diff --git a/bin/merge b/bin/merge
index 2905272c33c21ec94ab269251bc9e21045d518a3..4f626a6024e3ddd54abc981bb315c00d4b84b453 100755
--- a/bin/merge
+++ b/bin/merge
@@ -30,4 +30,5 @@ if [[ "$1" == "major" ]]; then
 fi
 
 glab mr create --fill --yes --source-branch ${SOURCEBRANCH} --target-branch ${TARGETBRANCH} --title "$TITLE"
+sleep 5
 glab mr merge --yes ${SOURCEBRANCH}