diff --git a/basice2e/run.sh b/basice2e/run.sh
index e8a39dac4b2bcac1ac702ab75ab6926f9aabcd8a..13c37ced2b01c99406485038921ec6eb385669ed 100755
--- a/basice2e/run.sh
+++ b/basice2e/run.sh
@@ -50,8 +50,6 @@ do
     echo "$SERVERCMD -- $PIDVAL"
 done
 
-sleep 15 # Give servers some time to boot
-
 # Start gateways
 for GWID in $(seq 5 -1 1)
 do
@@ -62,6 +60,8 @@ do
     echo "$GATEWAYCMD -- $PIDVAL"
 done
 
+sleep 180 # Give servers some time to boot
+
 
 jobs -p > results/serverpids