diff --git a/easycloud/modules/aws_awssdk/manager.py b/easycloud/modules/aws_awssdk/manager.py
index 9592d43147ae70643b7b9d1a39882c7d2ac31394..0458aa32001a41a39af3260af0d64cb5e81a8138 100644
--- a/easycloud/modules/aws_awssdk/manager.py
+++ b/easycloud/modules/aws_awssdk/manager.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ EasyCloud Amazon Web Services Manager
 """
 
 import boto3
+#from easycloud.common.aws import AWSEC2Utils
 from easycloud.core.compute import Instance, InstanceStatus
 from easycloud.core.actionbinder import bind_action
 from easycloud.core.metamanager import MetaManager
@@ -93,12 +94,30 @@ class AWSInstance(Instance):
 
     def start(self):
         self._ec2_conn.start_instances(InstanceIds=[self._ec2_inst['InstanceId']]) #, DryRun=True)
+        #TODO: call "AWSEC2Utils.wait_for_operation(self._ec_conn, 'instance_running', [self._ec2_inst['InstanceId'])" to perform a synchronous version of this method
         return True # Boto3 will raise an exception if an operation fails (see: https://boto3.amazonaws.com/v1/documentation/api/latest/guide/error-handling.html)
 
     def stop(self):
         self._ec2_conn.stop_instances(InstanceIds=[self._ec2_inst['InstanceId']]) #, DryRun=True)
+        #TODO: call "AWSEC2Utils.wait_for_operation(self._ec_conn, 'instance_running', [self._ec2_inst['InstanceId'])" to perform a synchronous version of this method
         return True # Boto3 will raise an exception if an operation fails (see: https://boto3.amazonaws.com/v1/documentation/api/latest/guide/error-handling.html)
 
+    def _wait_for_operation(self, op):
+        """ Wait for the given operation to complete.
+        Args:
+            operation (str): the operation Id to wait for.
+
+        See:
+        - https://boto3.amazonaws.com/v1/documentation/api/latest/guide/clients.html
+        - https://boto3.amazonaws.com/v1/documentation/api/latest/reference/services/ec2.html#waiters
+        """
+        # See:
+        # - https://boto3.amazonaws.com/v1/documentation/api/latest/guide/clients.html
+        # - https://boto3.amazonaws.com/v1/documentation/api/latest/reference/services/ec2.html#waiters
+        waiter = self.ec2_client.get_waiter(op)
+        waiter.wait(Filters=[
+            {'Name': 'instance-id', 'Values': [each_instance.instance_id]}])
+        d
 
 # For a list of valid filters to use with the ex_filter parameter of certain methods,
 # please visit https://docs.aws.amazon.com/en_us/AWSEC2/latest/APIReference/API_Operations.html