ func resourceAwsEcrRepositoryPolicyUpdate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface
 	log.Printf("[DEBUG] Updating ECR resository policy: %s", input)
 
 	// Retry due to IAM eventual consistency
+	var err error
 	var out *ecr.SetRepositoryPolicyOutput
-	err := resource.Retry(2*time.Minute, func() *resource.RetryError {
-		var err error
+	err = resource.Retry(2*time.Minute, func() *resource.RetryError {
 		out, err = conn.SetRepositoryPolicy(&input)
 
 		if isAWSErr(err, "InvalidParameterException", "Invalid repository policy provided") {
@@ -135,8 +139,11 @@ func resourceAwsEcrRepositoryPolicyUpdate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface
 		}
 		return resource.NonRetryableError(err)
 	})
+	if isResourceTimeoutError(err) {
+		out, err = conn.SetRepositoryPolicy(&input)
+	}
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return fmt.Errorf("Error updating ECR Repository Policy: %s", err)
 	}
 
 	repositoryPolicy := *out