diff --git a/.install/ipfs_alone.sh b/.install/ipfs_alone.sh
index a7dec67..7d1433c 100644
--- a/.install/ipfs_alone.sh
+++ b/.install/ipfs_alone.sh
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ ipfs bootstrap add /ip6/fd42:feed:feed:feed::1/tcp/4001/p2p/Qmb6Gyy3KFWTxWh4v6fB
 
 sudo systemctl restart ipfs || err+="Restart IPFS daemon"
 
+sleep 10
+
 [[ ! $(ipfs swarm peers) ]] && echo "${c_red}No peers found in swarm. Please open issue :https://git.p2p.legal/axiom-team/astroport/issues" && exit 1
 
 } # this ensures the entire script is downloaded #