diff --git a/permissioning/permissioning.go b/permissioning/permissioning.go
index af583fecbe69e2cd2a5c24571881e598e41d23e9..c4ced5074fe95fa944fa7f1934b75e1834c87f65 100644
--- a/permissioning/permissioning.go
+++ b/permissioning/permissioning.go
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ var waitAndDisconnect bool
 func Poll(instance *internal.Instance) error {
 
 	if waitAndDisconnect {
-		time.Sleep(10 * time.Second)
+		time.Sleep(5 * time.Second)
 		for _, host := range HostList {
 			host.Disconnect()
 		}