metadata    :name        => "development manager",
            :description => "Manager which allows manipulation of nodes",
            :author      => "Reactor8",
            :license     => "",
            :version     => "",
            :url         => "",
            :timeout     => 2
action "inject_agent", :description => "Injects agent content and restarts mcollective" do
end

metadata    :name        => "development manager",
            :description => "Manager which allows manipulation of nodes",
            :author      => "Reactor8",
            :license     => "",
            :version     => "",
            :url         => "",
            :timeout     => 10
action "inject_agent", :description => "Injects agent content and restarts mcollective" do
end

Change timeout to 10 secs
Change timeout to 10 secs