diff --git a/net/gce.sh b/net/gce.sh
index dd556471c7..0b5b537f64 100755
--- a/net/gce.sh
+++ b/net/gce.sh
@@ -517,9 +517,11 @@ EOF
     fi
     cloud_CreateInstances "$prefix" "$prefix-$zone-fullnode" "$numNodesPerZone" \
       "$enableGpu" "$fullNodeMachineType" "$zone" "$fullNodeBootDiskSizeInGb" \
-      "$startupScript" "" "$bootDiskType"
+      "$startupScript" "" "$bootDiskType" &
   done
 
+  wait
+
   if [[ $clientNodeCount -gt 0 ]]; then
     cloud_CreateInstances "$prefix" "$prefix-client" "$clientNodeCount" \
       "$enableGpu" "$clientMachineType" "${zones[0]}" "$clientBootDiskSizeInGb" \