diff --git a/lib/fog/ibm/models/compute/server.rb b/lib/fog/ibm/models/compute/server.rb
index 1840db8cc..a004e7f7c 100644
--- a/lib/fog/ibm/models/compute/server.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/ibm/models/compute/server.rb
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ module Fog
 
         # Expires the instance immediately
         def expire!
-          expire_at(Time.now)
+          expire_at(Time.now + 5)
         end
 
         def image