diff --git a/basice2e/run.sh b/basice2e/run.sh
index 793aa6e2e240dae3478af95cabef43e7a161fc94..4fa4a557dbd5682ce0ecf3c286579ec9079beaf6 100755
--- a/basice2e/run.sh
+++ b/basice2e/run.sh
@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@ while [ ! -s rid.txt ] && [ $cnt -lt 30 ]; do
     echo -n "."
 done
 
+sleep 5
+
 runclients() {
     echo "Starting clients..."