diff --git a/startup.sh b/startup.sh
index 3027ee6..a4b4594 100644
--- a/startup.sh
+++ b/startup.sh
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ read -r -d '' VAR <<EOF
 #!/bin/bash
 
 export NODE_PATH=/home/$USER/$REPO/swarmlab-app/src/node_modules 
-cd /home/$USER/$REPO/swarmlab-app/src; npm install express --save; pm2-runtime /home/$USER/crond/playground.config.js
+cd /home/$USER/$REPO/swarmlab-app/src; npm install express --save; sleep 5; pm2-runtime /home/$USER/crond/playground.config.js
 
 
 EOF