diff --git a/test-and-deploy.yml b/test-and-deploy.yml
index 7745fe702b87b2dd0906c3b94a796e359e43970b..6e4cb9f65bbf1c481d8d19ac6974f4cfa10d5267 100644
--- a/test-and-deploy.yml
+++ b/test-and-deploy.yml
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@ Debug:
     - if [[ "$INITIAL" == "no" ]]; then drush -y deploy:hook; fi
     - if [[ "$INITIAL" == "no" ]]; then drush -y sset system.maintenance_mode 0; fi
     - if [[ "$INITIAL" == "no" ]]; then drush -y cache-rebuild; fi
-    - if [[ "$INITIAL" == "yes" ]]; then ${INITIAL_SETUP_COMMAND}; fi
+    - if [[ "$INITIAL" == "yes" ]]; then sleep 10; ${INITIAL_SETUP_COMMAND}; fi
     - if [[ -d ./crontabs ]]; then docker compose restart cron || true; fi
   rules:
     - if: '$DISABLE_DEPLOYMENT != "0"'