diff --git a/start-qortal.sh b/start-qortal.sh
index 4747477..3bf0b7c 100644
--- a/start-qortal.sh
+++ b/start-qortal.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 cd qortal
 ./stop.sh
+sleep 3
 ./start.sh