diff --git a/bitbake/bin/toaster b/bitbake/bin/toaster
index 1f9849072a..e5041cbb99 100755
--- a/bitbake/bin/toaster
+++ b/bitbake/bin/toaster
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ if [ "$1" = 'restart-bitbake' ] ; then
     sleep 1
     start_bitbake
     rc=$?
-    sleep 1
+    sleep 3
     return $rc
 fi